Software Engineer - Java ​/ Cloud Platform, Senior Associate - TS​/SCI w​/poly

Responsibilities

Software Engineer – Java / Cloud Platform – TS/SCI w/poly

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Required

Develop mission-critical software supporting some of the Intelligence Community's largest distributed computing environments. As a Software Engineer, you'll join an agile product development team building and sustaining applications that power large-scale compute clusters operating in highly available, mission-focused environments. This role spans the full software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis and design through deployment, operations, and continuous improvement - while working alongside experienced engineers solving complex technical challenges.

What You'll Do

As a Software Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain Java-based applications supporting large-scale distributed computing environments.
• Participate in the full Agile software development lifecycle including requirements analysis, software design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Develop solutions that integrate and extend commercial (COTS) and government off-the-shelf (GOTS) technologies.
• Perform code reviews, architecture reviews, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and root cause analysis.
• Deploy and manage software using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and modern CI/CD practices.
• Support software running within containerized and microservices-based architectures.
• Monitor production systems, resolve operational issues, and participate in Tier III on-call support.
• Mentor junior developers by providing technical guidance and participating in peer reviews.
• Collaborate with engineers, system administrators, and mission stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

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Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED and Five (5) years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution.
  • Note:
    
    Relevant education may be substituted for the required experience as follows:
    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field = 2 years of experience
    • Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field = 4 years of experience
• Experience developing software with high-level languages such as Java, C,C++.
• Experience in software integration and software testing, to include developing and implementing test plans and test scripts.
• Experience developing software for UNIX/Linux (Redhat versions 3-5) operating systems.
• One of the following certifications are required:
  • AWS Certified Developer
    - Associate
  • AWS Certified Machine Learning
    - Associate
  • AWS Certified Machine Learning
    - Specialty
  • AWS Dev Ops Engineer Professional
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph

Additional Qualifications That Will Set You Apart

Experience with one or more of the following technologies is highly desired:

• Apache Hadoop
• Apache Accumulo
• Apache Ni Fi
• MongoDB
• ActiveMQ or other message broker technologies
• Spring Framework
• Python and Bash scripting
• AWS Cloud and hybrid cloud environments
• Security and compliance best practices
• Data warehouses, analytics platforms, and large-scale data flows

Why Join Peraton?

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting this critical National Security mission, including:

• Heavily subsidized medical benefits for employees and dependents
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually
• Annual bonus opportunity tied to mission performance
• 10 paid federal holidays
• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge cloud, big data, and distributed computing technologies supporting…