Full Stack Engineer - Secret

Parsons; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Hybrid Full Stack Engineer with QA focus to join a Navy program. You will balance frontend development with testing, bug identification, and quality assurance across a React/CesiumJS stack including Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Windows/Apache environments.

The role emphasizes UX-driven interfaces, containerized app testing, and collaboration in a fast-paced, mission-focused team. Security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Must have a Secret clearance.
• 2+ years of professional experience in web application development with a bachelor’s degree (additional years may be considered in lieu of degree).
• Strong React skills and modern JavaScript/TypeScript expertise.
• Significant experience with CesiumJS (or similar 3D geospatial visualization libraries).
• Demonstrated UX skills – ability to design clean, intuitive, and responsive interfaces.
• Strong background in software testing, QA, and systems evaluation.
• Experience testing containerized applications (Docker) and understanding container–to–system interactions.
• CompTIA Security+ (SY0–601 or SY0–701) certification – required.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and Node.js.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular updates to team members and stakeholders, fostering transparency and collaboration.
• Develop and maintain high-quality, intuitive user interfaces using React and CesiumJS with strong attention to UX/UI best practices
• Perform in-depth manual, exploratory, and regression testing to identify bugs and usability issues
• Evaluate how Docker containers and different system configurations impact application performance, stability, and behavior
• Test interactions between the frontend (React + CesiumJS), backend (Node.js), database (PostgreSQL), and the Windows/Apache environment
• Design and implement practical testing processes and documentation to raise the team’s quality standards
• Conduct system–level evaluation and performance testing of 3D geospatial web applications
• Collaborate with the team to improve code quality, user experience, and overall reliability
• Document defects clearly and work with developers to resolve them

Skills

Secret clearance

2+ years web development

React

UX skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Docker testing

CesiumJS

Node.js

PostgreSQL

CompTIA Security+

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Docker

CesiumJS

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons has emerged as a leader in the development of cutting–edge solutions for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Our tremendous success can be attributed to our people and our priorities. We hire the best. We make them a priority, and we never lose focus on the mission. It’s why we’re here. We have built this cultural legacy by working closely with analysts and operators to understand their needs and delivering meaningful value through innovative, cost effective and intuitive software solutions. Parsons creates game–changing space solutions by teaming highly respected subject matter experts with brilliant technologists.

Are you a Software Engineer looking for an opportunity to leverage your extensive experience and work on container–based deployments? Would you like an opportunity to work on cutting–edge integration projects, developing robust, scalable, and high–performance solutions? Are you interested in multi–domain C4ISR development? Would you like to work on operational software with an advanced web–based user interface? Do you want to be part of a fast–paced team that is helping the government solve major national security challenges? We need your help.

Parsons is seeking a Full Stack Engineer with QA Focus who has strong frontend and UX skills, combined with a passion for software testing, quality assurance, and systems evaluation. This is a hybrid role that balances active frontend development with significant responsibility for testing our application, identifying bugs, evaluating system behavior (especially with containers), and improving overall software quality. The ideal candidate is a strong React/CesiumJS developer who also thinks like a tester and cares deeply about user experience. Our stack includes React, CesiumJS, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Apache running on Windows, with increasing use of Docker containers. In this role you will get to support a high visibility Navy Program.

What You’ll be Doing:

• Provide regular updates to team members and stakeholders, fostering transparency and collaboration.
• Develop and maintain high-quality, intuitive user interfaces using React and CesiumJS with strong attention to UX/UI best practices
• Perform in-depth manual, exploratory, and regression testing to identify bugs and usability issues
• Evaluate how Docker containers and different system configurations impact application performance, stability, and behavior
• Test interactions between the frontend (React + CesiumJS), backend (Node.js), database (PostgreSQL), and the Windows/Apache environment
• Design and implement practical testing processes and documentation to raise the team’s quality standards
• Conduct system–level evaluation and performance testing of 3D geospatial web applications
• Collaborate with the team to improve code quality, user experience, and overall reliability
• Document defects clearly and work with developers to resolve them

Required Qualifications:

• Must have a Secret clearance.
• Minimum of 2+ years of professional experience in web application development with a bachelor’s degree (additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative/distributed team environment
• Strong React skills and modern JavaScript/TypeScript expertise
• Significant experience with CesiumJS (or similar 3D geospatial visualization libraries)
• Demonstrated User Experience (UX) skills – ability to design and implement clean, intuitive, and responsive interfaces
• Strong background in software testing, QA, and systems evaluation
• Experience testing containerized applications (Docker) and understanding container–to–system interactions
• CompTIA Security+ (SY0–601 or SY0–701) certification – required
• Experience with PostgreSQL and Node.js
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and documentation skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with agile development principles and practices (SAFe, JIRA)
• Experience improving testing practices in teams that previously had minimal formal testing
• Knowledge of Apache HTTP Server on Windows environments
• Familiarity with geospatial data and 3D web applications

  Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience with performance testing tools
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
  • TypeScript experience
  • An active TS/SCI is preferred
  • Experience supporting Navy programs, NAVWAR, NIWC Pacific, NIWC Atlantic

  Security Clearance Requirement:

  An active Secret security clearance is required for this position. This position is part of our Federal Solutions team. The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close–knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

  Salary Range: $74,800.00 - $130,900.00Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status. We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!