Senior Software Engineer (NiFi)

Peraton; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days of paid time off

Attractive bonus plan

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

Job summary

Peraton is hiring for a software engineering role focused on modernizing the IC-specific NiagaraFiles application. This position requires extensive experience and a TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities include working with AWS cloud technologies to enhance the performance and functionality of existing software. Benefits include competitive pay, 25 days of PTO, and comprehensive health coverage.

Qualifications

• Twenty (20) years of software engineering experience supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Minimum of six (6) years of recent experience in Java development, including Java 8, 11, and 21.
• An active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph is required.

Responsibilities

• Modernize and maintain the IC-specific NiagaraFiles application.
• Build NiFi microservices and refactor existing components.
• Enhance performance, functionality, and scalability within the AWS cloud.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Java development

AWS cloud environment

Multi-threaded application development

Refactoring software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Apache NiFi

JUnit

Mockito

Git

Maven

Jira

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

About Peraton: 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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face.

Program Overview

Provides IC data management support to modernize mega data repositories, dataflow management, data provenance and compliance validation, and streaming solutions.

About The Role

Join the NiagaraFiles development team to maintain and modernize the IC-specific NiagaraFiles application and its components. This role involves working with unclassified Apache NiFi components that form the foundation of the IC NiagaraFiles environment. Telework is permitted up to two days per week when tasks can be effectively completed remotely, such as NiFi development. Key responsibilities include modernizing the software by building NiFi microservices and refactoring existing NiagaraFiles components to enhance performance, functionality, and scalability within the AWS cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Twenty (20) years of software engineering experience supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited institution. Note: Four (4) additional years of software engineering experience on projects with similar processes may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of six (6) years of recent experience in Java development, including Java 8, 11, and 21.
• Strong understanding of class loading and multi-threaded application development.
• Experience refactoring software to operate efficiently in an AWS cloud environment.
• An active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph is required.

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with JUnit and Mockito for automated testing.
• Experience working with mission data formats.
• Knowledge of Apache NiFi and/or NiagaraFiles.
• Hands‑on experience in the AWS environment.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and Docker for containerized applications.
• Experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Proficiency with development tools such as Git, Maven, and Jira.
• Understanding of automation practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Details

Target Salary Range: $176,000 – $282,000. Salary is determined by factors including scope, responsibilities, experience, education, location, and business 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 heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and their dependents, 25 days of paid time off accrued annually with a generous cap, an attractive bonus plan, medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short‑term and long‑term disability, employee assistance program, parental leave, 401(k), paid holidays, and additional benefits. Full details are available at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements

The application period for this job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date, though the timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and candidate availability.

EEO

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