DevOps Engineer

Join Our Team as a DevOps Engineer!

Are you ready to elevate your career in a dynamic, mission-driven environment? Peraton’s National Programs Business Intelligence Systems & Applications Operating Unit is seeking a talented DevOps Engineer in our Herndon, VA office (hybrid schedule, 50% in the office) to support our impactful SITE III JIOC contract. This is your opportunity to make a difference by supporting critical applications for Collection Management, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and intelligence operations.

About the Role: As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring reliable and resilient solutions for intelligence analysts, operations, and collection managers. You’ll work on requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, services development, integration, testing, and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a Scrum team to develop and enhance enterprise systems.
• Apply best practices in architecture design, data science, cloud services, and DevSecOps.
• Automate testing and integration using Open Source and COTS tools.
• Develop and integrate bug fixes and new features using tools like Java, Jira, Git, and Junit.

Who You Are:

• Experienced in agile software methodology and DevSecOps principles.
• Proficient in scripting and automation with Open Source and COTS tools.
• Skilled in using development tools like Java, Jira, Git, and Junit.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a mission-driven organization supporting national defense.
• Work with a talented, dedicated team in a dynamic environment.
• Enjoy opportunities for professional growth and development.

Ready to take on a rewarding role as a DevOps Engineer? Apply now and join Peraton to support and evolve the intelligence community’s capabilities.

Apply Today and Make a Difference!

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 6+ years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active TS/SCI OR TS with SCI eligibility with ability to obtain a polygraph.
• Current 8570 IAT Level II or higher cert such as CompTIA Security+ CE for Privileged User Access (PUA).
• Programming Language Experience including – but not limited to – Java, Python (Poetry, Flask, etc.) and JavaScript (emphasis on React ecosystem libraries)
• AWS technologies: Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, DocumentDB,
• Experience using modern techniques such as REST, JSON, Spring, Spring Boot, JavaScript frameworks (e.g., JQuery, Angular, React), and Docker

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience using Git, Jenkings, Jira, Confluence

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 eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

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.