Cloud Software Engineer / Senior Associate

Cloud Software Engineer, Senior Associate

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About Peraton

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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face.

Program Overview

Provides IC data management support to modernize mega data repositories, dataflow management, data provenance and compliance validation, and streaming solutions.

About The Role

Cloud Software Engineer - Cyber Missions Team

Location: Laurel, MD

Peraton is looking for a passionate Cloud Software Engineer to join our Cyber Missions team in Laurel, MD. In this role, you’ll be part of a product‑focused development team building and enhancing mission‑critical software that operates at scale on large compute clusters. If you enjoy solving complex problems, working with cutting‑edge cloud and distributed technologies, and seeing your work make a real‑world impact, this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and enhance new software capabilities in an agile environment
• Build and optimize high‑performance, scalable systems deployed across large compute clusters
• Test, tune, and improve system performance and reliability
• Support operational and sustainment activities for deployed products
• Collaborate closely with engineers, stakeholders, and mission partners throughout the software lifecycle

What You Bring

• Strong experience with Java, particularly for distributed, multi‑threaded systems
• Hands‑on expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Ansible and Puppet
• Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment, and monitoring
• Familiarity with Agile development practices and modern source control tools
• Strong Linux fundamentals and proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Perl)
• Experience or working knowledge of microservices architectures
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
• Hadoop/Cloud Developer Certification
• Willingness to participate in a rotating Tier III on‑call support schedule

Work Environment

This role is based on‑site at the customer’s location in Laurel, MD. Regular telework is not typically supported, although occasional ad‑hoc telework may be available for qualified team members based on project needs.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience across the full development lifecycle
• 4+ years of hands‑on development with Java, C, or C++
• 3+ years of experience with software integration and testing, including test plan and script development
• 3+ years of development experience on UNIX/Linux systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent experience) equals 3 years of experience toward the above requirements.
• Master’s degree may substitute for 5 years of experience toward the requirements
• Must have, or obtain, one of the following certifications prior to starting:
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate
• AWS Certified Machine Learning – Associate or Specialty
• AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Preferred Experience

• Big data and open‑source technologies: Hadoop, Accumulo, NiFi
• Databases and messaging: MongoDB, ActiveMQ (or similar)
• Frameworks and scripting: Spring, Python, Bash
• AWS and hybrid cloud environments
• Knowledge of security and compliance best practices

Salary and Benefits

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.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO

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