Engineering Co-Op Summer 2026 (TS Required)

Centreville, VA

Full-time

Onsite

$21.88/hr - $38.27/hr

New Grad

Parsons Corporation is a leading company in the national cyber security domain, seeking an Engineering Co-Op for Summer 2026. The role involves designing, developing, and delivering technical solutions while working with a team of software engineers and cyber specialists.

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Responsibilities

Intern for the summer or do a longer Co-Op
Participate in or lead design and code reviews
Create real-time/stream/batch processing software
Develop scalable, web-based data visualization and analytic platforms using Java, Spring, servlets, Extract Transform Load (ETL) pipelines, microservices, message brokers, and scalable databases (Hadoop, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL)
Build and deploy software using Python, Gradle, Docker, Vagrant, Ansible, Maven, Gitlab, and/or Bash.
Learn about new software and hardware technology platforms

Qualification

Required

Active Top Secret SCI clearance
Work in person in Centreville, VA
Working towards a degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or a related discipline
Java, C++, or JavaScript development skills

Preferred

Active polygraph
Experience working in a Linux development environment
Knowledge of networking concepts including the OSI model
DevOps experience with Jenkins, Gitlab, Gradle, CMake, Zabbix, and/or Vagrant
C++ experience with Boost, TBB, and/or DPDK
Virtual machine and/or containerization experience with VMWare, Libvirt, Docker, and/or Podman
Deployment script experience with Ansible or Salt
Operational Linux skills with technology such as SNMP, NTP, Systemd, Cron, DNF, and/or Git.
Structured Query Language (SQL) experience for example with MySQL or PostgreSQL
NoSQL experience for example with Hadoop, Elasticsearch, or MongoDB
Spring Boot experience
Scripting experience for example with Python, Bash, or Shell
Front-end (full-stack) development experience with Angular and Material-UI using TypeScript