Senior Cloud-Native App Lead – Federal Modernization

Peraton; Suitland (MD); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off (PTO)

Parental leave

EAP

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Lead Application Developer in Suitland, MD, offering a hybrid work model. You will lead design, development, modernization, and integration of enterprise applications supporting federal operations.

The role emphasizes cloud-native delivery, DevSecOps adoption, APIs, and scalable, secure architectures. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in cloud-native development, CI/CD, and federal security compliance, with leadership experience guiding cross-functional teams in

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software development, application engineering, or enterprise modernization.
• Experience leading application development teams on federal IT modernization programs.
• Proven ability to design, develop, and modernize cloud-native applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and modernization of enterprise applications within a cloud-native ecosystem.
• Refactor legacy/COTS applications into modular, microservices-based architectures.
• Design, develop, and integrate APIs, event-driven services, and messaging systems.
• Develop secure, scalable applications for high-volume, near real-time processing.
• Contribute to AI/ML-enabled workflows and model integration.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and security validation.
• Implement DevSecOps practices and secure SDLC in compliant environments.
• Support system-of-systems integration across multiple applications and teams.
• Ensure alignment with federal security standards (NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust).

Skills

Software development

Team leadership

Cloud-native

DevSecOps

APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

IaC

Agile/SAFe

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associates degree

High School diploma

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Apache Kafka

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Lead Application Developer in Suitland, MD, offering a hybrid work model. You will lead design, development, modernization, and integration of enterprise applications supporting federal operations.

The role emphasizes cloud-native delivery, DevSecOps adoption, APIs, and scalable, secure architectures. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in cloud-native development, CI/CD, and federal security compliance, with leadership experience guiding cross-functional teams in