TS/SCI Software Solutions Architect for Defense Autonomy

Parsons; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an exceptionally talented Software Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of software solutions for unmanned vehicles and mission-critical applications. You will shape end-to-end architectures, ensure security, performance, and scalability across cloud-native and edge environments.

You will collaborate with government customers, product owners, software engineers, data scientists, and mission analysts to translate complex requirements into robust technical

Qualifications

• Experience delivering software solutions in DoD, intelligence, aerospace, or mission-critical environments.
• Experience defining architectures for distributed systems, microservices, APIs, data platforms, or mission applications.
• Strong knowledge of software development practices, including version control, automated testing, CI/CD, and Agile.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end architectures for secure, distributed, cloud-native, data-intensive mission applications.
• Lead systems integration with APIs, ATR models, and autonomous engines.
• Scale edge ML Ops pipelines from cloud training to edge hardware.
• Guide technical delivery with engineers, data scientists, and product owners.
• Support Agile product development and backlogs in SAFe environments.
• Integrate modeling, simulation, and analysis into mission tools.
• Ensure secure, reliable deployment across cloud, classified, disconnected, and tactical-edge environments.

Skills

DoD experience

Distributed systems

APIs

RESTful services

Cloud-native

Containers

CI/CD

Agile

Communication skills

Java

Python

Go

C++

JavaScript/TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Parsons is seeking an exceptionally talented Software Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of software solutions for unmanned vehicles and mission-critical applications. You will shape end-to-end architectures, ensure security, performance, and scalability across cloud-native and edge environments.

You will collaborate with government customers, product owners, software engineers, data scientists, and mission analysts to translate complex requirements into robust technical