Systems Engineer TS​/SCI POLY

Job Description

We harness the power of innovation so that you can change the world and help our customers solve their most complex challenges. Virginia Office R175600 Engineering. Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph. Additional posting locations ... Parsons is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team! In this role, you will be instrumental in building, maintaining, and operating sophisticated hardware and software systems that drive innovation and mission‑critical operations.

• Operations and Maintenance:
  Manage Linux‑based software across bare‑metal hardware, VMs, and containers.
• Software Support:
  Test, troubleshoot, debug, and provide expertise during installation, configuration, and deployment of new software releases.
• Testing and Validation:
  Evaluate proposed releases on production‑like test environments before field installation.
• Issue Resolution:
  Respond promptly to reported problems during and after deployments, resolve issues, and communicate priorities to development teams and leadership.
• Troubleshooting:
  Diagnose complex system issues and performance bottlenecks, performing root‑cause analysis.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work with test teams to ensure defects found in the field are included in regression testing.
• Integration and Testing:
  Assist with systems integration and testing activities, including documentation and reporting of results.
• Customer Interaction:
  Collaborate with customers, developers, and testers to gather requirements, resolve issues, and ensure successful deployments.
• On‑Call Support:
  Provide occasional on‑call support outside of normal business hours.
• Test Environment Setup:
  Install software packages on Linux platforms and configure hardware/networking components for internal and customer test environments.

• Security Clearance:
  Active Top Secret//SCI Security Clearance with Polygraph is required.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution. (Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree)
• Experience:
  
  10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Linux Expertise:
  Extensive knowledge of Linux command line operations, file operations, systemd services, remote navigation, shell scripts (BASH), cron jobs, basic monitoring, performance tuning, repositories and dependencies.
• Scripting
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or BASH.
• Networking Protocols:
  Experience analyzing networking protocols using Wireshark.
• Location:
  
  Position based primarily at the Parsons office in Centreville, VA, with occasional local travel to customer sites.
• Citizenship:
  All candidates must be U.S. citizens to be considered for this position.

• Experience testing and debugging Client/Server web‑based applications.
• Familiarity with deploying, configuring, and using virtual machine environments (e.g., VMware, libvirt).
• Experience with Docker/Podman containers.
• Knowledge of configuring, troubleshooting, and performance testing networking devices (switches, routers).
• Familiarity with tools and platforms such as Kafka, Open Search, Grafana, and Influx
  
  DB.
• Advanced understanding of the OSI model and networking protocol analysis using Wireshark.

Salary Range: "$ – $". Parsons offers best‑in‑class benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays. We are an equal opportunity employer and provide comprehensive benefits, career development, veteran support, and wellness programs. Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position. Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to [link].

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