Mission Planning Software - Cloud Engineering — Chantilly, VA

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. Responsibilities We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Engineering to support enterprise software development initiatives within a collaborative, high-performing engineering team. This role involves designing, developing, integrating, and maintaining software modules using modern development practices, ensuring solutions meet organizational standards for quality, performance, and maintainability. What you’ll do: • Develop Java-based software modules, applying modern programming techniques such as event-driven or state-driven design, error logging, and exception handling. • Perform software analysis, architecture, engineering, and integration activities across unit, module, and system levels. • Support all phases of the software engineering lifecycle, including implementation, testing, and documentation. • Follow open standards and modern software engineering best practices consistent with industry norms. • Prepare technical documentation such as reports and white papers summarizing engineering findings. Qualifications Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience. Additional four (4) years of experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree will be considered. • This position requires the candidate to possess a minimum of Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance. • Demonstrated experience in Java 8 or later, including Stream APIs, Future APIs, and Lambda expressions. • Experience building applications using Spring Framework / Spring Boot. • Experience with microservices architectures, containerization, and Kubernetes. • Hands-on experience with cloud services such as AWS (e.g., EC2, RDS, ElastiCache). • Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL). • Experience with messaging services (e.g., Kafka, ActiveMQ, Camel). • Experience with remote debugging (JDWP). • Experience working in a Linux environment. • Experience using modern development tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Git. Desired Qualifications • Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments. • Background in software design principles, design patterns, and enterprise integration patterns. • Understanding of advanced Spring concepts including Auto Configuration, WebFlux, AOP, Security, and distributed configuration. • Experience with Java automation/synthesization libraries (e.g., Lombok, MapStruct). • Experience with advanced microservice concepts such as clustering, distributed tracing, decentralized governance, fault isolation, and circuit breaking. • Background in physics, mathematics, or aerospace. • CompTIA Security+ CE certification or progress 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 Target Salary Range $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract 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 eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits. Application Statements The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own. EEO EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.