Summary
Parsons is hiring a Smart City Systems Specialist in Dubai to support the design and integration of smart city systems and digital infrastructure. The role includes translating requirements into technical specifications, reviewing ICT and network designs, coordinating connectivity approvals, and working with clients, telecom operators, and multidisciplinary teams. Applicants need a relevant bachelor's degree and more than five years of experience in systems engineering, ICT, communication networks, or smart city projects. Experience with digital infrastructure or IoT projects is required; GCC government or city authority project experience is desirable.
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Job Description:
Smart City Systems Specialist
Dubai, UAE
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Smart City Systems Specialist to join our team! In this role you will get to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering technical designs and integrating smart city systems and digital infrastructure throughout the urban realm.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
Smart City Enablement
Translate smart city solution requirements into performance and functional specifications.
Ensure alignment between smart city platforms, applications, and field-level connectivity.
Identify optimum locations for field sensors, gateways, and edge devices, ensuring reliable network integration.
Coordinate, review and validate ICT designs to enable Smart City solutions.
Ensure ICT and communication designs comply with GCC telecom regulatory authorities and national ICT policies.
Coordinate with licensed telecom operators for connectivity approvals and integration.
Support regulatory submissions, approvals, and compliance documentation.
Consulting & Stakeholder Management
Act as a trusted systems advisor to Internal teams and clients
Support technical workshops, design reviews, and stakeholder alignment sessions.
Provide clear technical guidance to non-technical decision-makers.
Coordinate with smart city solution architects, ICT & security designers and telecom operators.
Systems Design and Validation
Work closely with Other Parsons Disciplines or on-ground field teams during design and implementation planning
Define connectivity requirements for smart city use cases including IoT sensors, surveillance, mobility, utilities, environment, and public safety.
Review and assure network designs covering fiber, wireless, and IoT connectivity.
Ensure designs are scalable, resilient, secure, and future-ready.
Ensure smooth transition from implementation to operations.
WHAT REQUIRED SKILLS YOU'LL BRING:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Telecommunications, Computer Engineering or related engineering field.
More than 5 years of experience in systems engineering, ICT, communication networks or smart city–related roles.
Experience supporting smart city, digital infrastructure or IoT-based projects.
Understanding of ICT concepts, architectures and standards with the ability to collaborate effectively with ICT specialists
WHAT DESIRED SKILLS YOU'LL BRING:
Specialism in one of more related fields of ICT and communication networks: Fiber optic networks, Wireless networks (LTE/5G, Wi-Fi), IoT connectivity (LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, cellular IoT), cybersecurity etc.
Proven experience working on government or city authority projects within the GCC.
Understanding of network security, resilience, and availability at a conceptual level.
Familiarity with GCC telecom regulations and ICT compliance requirements.
Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
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