Senior Software Systems Analyst - Remote

Peraton; Virginia (MN); Remote; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

A national security technology company is seeking a Senior Software Systems Analyst for a remote position. The candidate will support the FAA with responsibilities including developing systems architecture and ensuring security compliance. Candidates should possess 5 years of experience in Agile software development and relevant IT qualifications. Salary ranges from $80,000 to $128,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in agile software development utilizing Java and related technologies.
• US Citizenship required; must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• 2 years' experience supporting and maintaining COTS products.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain systems architecture artifacts.
• Document requirements and configuration changes.
• Support the design of security architecture based on policies.
• Conduct architecture risk assessments.

Skills

Agile software development

Java

Tomcat

Spring framework

MS SQL

Oracle

MariaDB

Node.js

Angular

React

Microservices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related IT field

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Remedy

ServiceNow

BitBucket

Job description

Senior Software Systems Analyst - Remote

Job Locations

US

Requisition ID

2025-158683

Position Category

Information Technology

Clearance

Public Trust

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Senior IT Analyst with Agile software development and maintenance experience for a team supporting the Federal Aviation Administration. Prior FAA experience is highly desirable. Direct collaboration with FAA customers is expected.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Developing and maintaining systems architecture artifacts including, but not limited to, current state architecture, system characterization or target state architecture, architectural roadmaps, and referential architecture patterns.
• Developing and maintaining an architecture that incorporates considerations for re-configurability, portability, maintainability, technology insertion, vendor independence, reusability, scalability, interoperability, upgradeability, and long-term supportability;
• Documentation of requirements, alternatives, recommendations, specifications, configuration changes, test scenarios and test results.
• Performing comprehensive analysis and support formulation of software concepts, designs patterns, and test requirements for system validation and creation of web services that align with industry best practices (e.g., microservices, zero trust, DevSecOps, etc.);
• Supporting the development of an Enterprise-wide Security Architecture;
• Supporting the design of a security model based on current policies;
• Supporting conducting an architecture risk assessment;
• Supporting the design of a security architecture and services;
• Supporting the evaluation and implementation of the NIST CyberSecurity Framework;
• Conducting an analysis of security services (Infrastructure, application, Identity) of existing and planned Cloud infrastructures (IaaS, PaaS) provided by the Cloud Service Provider (CSP), third party providers, and in-house capabilities and identify gaps in security services. Providing recommendations on where service responsibility should reside;
• Agile software development including software testing utilizing the Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM)
• Provide Tier 3 support for applications
• Providing support for Security Compliance/Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) activities;

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Technology or other IT degree, Engineering, Math and/or science and 5 years' relevant experience; or high school diploma/equivalent and 9 years relevant experience
• US. Citizenship required; must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance prior to start
• 5 years' experience in agile software development utilizing Java, Tomcat, Spring framework, MS SQL, Oracle, MariaDB, Nod.js, Angular, React, microservices
• 2 years' experience supporting and maintaining COTS products including security updates
• 2 years' experience utilizing configuration management and ticketing tools such as Jira, Remedy, ServiceNow and BitBucket.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Technology or other IT degree, Engineering, Math and/or science and 6 years' relevant experience, Master's degree and 4 years' relevant experience; or high school diploma/equivalent and 10 years relevant experience
• Experience supporting FAA systems
• Information Technology (IT) certification or equivalent certification (Required within 12 months of hire.)
• Experience in AWS, Azure, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (Paas) and/or Software as a Service (Saas)
• Experience with system architecture design and documentation
• Experience with Index and Transaction Server, Java Script, Cold Fusion, ActiveX, HTML, CSS, XML, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Crystal Reports.
• Proficient in analysis activities and capable of applying theoretical body of knowledge, including the ability to apply a variety of standard and advanced analytical techniques and tools.

Peraton Overview

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 do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

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