Senior Information Systems Security Engineer at Parsons Corporation
Boulder, CO
$112,200–$196,400from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Boulder, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A fully onsite information security engineering role supporting a government program, with day-to-day work centered on RMF/ATO processes, system security administration on Windows and Red Hat Linux, vulnerability scanning, POAM management, and coordination between security and engineering teams across multiple enclaves. The position suits an experienced security professional holding an active Top Secret clearance with a Security+ certification and a background in NIST/RMF compliance and security tooling.
Senior level · 5+ years · National · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The job posting does not specify a work location city or metro area — only that the role is 'fully onsite' and part of Parsons' Federal Solutions team. No CBSA could be determined.
A Bachelor's degree is listed as required but the JD explicitly states 'additional years of experience can count in lieu of a degree,' so the degree requirement is treated as None.
An active Top Secret clearance is a hard gate; TS/SCI is listed under Desired Skills as preferred. The posting also notes the candidate must have 'the ability and willingness to obtain SCI access,' which is a required condition but not a current clearance gate at the TS/SCI level.
The alt SOC (15-1244) reflects the substantial hands-on systems administration duties (Windows and RHEL administration of security toolsets), though the primary framing is information security engineering and RMF/ATO work.
Docker and Kubernetes appear together under a single 'containerized virtualization' desired-skills bullet; they are listed as alternatives here since the posting treats them as examples of the same capability rather than distinct co-requirements.
Chef, Puppet, and Ansible appear as named examples of infrastructure automation under Desired Skills and are captured as alternatives of one another.
Requires a Top Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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