Senior Data & Communications Architect for Secure C2 & METOC

Peraton; Mississippi; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Data & Communications Systems Engineer to work onsite at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. You will bridge hardware vendors, software teams, and defense networks to integrate proprietary data APIs and secure data pathways for rapid dissemination to downstream systems.

Applicants should have extensive software development experience and a solid understanding of METOC data flows, secure communications, and data pipeline architectures.

Qualifications

• Minimum degrees/experience as stated: 12+ years with BS/BA; 10+ years with MS/MA; 7+ years with PhD.
• Secret Security Clearance required; strong METOC data knowledge.
• Expert in data integration, visualization, and secure data pathways.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical liaison between vendors, software teams, and defense networks to integrate data APIs.
• Implement secure data pathways linking ocean platforms to enterprise networks for rapid dissemination.
• Configure secure SATCOM pathways and bi-directional telemetry for platform management.
• Design pipelines to ingest, transform, and load telemetry and sensor data from autonomous platforms.
• Establish secure C2 interfaces for active platform management.

Skills

METOC data flows

Python

Bash

Rust

JavaScript

Secure data pathways

Tools

N-ERDDAP

SATCOM protocols

NetCDF

C2 interfaces

Zero Trust

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Data & Communications Systems Engineer to work onsite at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. You will bridge hardware vendors, software teams, and defense networks to integrate proprietary data APIs and secure data pathways for rapid dissemination to downstream systems.

Applicants should have extensive software development experience and a solid understanding of METOC data flows, secure communications, and data pipeline architectures.