Software Engineer, Java Developer, Full Stack Developer

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At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Parsons has emerged as a leader in developing cutting‑edge solutions for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Our tremendous success is a direct result of the dedication of our people and the clarity of our priorities. We hire the best, make them a priority, and never lose focus on the mission. It’s why we’re here. We have built this cultural legacy by working closely with analysts and operators to understand their needs and deliver meaningful value through innovative, cost‑effective, and intuitive software solutions.

Our Space Operations directorate is passionate about making America the undisputed leader in Space because we understand that ensuring our nation’s security for future generations depends on it. Parsons creates game‑changing space solutions by teaming highly respected subject matter experts with brilliant technologists. Are you an experienced Software Engineer looking to grow your skill set and work on a project that has real‑world impact?

Do you want to be part of a team helping the government solve major national security challenges in the space domain? We need your help.

Our team is looking for an experienced Software Engineer with an enterprise software development background who can work in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment. In this position, as a member of a talented Agile engineering team supporting the development of critical mission applications for the space community, you will be a member of Parsons’ Space Operations directorate. You will work with software engineers and space analysts to provide ingest, process, and visualize astrodynamics data for space tracking and surveillance.

This position is in Colorado Springs and requires working in the office 2 days a week. Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, implement, debug and fix backend microservices and associate logic using Java and Spring Boot
• Design, implement, debug, and fix Kafka based messaging services
• Develop and implement unit tests and tests that are part of the build environment
• Working closely with other engineers to improve product’s functionality
• Developing innovative solutions
• Attending developer meetings
• Participating in code reviews and quality assurance activities
• Participating in estimation discussions with the product team
• Continually improving coding skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or an engineering field with at least 3 years’ technical experience. Additional relevant experience may be accepted in place of a degree
• Experience in object-oriented analysis and design techniques
• Java application development experience, specifically within microservice architecture
• Experience designing, developing, documenting, testing, and debugging enterprise application software
• Experience with Unit/Integration Testing (Junit, Sonar Qube, Fortify)
• Great interpersonal and communications skills, while establishing and maintaining effective work relationships with team members
• Must be comfortable working in a fast‑paced, flexible environment, and take the initiative to learn new tools and concepts quickly
• Excellent communication skills, in both spoken and written English
• Must be a US Citizen due to DoD contract
• Ability to obtain a security clearance

• Experience working in an Agile software development environment using the Scrum methodology
• Previous experience with Spring Boot, Kafka, and Git Lab
• Experience using Kubernetes and Docker containers for development and deployment
• Experience with Angular v16 or better for building web applications and user interfaces
• Experience developing secure code using current security protocols to include OAuth2 and/or implementations such as OpenID Connect
• Experience with SQL commands and queries (Postgre
  
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• Experience with Graph
  
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