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Imagine Next!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.Job Description:\nParsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior M&S Software Analyst to join our team!\nIn this role you will provide Senior Software Engineering expertise to support Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Next Generation Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Office (NGMO) and its director in advancing agency-wide M&S architecture, standards, coordination, and integration.\nWhat You'll Be Doing:\nElicit and analyze stakeholder requirements, mission needs, and operational objectives to define clear, traceable M&S requirements.\nPerform functional, systems, and mission analyses to support M&S architecture and capability development.\nDraft, review, and maintain technical documentation, requirements, architecture products, roadmaps, and decision briefings.\nPrepare for and support technical reviews, design reviews, and senior-level briefings.\nDrive M&S and digital engineering transformation initiatives across the Agency.\nRepresent NGMO in agency tiger teams, working groups, and technical forums.\nWhat Required Skills You'll Bring:\nActive Secret clearance.\nMaster's Degree and 12+ years of relevant experience or a Bachelor's Degree and 20+ years of relevant experience.\nDemonstrated understanding of systems engineering, software engineering, hardware/software integration, and data engineering disciplines across the system lifecycle (i.e. requirements, design, development, test, and deployment).\nKnowledge of software containerization, modern architectures, and best practices.\nKnowledge of how M&S is used to support DoW weapon system development, integration, and test.\nExperience writing, presenting, and coordinating product and engineering plans, software engineering artifacts, and processes and procedures.\nAbility to think critically (i.e. research, understand, analyze, synthesize, and critique), creating solutions to new and one-of-a-kind program challenges and issues as they arise.\nExperience facilitating matrixed, geographically diverse technical product and engineering project teams with differing perspectives and roles and responsibilities.\nAbility to communicate complex ideas and produce and present clear, concise, organized, and audience-relevant presentations and documents.\nAbility to create a positive, collaborative working relationship with representatives and stakeholders from external organizations.\nSkilled in using Microsoft Office products to communicate technical and programmatic information.\n What Desired Skills You'll Bring:\nExperience with analysis, test, and software engineering for one or more elements (subsystems) of the Missile Defense System (MDS) (i.e. Patriot, THAAD, GMD, Sensors, or C2).\nExperience with design, development, integration, validation, test, or operations of M&S used in test and evaluation or performance assessment of complex weapons systems or system-of-systems.\nExperience working in or with the Missile Defense Agency and understanding of its organizational structure and mission.\nExperience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes and tools, such as Cameo.\nUnderstanding of digital engineering and the DoW and MDA initiatives to transform from traditional to digital systems engineering\nExperience performing requirements analysis, trade studies, and technology maturity assessments.\n Security Clearance Requirement:\nAn 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: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00We 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. 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