Cloud Software Engineering, Advisor

Peraton has an immediate opportunity for a Cloud Software Engineer to join our Cyber Intel team here in Laurel, MD! You will have a primary focus on supporting all aspects of agile software design and development for a product running on large scale compute clusters, to include development of new capabilities, testing, optimization and performance tuning, operation, and sustainment functions. You will be responsible for addressing requirements and support ongoing modernization activities.  This role has an expectation for after-hours / on-call support.

Other duties may include:

• Implements, tests, and operates advanced software security techniques in compliance with technical reference architecture.
• Performs on-going security testing and code review to improve software security. Troubleshoots and debugs issues that arise.
• Provides engineering designs for new software solutions to help mitigate security vulnerabilities.
• Contributes to all levels of the architecture and maintains technical documentation.
• Consults team members on secure coding practices.
• Develops a familiarity with new tools and best practices.

Basic Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required
• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
• One of the following certifications: 
  • AWS Certified Developer --- Associate
  • AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
  • Elastic Certified Engineer

Core Conpetencies and Skills:

• • • Java programming for distributed systems, with experience in networking and multi-threading
    • Creating and managing Cassandra clusters
    • Developing application in the Spring framework
    • Experience managing Spark analytic engine
    • Developing Spark Jobs
    • Developing and managing capabilities running in a Kubernetes cluster
    • Experience with messaging frameworks – Kafka, Rabbit
    • Experience with streaming analytics - Apache Flink
    • Implementing REST APIs
    • Agile development experience
    • Well-grounded in Linux fundamentals and knowledge in at least one scripting language (e.g.,Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.)
    • Experience with source code management practices and tools
    • Enabling tools: Git, Maven, Jira
    • Continuous Integration / Continuous Testing: Bamboo, Jenkins, GitLab Cl/Pipelines
    • Continuous Monitoring: ELK Stack (ElasticSearch, Logstash and Kibana), Nagios

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and participation in an attractive bonus plan.

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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. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. 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 do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.