Mission Planning Software - Cloud Engineering

Peraton; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Subsidized benefits

Bonus plan

Health insurance

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Cloud Engineering to support enterprise software development within a collaborative, high-performing team. You will design, develop, integrate, and maintain software modules using modern practices to meet quality, performance, and maintainability standards.

You will develop Java-based modules, apply event-driven or state-driven designs, and ensure robust logging and exception handling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or Master’s with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Candidate must have Top-Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• Experience with Java 8+ including Streams, Futures, Lambdas.
• Experience with Spring Framework / Spring Boot.
• Experience with microservices, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on with AWS services (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache).
• Experience with PostgreSQL and messaging (Kafka, ActiveMQ, Camel).
• Experience with remote debugging (JDWP) and Linux environments.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, Git.

Responsibilities

• Develop Java-based software modules with modern design patterns and logging.
• Perform architecture, engineering, and integration across unit to system levels.
• Support all software lifecycle phases including testing and documentation.
• Follow open standards and modern software engineering practices.
• Prepare technical documentation and reports summarizing findings.

Skills

Java programming

Spring Framework

Microservices

Cloud/AWS

Linux

Jira/Confluence/Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Kafka

ActiveMQ

Camel

JDWP

Job description

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 the 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.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Engineering to support enterprise software development initiatives within a collaborative, high-performing engineering team. This role involves designing, developing, integrating, and maintaining software modules using modern development practices, ensuring solutions meet organizational standards for quality, performance, and maintainability.

What you’ll do:

• Develop Java-based software modules, applying modern programming techniques such as event-driven or state-driven design, error logging, and exception handling.
• Perform software analysis, architecture, engineering, and integration activities across unit, module, and system levels.
• Support all phases of the software engineering lifecycle, including implementation, testing, and documentation.
• Follow open standards and modern software engineering best practices consistent with industry norms.
• Prepare technical documentation such as reports and white papers summarizing engineering findings.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience. Additional four (4) years of experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree will be considered.
• This position requires the candidatetopossessa minimum of Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. The candidate mustmaintainthe clearance.
• Demonstrated experience in Java 8 or later, including Stream APIs, Future APIs, and Lambda expressions.
• Experience building applications using Spring Framework / Spring Boot.
• Experience with microservices architectures, containerization, and Kubernetes.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud services such as AWS (e.g., EC2, RDS, ElastiCache).
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).
• Experience with messaging services (e.g., Kafka, ActiveMQ, Camel).
• Experience with remote debugging (JDWP).
• Experience working in a Linux environment.
• Experience using modern development tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Git.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments.
• Background in software design principles, design patterns, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Understanding of advanced Spring concepts including Auto Configuration, WebFlux, AOP, Security, and distributed configuration.
• Experience with Java automation/synthesization libraries (e.g., Lombok, MapStruct).
• Experience with advanced microservice concepts such as clustering, distributed tracing, decentralized governance, fault isolation, and circuit breaking.
• Background in physics, mathematics, or aerospace.
• CompTIA Security+ CE certification or progress toward certification.

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 eligible to participatein an attractive bonus plan

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement

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 (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed athttps://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO

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