Cloud Software Engineer

Join a dynamic team poised for continued growth and impact. This group is driving the creation of a powerful analytic that is actively influencing world events. By working closely with the mission team, members see the direct, real-time results of their contributions. While the role includes an on-call component, the team’s strong DevOps practices effectively minimize the need for after-hours intervention under TTO 26.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, test, and operate advanced software security techniques in alignment with technical reference architectures.

• Conduct ongoing security testing and code reviews to enhance overall software security.

• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues as they arise.

• Design and engineer new software solutions aimed at mitigating security vulnerabilities.

• Contribute to all layers of system architecture while maintaining clear and accurate technical documentation.

• Advise team members on secure coding practices and industry best standards.

• Stay current with emerging tools, methodologies, and best practices to continuously strengthen security posture.

Basic Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with current polygraph (required).

• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software design, development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution.

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university (required).

  • May substitute five (5) years of additional software engineering experience for the degree requirement.

• One (1) of the following certifications (required):

  • AWS Certified Developer – Associate

  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

  • Elastic Certified Engineer

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Willingness to support rotating on-call responsibilities across the team.

• Hands-on experience with Git, Kubernetes, Docker, or comparable DevOps tools.

• Familiarity with the Spring Framework / Spring Batch.

• Experience working with databases such as MongoDB and Elasticsearch.

• Knowledge of test frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.

• Experience with UI frameworks such as ReactJS.

• Understanding of agency data flow formats and standards.

• Familiarity with analyst toolkit applications.

• Recent hands-on experience with Java (Maven) and some Python.

• Recent experience with streaming data frameworks, such as Apache Flink or Spring Cloud Data Flow.

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.