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Parsons seeks a customer-oriented Cyber Security Engineer for its Federal Solutions team, providing systems engineering technical assistance to the Ground-based Midcourse Dense Product Office under a Missile Defense Agency contract. The role supports cybersecurity engineering, risk management, compliance, authorization activities, and architecture documentation for weapon and missile systems. An active Secret clearance and a relevant bachelor's degree with at least five years of related professional experience are required.
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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for a motivated, customer-oriented Cyber Security Engineer to join our team! In this role you will part of the Parsons’ Federal Solutions team providing Systems Engineering Technical Assistance to the Ground-based Midcourse Dense (GMD) Product Office under the Teams-Next Missile Defense Systems Engineering (TN-MDSE) contract managed by the Missile Defense Agency.
What You'll Be Doing:
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Performs a variety of cyber engineering tasks related to the development, operation, and maintenance of complex technology systems.
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Support the Government Integrated Product Team by representing the interests of the Customer in working group forums, Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), and any other forums required by the customer.
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Identify, define and characterize development-related cyber and technical risks, provide the evidence-based rationale for this and recommend mitigation for informed management decisions.
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Analyze policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provide recommendations for closing security gaps.
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Assist with Risk Management (RM), to include developing, implementing, and monitoring RM processes and procedures; analyzing performance; and assessing issues.
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Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders to execute system requirements.
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Ability to identify and brief technical concerns through executive level- briefings to senior leadership.
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Assist with risk handling plans and make recommendations for technical engineering solutions to cybersecurity compliance issues.
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Research, analyze, and document the applicability and feasibility of Cyber technology/upgrades and their Cyber/Computer Network Defense impacts in support of the Weapon and/or Missile Systems.
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Assist the Program in developing artifacts to support authorization activities.
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Assist in guiding all packages through the eMASS Package Approval Chain (PAC) and ensure required technical representation is present for any signing session with the AO.
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Ensure that all artifacts and Objective Evidence in the eMASS tool meet the requirements for systems that are ready to receive a system authorization or approval.
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Identify, define and characterize development-related cyber and technical risks, provide the evidence-based rationale for this and recommend mitigation for informed management decisions.
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Monitor and evaluate engineering architectural diagrams and develop and maintain the GM Architecture Documents for future capabilities.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
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Active Secret Clearance
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Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical/scientific discipline degree related to area of specialty and 5+ years of related professional experience
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NOTE: Newly-hired PhD graduates are typically hired into this level.
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Works independently and / or leads sub-teams to analyze and resolve problems
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Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate technical information to senior MDA leaders
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM and 7+ years of related professional experience
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Secret security clearance is required for this position.
This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.
The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.
Salary Range: $103,500.00 - $181,100.00
We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!
Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.
We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/ .
About Us
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.
Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.
For more about Parsons, visit parsons.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,745 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$104–181K/yr
- Alabama median$108–191K/yr212 salary ranges
- US median$115–188K/yr7,938 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $142K, is 5% below the Alabama median midpoint ($150K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Alabama.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 354 open Systems Engineer jobs in Alabama and 10,745 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Alabama
- Northrop Grumman52 open
- Lockheed Martin32 open
- Leidos18 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,921 postings).
- Education
- 4,703 of the 10,745 open Systems Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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