Cloud Software Engineer, Advisor

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.

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

Location:

Annapolis Junction, MD

Peraton is looking for a talented Cloud Software Engineer to join our mission‑driven Cyber Missions team. In this role, you'll work on impactful, real‑world challenges—designing and delivering cloud solutions that prioritize performance, resilience, and cost efficiency in high‑stakes environments. As a Cloud Software Engineer, you'll take ownership of projects across the full software lifecycle, from requirements analysis and design through development, integration, testing, and ongoing enhancement.

You'll work with a high degree of independence while collaborating closely with a skilled technical team, and you'll have the opportunity to mentor and guide junior engineers as they grow.

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud‑based software solutions from concept to deployment
• Analyze requirements and translate them into scalable, secure designs
• Balance cost, capability, availability, and resilience in cloud architectures
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve complex technical issues
• Review and generate technical designs to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Help plan projects by defining tasks, timelines, and technical approaches
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members

• Work on meaningful cyber missions with real national impact
• Be trusted to operate at a high level of autonomy and technical influence
• Collaborate with experienced engineers in a supportive, growth‑oriented environment
• Tackle challenging problems using modern cloud technologies

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Experience:
  
  8+ years hands‑on software engineering across the full development lifecycle; 6+ years in high‑level languages such as Java, C, or C++; 5+ years on UNIX/Linux; 3+ years in software integration and testing; strong technical writing skills
• Certifications (required): AWS Certified Developer – Associate; AWS Dev Ops Engineer – Professional;
  Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD);
  Elastic Certified Engineer
• Security Requirement:
  Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph

Target Salary Range: $176,000 – $282,000. Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off, and company paid holidays. For a full listing of available benefits, visit

Application Duration:
Approximately 30 days from posting.

EEO:
Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, and other characteristics protected by law.