Senior Cloud Software Engineer - AWS, AI/ML, TS/SCI

Peraton; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Enhanced employee benefits

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to join our Cyber Intelligence team in Laurel, MD. You will build cloud-based services on AWS, integrating AI/ML capabilities on large-scale compute clusters and modern CI/CD pipelines.

The role emphasizes Java-based distributed systems, Kubernetes, and security best practices within a mission-driven environment. Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required; remote options are not indicated.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience per listing.
• 8+ years in software development/engineering with extensive cloud and data experience.
• 5+ years developing for UNIX/Linux environments and object-oriented systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop cloud software and integrate AI/ML capabilities on AWS platforms.
• Design, build, test, and maintain cloud-based services and RESTful interfaces.
• Collaborate on distributed systems with focus on security and performance.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

LLMs & RAG

Terraform / CloudFormation

Java

Kubernetes

Linux scripting

Security & compliance

NoSQL distributed systems

Hadoop / MapReduce

RESTful services

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in a technical field

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Hadoop

Hive / Pig

Kubernetes

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to join our Cyber Intelligence team in Laurel, MD. You will build cloud-based services on AWS, integrating AI/ML capabilities on large-scale compute clusters and modern CI/CD pipelines.

The role emphasizes Java-based distributed systems, Kubernetes, and security best practices within a mission-driven environment. Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required; remote options are not indicated.