Senior Cyber Systems Engineer TS/SCI | Flexible Scheduling

Parsons; Maryland; On-site; USD 148,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Federal Solutions team. You will analyze requirements, develop system specifications, and lead integration across hardware and software in a cybersecurity context to protect critical US systems.

You will collaborate in Agile environments, drive verification planning, and document designs while guiding stakeholders on best approaches and feasible solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• Bachelor's degree with extensive related experience accepted in lieu.
• 15+ years of relevant work experience in systems engineering or cybersecurity.
• Experience in a cybersecurity mission environment with threat intelligence.
• Knowledge management and automation skills for cybersecurity analytics.
• Working knowledge of cloud, containers, APIs, data services, IAM and secure integration.
• Ability to understand AI application dependencies on platform components.
• Ability to translate complex technical issues for mixed technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements, derive system requirements and specifications.
• Guide stakeholders, evaluate approaches, and perform feasibility studies.
• Provide technical leadership for integration of requirements, design, and technology.
• Participate in interface definition and maintain interface designs in a repository.
• Develop lower-level requirements from higher-level ones with verifiable criteria.
• Plan verification activities early in the lifecycle to ensure compliance.
• Create technical and system design documentation.
• Collaborate in Agile scrum cycles and review evolving configurations.
• Support AoA efforts to select preferred solutions based on tech limits and costs.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

15+ years experience

Cybersecurity mission environment

Knowledge management experience

Cloud architecture

Containers

APIs

Identity/access management

Secure system integration

AI platform components understanding

Communication to mixed audiences

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Parsons is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Federal Solutions team. You will analyze requirements, develop system specifications, and lead integration across hardware and software in a cybersecurity context to protect critical US systems.

You will collaborate in Agile environments, drive verification planning, and document designs while guiding stakeholders on best approaches and feasible solutions throughout the project lifecycle.