Senior Admin Services Architect & Platform Lead

Parsons; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k)

Flexible work schedules

Paid time off

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Admin Services Lead to join our Federal Solutions team in Reston, Virginia. You will own the administrative services portfolio, define architecture and roadmaps, and lead development for admin experiences across deployment types.

This role requires TS/SCI clearance, a technical degree or equivalent experience, and 15+ years of software engineering with at least 4 years leading a major service.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI security clearance is required.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree.
• 15+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4 years leading a major service or functional domain.
• Strong experience designing and delivering administrative/control‑plane services for complex distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the administrative services portfolio, including control-plane services, admin interfaces, user/role management, authentication/authorization, lifecycle management, and peripheral/middleware services.
• Define and maintain architecture and delivery roadmaps for administrative capabilities across multiple deployment types and environments.
• Lead development and sustainment of administrative experiences for system administrators, operations personnel, field/support teams, regional managers, and role-specific users.
• Oversee integration and lifecycle management of peripherals and middleware including drivers, SDKs, vendor APIs, and compatibility planning.
• Serve as the technical lead for vendor engagement, certification processes, and introduction of new peripherals or middleware while ensuring reliable installation, upgrade, rollback, and support operations.

Skills

Security clearance

Leadership

Distributed systems

Admin services

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Linux

Java backend

Job description

Parsons is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Admin Services Lead to join our Federal Solutions team in Reston, Virginia. You will own the administrative services portfolio, define architecture and roadmaps, and lead development for admin experiences across deployment types.

This role requires TS/SCI clearance, a technical degree or equivalent experience, and 15+ years of software engineering with at least 4 years leading a major service.