Senior Data & AI Software Engineer — Cloud & DoD

Parsons; Virginia; On-site; USD 125,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

ESOP

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons in the United States seeks a Senior Software Developer to support DTRA's Data Lake (AIDA-TAC) and AI/ML data engineering initiatives. You will design and build data pipelines and cloud-based architectures.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement security controls, and contribute to agile development while documenting solutions. A strong background in data engineering and software development is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, software development, or ETL in cloud/enterprise environments.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, C++, SQL, Spark; hands-on with PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Hands-on with AWS and Azure cloud platforms and cloud-native data services.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and DevOps practices (CI/CD, automated testing).
• Strong data modeling and data architecture knowledge.
• Familiarity with data security, encryption, and access control mechanisms.
• Active Secret or higher security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Build and optimize cloud-based data architectures, integrating with data lakes and external systems via APIs.
• Develop, deploy, and support AI/ML-enabled tools for data mining, predictive modeling, and knowledge discovery.
• Implement and automate data quality, validation, and enrichment workflows, including generation of data quality reports.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support analytics, machine learning, and knowledge graph construction.
• Apply data security, encryption, and access control strategies in compliance with DoD and NIST standards.
• Participate in Agile sprints and contribute to technical documentation and continuous improvement of data and software solutions.

Skills

Data engineering

Python

Java

C++

SQL

Spark

AI/ML frameworks

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Data modeling

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Postgres

MongoDB

MySQL

Neo4j

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Parsons in the United States seeks a Senior Software Developer to support DTRA's Data Lake (AIDA-TAC) and AI/ML data engineering initiatives. You will design and build data pipelines and cloud-based architectures.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement security controls, and contribute to agile development while documenting solutions. A strong background in data engineering and software development is essential.