Cloud Software Engineer, Senior Advisor - TS/SCI w/poly

Peraton; Maryland; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days of PTO accrued annually

Heavily subsidized medical benefits

Annual Critical Skills Bonus

Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Cloud Software Engineer to join their team in Annapolis Junction, MD / Fort Meade, MD. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing cloud-based software applications while working alongside top engineers dedicated to national security.

The ideal candidate will hold a TS/SCI clearance and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with significant software engineering experience. Benefits include generous PTO, medical benefits, and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with current Polygraph required.
• Strong Java development experience.
• Experience in developing distributed, multi-threaded applications.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language such as Python, Bash, Ruby, or Perl.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain cloud-based software applications.
• Participate in Agile software development activities including code reviews, testing, and sprint planning.
• Deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and sustain production applications.

Skills

Java development

Distributed, multi-threaded applications

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools

Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Agile development environments

Linux

Scripting languages (Python, Bash, Ruby, Perl)

Microservices-based applications

Kubernetes and container orchestration

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline

20 years of software engineering experience

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Apache Hadoop

MongoDB

Spring Framework

ActiveMQ

Python

Bash

Job description

Senior Cloud Software Engineer

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD / Fort Meade, MD

Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Required

What You'll Do

Join a highly skilled Agile development team building and enhancing mission‑critical cloud applications that support large‑scale distributed compute environments. In this role, you'll design, develop, integrate, test, and optimize software that powers complex mission systems used across enterprise cloud infrastructure.

As a Senior Cloud Software Engineer, you'll work independently on complex technical challenges while collaborating with software engineers, systems engineers, and mission stakeholders to deliver scalable, high‑performance solutions.

This position is performed primarily at the customer site. Routine telework is not currently supported; however, limited ad‑hoc telework opportunities may be available based on project requirements and mission needs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain cloud‑based software applications
• Develop new capabilities while improving performance, scalability, and reliability of existing systems
• Build software for distributed, multi‑threaded applications running in Linux environments
• Integrate and extend commercial (COTS) and government (GOTS) software solutions
• Participate in Agile software development activities including code reviews, testing, and sprint planning
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes
• Deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and sustain production applications
• Create technical documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and design documentation
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across the development team
• Participate in a rotating Tier III on‑call support schedule and occasional surge support as mission needs require

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current Polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline and 20 years of software engineering experience
• OR four (4) additional years of relevant software engineering experience in lieu of a degree
• Strong Java development experience
• Experience developing distributed, multi‑threaded applications
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Ansible or Puppet
• Experience with Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), automated testing, and monitoring
• Experience working in Agile development environments using source code management tools
• Strong Linux experience
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language such as Python, Bash, Ruby, or Perl
• Experience developing microservices‑based applications
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS cloud or hybrid cloud experience
• Apache Hadoop
• Apache Accumulo
• Apache NiFi
• MongoDB
• Message broker technologies such as ActiveMQ
• Spring Framework
• Python and Bash scripting
• Security and compliance best practices
• AI/ML or data analytics experience

Benefits

• 25 days of PTO accrued annually
• Heavily subsidized medical benefits for employees and dependents
• Annual Critical Skills Bonus
• Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities

Why Join Peraton?

At Peraton, you'll work alongside some of the industry's top engineers supporting a mission that directly impacts our nation's security. You'll have the opportunity to solve complex technical challenges using modern cloud technologies while collaborating with experienced software developers in a highly technical environment.