Parsons taps new head of cyber sector in federal division

Parsons has appointed Jay Williams to the position of vice president and manager of the newly created Cyber Infrastructure Protection Sector within the company’s Federal business unit.

In his new role, Williams will lead the expansion of Parsons’ cyber and physical security business across all five of the corporation’s business units to customers in state and local government and global commercial markets, Parsons said in a release.

Williams joined Parsons in 2015 as director of business development for ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity. He has also held positions at Marquardt Switches, Honeywell Imaging and Mobility and Cognex Corp.