Parsons is seeking a Full Stack Engineer with QA Focus who has strong frontend and UX skills, combined with a passion for software testing, quality assurance, and systems evaluation. This is a hybrid role that balances active frontend development with significant responsibility for testing our application, identifying bugs, evaluating system behavior (especially with containers), and improving overall software quality. The ideal candidate is a strong React/CesiumJS developer who also thinks like a tester and cares deeply about user experience. Our stack includes React, CesiumJS, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Apache running on Windows, with increasing use of Docker containers. In this role you will get to support a high visibility Navy Program.
What You’ll be Doing
Provide regular updates to team members and stakeholders, fostering transparency and collaboration.
Develop and maintain high-quality, intuitive user interfaces using React and CesiumJS with strong attention to UX/UI best practices
Perform in-depth manual, exploratory, and regression testing to identify bugs and usability issues
Evaluate how Docker containers and different system configurations impact application performance, stability, and behavior
Test interactions between the frontend (React + CesiumJS), backend (Node.js), database (PostgreSQL), and the Windows/Apache environment
Design and implement practical testing processes and documentation to raise the team’s quality standards
Conduct system-level evaluation and performance testing of 3D geospatial web applications
Collaborate with the team to improve code quality, user experience, and overall reliability
Document defects clearly and work with developers to resolve them
Required Qualifications
Must have a Secret clearance.
Minimum of 2+ years of professional experience in web application development with a bachelor’s degree (additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative/distributed team environment
Strong React skills and modern JavaScript/TypeScript expertise
Significant experience with CesiumJS (or similar 3D geospatial visualization libraries)
Demonstrated User Experience (UX) skills – ability to design and implement clean, intuitive, and responsive interfaces
Strong background in software testing, QA, and systems evaluation
Experience testing containerized applications (Docker) and understanding container-to-system interactions
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601 or SY0-701) certification – required
Experience with PostgreSQL and Node.js
Excellent analytical, debugging, and documentation skills
Desired Qualifications
Familiarity with agile development principles and practices (SAFe, JIRA)
Experience improving testing practices in teams that previously had minimal formal testing
Knowledge of Apache HTTP Server on Windows environments
Familiarity with geospatial data and 3D web applications
Experience with performance testing tools
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
TypeScript experience
An active TS/SCI is preferred
Experience supporting Navy programs, NAVWAR, NIWC Pacific, NIWC Atlantic
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: $74,800.00 - $130,900.00
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.
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