Cyber Software Engineer, Senior Advisor (occasional telework)

Peraton; Laurel (MD); Remote; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking national security company as a Senior Cyber Software Engineer, where you'll implement cutting-edge software security techniques and contribute to vital national missions. This role offers the chance to work on advanced technologies and collaborate with talented professionals dedicated to solving complex challenges. With a strong emphasis on security and innovation, you'll play a crucial role in developing software solutions that protect our nation and allies. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous PTO, and a supportive work environment that values your contributions and fosters professional growth.

Benefits

Heavily subsidized employee benefits

25 days of PTO annually

Attractive bonus plan

Qualifications

• 20 years of experience in software engineering required.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field is mandatory.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Implement and test advanced software security techniques.
• Provide engineering designs for new software solutions.
• Consult team members on secure coding practices.

Skills

Agile Software Development

Java

C

C++

REST APIs

Networking

Multi-threading

Cloud Development

Security Clearance (TS/SCI)

Problem Diagnosis/Resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

20 years of Software Engineering Experience

4 years of additional SWE experience

Tools

Git

Maven

Jira

Bamboo

Jenkins

GitLab CI/Pipelines

ELK Stack

Apache Hadoop

Kubernetes

AWS Lambda

Job description

Cyber Software Engineer, Senior Advisor (occasional telework)

Responsibilities

As our Cyber Software Engineer you will have the opportunity to:

• Implement, test, and operate advanced software security techniques in compliance with technical reference architecture.
• Perform ongoing security testing and code review to improve software security.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues that arise.
• Provide engineering designs for new software solutions to help mitigate security vulnerabilities.
• Contribute to all levels of the architecture and maintain technical documentation.
• Consult team members on secure coding practices.
• Develop a familiarity with new tools and best practices.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Twenty (20) years' experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• A minimum six (6) years demonstrated experience out of the most recent 8 years developing production systems.
• Demonstrated work experience developing RESTful Service and familiarity with cloud development techniques, resources, and tools.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

Core Competencies and Skills:

• Experience in agile software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, problem diagnosis/resolution, and source code management practices & tools.
• Experience developing software with high-level languages such as Java, C, C++ for distributed systems, with proficiency in networking, multi-threading and implementation of REST APIs.
• Experience with the Spring framework, messaging frameworks (Kafka, RabbitMQ), streaming analytics (Apache Flink, Spark), management of containerized applications (Kubernetes).
• Experience with enabling tools (Git, Maven, Jira), DevOps (Bamboo, Jenkins, GitLab CI/Pipelines), Continuous Monitoring (ELK Stack (ElasticSearch, Logstash, and Kibana), Nagios).
• Experience with Apache Hadoop, Apache Accumulo, and Apache NiFi.
• Well-grounded in Linux fundamentals and familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Ruby, Perl, BASH, etc.).
• Experience with AWS Cloud architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud security, and Automation (AWS Lambda, CloudFormation).

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap, and participation in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton Overview

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 do what can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

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