Software Engineer - (Space Domain)

Peraton; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heavily subsidized employee benefits

25 days of PTO accrued annually

Attractive bonus plan

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior JAVA Developer in Town of Florida, NY, to support the Intelligence Community and DoD customers. This role involves designing and implementing scalable data ingestion pipelines with Apache NiFi, managing NoSQL databases like MongoDB, and ensuring data processing applications' reliability. Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree and experience in Java development, alongside qualifications such as Top Secret clearance. The position offers enhanced benefits, including subsidized coverage and generous PTO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience; or Master's with 6+ years.
• Requires Top Secret clearance, must maintain clearance.
• Experience in designing efficient data ingestion pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data processing applications primarily in Java.
• Design and manage NoSQL databases, specifically MongoDB.
• Collaborate with team members to translate data requirements into solutions.

Skills

Proficient in Java

Experience with Apache NiFi

NoSQL databases (MongoDB)

RESTful/GraphQL APIs

Data quality and governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree or Master's degree

Tools

Apache Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree with 8years of relevant experience; OR a Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience. Additional four (4) years experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• This position requires the candidate possess a minimum of Top Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI and pass a polygraph within 30 days of employment or at customers request- contract requires TS/SCI with poly. The candidate must maintain the clearance.
• Must be proficient in with Java (Model, Entity, Data Transfer Object (DTO), Data Access (DAO))
• Design, develop, and implement scalable and efficient data ingestion pipelines using Apache NiFi to collect, transform, and route data from diverse sources (e.g., satellite telemetry, ground station data, sensor feeds, mission logs).
• Develop and maintain data processing applications primarily in Java, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security for mission-critical systems.
• Design and manage NoSQL databases, specifically MongoDB, to store vast amounts of heterogeneous space-domain data, optimizing for both read and write performance.
• Build and expose secure, performant Data APIs (RESTful/GraphQL) to enable internal and external applications to access and consume processed data, facilitating integration with analytics platforms, visualization tools, and other mission systems.
• Collaborate closely with data scientists, aerospace engineers, and mission specialists to understand data requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Implement data quality, validation, and governance processes within data pipelines to ensure data integrity and reliability.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data workflows and database performance to ensure continuous operation and efficiency.
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment, and documentation, adhering to agile methodologies.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and best practices in data engineering, cloud computing, and the space industry.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with other big data technologies (e.g., Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Hadoop).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their data services.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and methodologies.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of satellite data formats (e.g., NetCDF, HDF5, CCSDS).
• Active CompTIA Security+ CE certification or working toward certification.

Benefits

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton is looking for a Senior JAVA Developer in Melbourne, FL to support Intelligence Community and DoD customers as part of a talented, high-performing team. As part of this team you will work with emerging service and distributed computing technologies for satellite situational awareness (SSA) data processing and distribution.

The EMMETT program, a next gen Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Indications and Warning (I&W) system, establishes a repository of resident space objects (RSOs), finds RSOs of interest, and provides data to ground operators. The EMMETT team uses: programmatics, sensor modeling, and system engineering expertise to deliver this world-class SDA I&W system.

What you’ll do supporting the Common Data Services (CDS) on EMMETT

• Design, develop, and implement scalable and efficient data ingestion pipelines using Apache NiFi to collect, transform, and route data from diverse sources (e.g., satellite telemetry, ground station data, sensor feeds, mission logs).
• Develop and maintain data processing applications primarily in Java, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security for mission-critical systems.
• Design and manage NoSQL databases, specifically MongoDB, to store vast amounts of heterogeneous space-domain data, optimizing for both read and write performance.
• Build and expose secure, performant Data APIs (RESTful/GraphQL) to enable internal and external applications to access and consume processed data, facilitating integration with analytics platforms, visualization tools, and other mission systems.
• Collaborate closely with data scientists, aerospace engineers, and mission specialists to understand data requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Implement data quality, validation, and governance processes within data pipelines to ensure data integrity and reliability.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data workflows and database performance to ensure continuous operation and efficiency.
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment, and documentation, adhering to agile methodologies.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and best practices in data engineering, cloud computing, and the space industry.