Software Engineer - Java / Cloud Platform, Senior Associate - TS/SCI w/poly

Peraton is a next-generation national security company driving missions of consequence spanning the globe. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, Peraton delivers trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect the nation and its allies. The company operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace, supporting essential government agencies and every branch of the U.S. armed forces.

This role provides Intelligence Community (IC) data management support to modernize mega data repositories, dataflow management, data provenance and compliance validation, and streaming solutions.

About the Role

Develop mission-critical software supporting some of the Intelligence Community's largest distributed computing environments. As a Software Engineer, you'll join an agile product development team building and sustaining applications that power large-scale compute clusters operating in highly available, mission-focused environments. This role spans the full software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis and design through deployment, operations, and continuous improvement—while working alongside experienced engineers solving complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain Java-based applications supporting large-scale distributed computing environments.
• Participate in the full Agile software development lifecycle including requirements analysis, software design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Develop solutions that integrate and extend commercial (COTS) and government off-the-shelf (GOTS) technologies.
• Perform code reviews, architecture reviews, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and root cause analysis.
• Deploy and manage software using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and modern CI/CD practices.
• Support software running within containerized and microservices-based architectures.
• Monitor production systems, resolve operational issues, and participate in Tier III on-call support.
• Mentor junior developers by providing technical guidance and participating in peer reviews.
• Collaborate with engineers, system administrators, and mission stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED and five (5) years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution.
• Relevant education may be substituted for the required experience as follows:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field = 2 years of experience
  • Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field = 4 years of experience
• Experience developing software with high-level languages such as Java, C, or C++.
• Experience in software integration and software testing, including developing and implementing test plans and test scripts.
• Experience developing software for UNIX/Linux (Redhat versions 3-5) operating systems.
• One of the following certifications:
  • AWS Certified Developer - Associate
  • AWS Certified Machine Learning - Associate
  • AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
  • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph.

Qualifications

Experience with one or more of the following technologies is highly desired:

• Apache Hadoop
• Apache Accumulo
• Apache NiFi
• MongoDB
• ActiveMQ or other message broker technologies
• Spring Framework
• Python and Bash scripting
• AWS Cloud and hybrid cloud environments
• Security and compliance best practices
• Data warehouses, analytics platforms, and large-scale data flows

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized medical benefits for employees and dependents
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually
• Annual bonus opportunity tied to mission performance
• 10 paid federal holidays
• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge cloud, big data, and distributed computing technologies supporting the Intelligence Community

Pay

Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. Salary is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.