Cloud Software Engineer—TS/SCI Clearance, AWS & AI Focus

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 25 days

Bonus plan

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to join our Cyber Intelligence team in Laurel, MD. You will design, develop, and deploy cloud-based software services on AWS, scale systems, and drive secure, resilient architectures in an Agile environment.

With 8+ years of experience and an active TS/SCI clearance, you will mentor engineers and shape next‑generation cyber capabilities running on large compute clusters. Recruitment includes strong benefits and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required.
• 8+ years of directly related software development/engineering experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in a related technical field is required.
• Master's degree will be considered equivalent to two years of experience.
• Must have one of the following Cloud Developer Certifications: AWS Certified Developer-Associate, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Elastic Certified Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and integrate complex software capabilities in a cloud environment.
• Lead efforts in performance tuning, system optimization, and cloud-native architecture.
• Support full lifecycle software engineering in an Agile/Scrum setting.
• Develop scalable, secure, and resilient services using AWS technologies and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Perform operations and sustainment functions to ensure mission continuity.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to junior engineers when needed.

Skills

AWS Cloud

AI/ML Integration

IaC & DevOps

Java (distributed systems)

Kubernetes

Cloud Security

Scripting (Python)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree equivalence (2 years)

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to join our Cyber Intelligence team in Laurel, MD. You will design, develop, and deploy cloud-based software services on AWS, scale systems, and drive secure, resilient architectures in an Agile environment.

With 8+ years of experience and an active TS/SCI clearance, you will mentor engineers and shape next‑generation cyber capabilities running on large compute clusters. Recruitment includes strong benefits and career growth opportunities.