Senior Software Application Support Systems Engineer, Senior Adv Security Clearance

Position: Senior Software Application Support Systems Engineer, Senior Adv with Security Clearance
Location: Annapolis Junction

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. Visit  to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure. Program Overview Provides IC data management support to modernize mega data repositories, dataflow management, data provenance and compliance validation, and streaming solutions.

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The Role We are seeking a knowledgeable and customer-oriented Senior Software Application Support Systems Engineer to join our team. In this role you will act as the Operations team lead and provide Operational Support responsible for ensuring the stability and optimal performance of our software applications. You will act as a point of contact for technical issues, troubleshooting software errors, providing user support, and collaborating with our engineering team to implement fixes.

This will require the ability to start, stop and diagnose services running in Linux. The engineer will also support the existing team and developers responding to external functional and rule writing. The engineer will gather and maintain requirements for the development of technical solutions in deploying the Data runner rules engine application within other mission frameworks and external organizations. Some software includes Apache NiFi, Data runner, Mongo

DB, Elastic Search, AWS EC2 instances, CHAP. You will provide after-hour "on-call" support as needed. #Peraton Royal Move  #AJCM #MDFSP Qualifications Basic Qualifications
* Twenty (20) years' experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required. Bachelor's degree in system engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
* Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree
* Active TS/SCI security clearance with current polygraph required 
Highly Desired Qualifications
* Experience maintaining, configuring and supporting complex software applications

* Experience with Linux command line and Systems Administration support

* Ability to maintain a comprehensive knowledge base of common issues, technical documents, and user guides

* Experience with technologies such as;
Docker, Mongo

DB, Mongo Compass, Elastic Search, AWS and Container Yard

* Ability to proactively monitor application performance, system health checks, and database status to ensure maximum uptime

* Ability to troubleshoot and analyze software issues, evaluate error logs, identify root causes

* Experience working with Atlassian tools, Jira, Confluence

* Familiarity with web application architectures, web servers (e.g., Apache, Tomcat, IIS), and APIs.

* Familiarity with Apache NiFi, Dataflow and Mission data formats

* Excellent communication skills with the ability to perform independently

* Strong sense of ownership to drive issues to resolution while maintaining high customer satisfaction

This critical National Security role is eligible for Peraton's premier benefits package, designed to recognize and support the professionals safeguarding our nation. A few highlights:
* 280 hours of annual leave (5 weeks of PTO & 2 weeks of holiday)

* Health Benefits (medical, dental & vision) - very low to no cost employee contributions

* Annual Critical Skills Bonus
Details Target Salary Range: $176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this…