Full Stack Microservices Developer

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face.

About the role

The Full Stack Microservices Developer will join Peraton's Department of State (DOS) Consular Systems Modernization (CSM) Program for the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT). This initiative modernizes and consolidates the operational environment under a common technology framework to better support services provided to CST's customers. The position is located in Herndon, VA.

As part of the modernization program, the developer will support the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements definition, prototyping, software design, implementation, testing, and maintenance. The role emphasizes building modular, scalable services aligned with federal digital transformation priorities and mission-driven solution delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define software requirements, both functional and non-functional, as high-level epics, features, and user stories to support Agile methodology in federal DevSecOps environments.
• Develop prototypes to support product and/or technology evaluations that inform service decomposition and modernization roadmaps.
• Design software using industry-standard design patterns and best practices to improve maintainability, flexibility, performance, security, and availability with a focus on distributed service architectures.
• Implement enterprise web-based applications (Java technology stack) within an Agile delivery environment.
• Develop single-page applications using a client-side rendering framework.
• Develop service-based solutions (REST-based web services) using containerized microservices architecture.
• Develop automated unit and integration tests that can be incorporated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Support CI/CD initiatives and utilize static code analyzers to ensure high-quality source code across distributed service components.
• Support software testing activities and provide timely software defect resolutions.
• Provide production and operational support to ensure deployed software meets functional and non-functional requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 6 years of experience.
• Experience in full lifecycle software development and maintenance projects, including requirements management, technical design, development, and deployment.
• Experience supporting software development for enterprise web applications.
• Full-stack development experience using HTML/CSS/JavaScript, React, Java, and Spring Boot for backend to implement enterprise web-based applications within an Agile environment, with a focus on microservices patterns.
• Experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD automation using Jenkins, Git, and GitHub.
• Experience with static code analyzers (CAST, HP Fortify, SonarQube, etc.).
• Experience developing 508-compliant solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills suitable for cross-functional collaboration with government stakeholders.
• Must be able to obtain or have an Active Secret (or higher) clearance. Interim clearances are acceptable. U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must reside in or close to Herndon, VA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in enterprise software system modernization efforts.
• Experience in cloud-based environments, including development of software supporting public/hybrid cloud architectures.
• Experience developing single-page applications using client-side rendering frameworks (Angular, React, etc.) and responsive CSS frameworks (Bootstrap, Material Design, etc.).
• Experience developing service-based solutions using the Java technology stack, building REST-based services (Spring MVC, Spring Boot, etc.), and deploying container-based microservices architecture (Docker, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Experience developing structured transactional database solutions using an RDBMS (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.).
• Experience developing high-volume, highly available, and secure software systems.
• Experience developing and deploying software systems incrementally using Agile methodology.

Pay

Target salary range: $86,000 - $138,000. Salary is determined by scope and responsibilities, individual experience, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, geographic location, and business/contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and health savings account (HSA)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Parental leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
• Company-paid holidays

A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.