Senior TS/SCI Software Engineer — Kubernetes & Cloud

Peraton; Maryland; On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Annual bonus plan

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Software Engineer in the United States (Maryland) to design, build, and operate highly scalable distributed systems and cloud-native applications. The role emphasizes Java, distributed computing, Kubernetes, containerization, and AWS cloud services to move the platform beyond plain JAVA/JVM and enable secure AI/ML model training and deployment at scale.

Qualified candidates have active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, 20 years of Systems Engineering experience on similar

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph.
• Twenty (20) years of Systems Engineering experience on programs of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate highly scalable distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
• Leverage Java and distributed computing expertise to move the platform beyond JAVA/JVM while ensuring a secure environment for AI/ML model training and deployment at scale.
• Utilize Kubernetes and containerization to deploy and manage applications in containerized environments.
• Engage with AWS cloud services to support scalable, secure cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Java

Distributed computing

Kubernetes

Containerization / Docker

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Docker

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Software Engineer in the United States (Maryland) to design, build, and operate highly scalable distributed systems and cloud-native applications. The role emphasizes Java, distributed computing, Kubernetes, containerization, and AWS cloud services to move the platform beyond plain JAVA/JVM and enable secure AI/ML model training and deployment at scale.

Qualified candidates have active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, 20 years of Systems Engineering experience on similar