Release Engineering, Advisor

Peraton; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Release Engineering Advisor in Huntsville, AL, to manage engineering and application development processes. This role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance and offers a target salary range of $86,000 to $138,000.

Responsibilities include managing source code, designing release pipelines, and automating deployment processes while ensuring compliance. Preferred qualifications include experience in load balancing technologies and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance with ability to pass Poly clearance.
• Knowledge of web technologies including application and web servers.

Responsibilities

• Manage source code repositories and version control best practices.
• Automate software build, test, and deployment processes.
• Design and implement release pipelines for software rollouts.

Skills

Application Server architecture

Shell scripting

Python scripting

Java-based web applications troubleshooting

Database technologies (Oracle, SQL)

Communication skills

Linux command line

CISSP or Security+ Certification

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Ansible

Jenkins

Apache web server

VMWare

Job description

Release Engineering, Advisor

Job Location: US-AL-Huntsville

Position Category: Information Technology

Clearance: Top Secret/SCI w/Poly

Requisition ID: 2026-167015

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experienced Release Engineer to join our national intelligence program in that delivers engineering, application development, deployment, operations, upgrades and sustainment of products and services to achieve our client's global missions.

• Manage source code repositories and ensure adherence to version control best practices.
• Automate the software build, test, and deployment processes to enable continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Design and implement release pipelines to ensure smooth and reliable software rollouts.
• Train and mentor team members on the software build and continuous integration process and tools.
• Support new application features and maintain environments.
• Serve as gatekeeper, ensuring that code transitions smoothly from development to operational environments, while maintaining configuration control, integrity and reliability of the product.
• Work jointly with engineering, operations and quality assurance to ensure that software builds are created, tested and deployed efficiently and reliably to meet schedules and dependency requirements.
• Maintain documentation related to release procedures, configurations and modifications.
• Develop and enforce policies for hotfixes and emergency releases.
• Track and report on release metrics to assess performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Facilitate communication across teams and stakeholders to keep everyone informed about release statuses and timelines.
• Manage environment configurations, including deployment and rollback procedures for multiple environments.
• Stay current with the latest industry trends, tools and technologies to continuously refine and improve the release process.

*** This is contingent on Contract Award ***

Basic Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with ability to pass Poly clearance.
• Minimum of 8 years relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience, or PhD with 3 years relevant experience, or a high school diploma and 12 years of relevant work experience in the IT field.
• Knowledge of Application Server architecture in a large enterprise environment.
• Experience administering application server architectures in large enterprise environments.
• Understanding of web technologies including application and web servers, load balancers, browsers, protocols, data formats, markup and programming languages, and SSL.
• Familiarity with the Linux command line and basic Linux architecture.
• Ability to troubleshoot Java‑based web applications.
• Shell and/or Python scripting experience.
• Working knowledge of database technologies such as Oracle and SQL.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing to customers and senior leaders.
• CISSP or Security+ Certification required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Poly clearance.
• Deep understanding of infrastructure as code principles and the use of technologies such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet or Salt.
• Knowledge of Apache web server administration.
• Knowledge of identity management solutions such as Oracle IAM or RH-SSO (Keycloak). Plus.
• Experience with load balancing technologies such as HA Proxy. Plus.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines utilizing Jenkins. Plus.
• Familiarity with container orchestration and VMWare. Plus.

Security Clearance

This position requires an active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain a Poly clearance. US citizenship is required to hold this clearance.

Target Salary Range

$86,000 - $138,000. 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.

EEO

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