{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"2309c2e338a2fbd75ff2d03a","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2309c2e338a2fbd75ff2d03a","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2309c2e338a2fbd75ff2d03a","title":"Software Engineer - Cloud, Lead Associate - TS/SCI w/poly","description":"About Peraton\nPeraton 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. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.\nProgram Overview\nProvides IC data management support to modernize mega data repositories, dataflow management, data provenance and compliance validation, and streaming solutions.\nAbout The Role\nThe team is seeking a Senior Level Cloud Software Engineer. This is a position on a large, complex product development team. The candidate will have a primary focus of supporting all aspects of agile software design and development for products that are integrated into systems on large scale compute clusters. Duties include design & development of new capabilities, testing, optimization & performance tuning, and operation & sustainment functions.\n\nAs a Senior Cloud Software Engineer, you are expected to perform requirements analysis, software design, development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution at a high level of proficiency and independence. You are expected to communicate directions and provide guidance to more junior programmer/analysts, as required. Cloud Software Engineers must be adept at developing solutions which integrated or extended COTS or GOTS products. Additionally, Cloud Software Engineers may be responsible for evaluating project needs, determining tasks and durations, creating/executing test cases, creating SOPs and Documentation, Code Reviews, and generating and reviewing designs for technical accuracy, completeness.\n\nCore Required Competencies and Skills:\nStrong experience with Java Programming\nProficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Ansible and Puppet\nExpertise in Continuous Integration, Deployment, Testing and Monitoring practices\nJava programming for distributed systems, with experience in networking and multi-threading\nAgile development experience with source code management practices and tools\nWell-grounded in Linux fundamentals and knowledge in at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.)\nFamiliarity with microservices software development technique and container-orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)\nFamiliarity with Containerization (e.g. Docker)\nRotating Tier III On-Call Support & Emergency Surge Support may be required\nWork is in the customer office, regular/guaranteed telework is not generally supported at this time. (However, there are some tasks or research projects available ad hoc for teleworking by qualified team members.)\n#AJCM\n#PeratonRoyalMove\n#MDFSP\nQualifications\nBasic Qualifications:\nHigh School Diploma / GED and 8 years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, development, integration, testing, and troubleshooting.\nNote: Relevant education may be substituted for the required experience as follows:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field = 2 years of experience\nMaster's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field = 4 years of experience\nExperience developing in high-level languages such as Java, C, or C++.\nExperience working in UNIX/Linux (RedHat-based) environments.\nExperience in software integration and testing, including test plan and script development.\nActive TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.\nRequired Certification (one of the following):\nAWS Certified Developer – Associate\nAWS DevOps Engineer – Professional\nAWS Certified Machine Learning - Associate\nAWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty\nCertified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)\nPreferred Qualifications:\nApache Open-Source Hadoop\nApache Open Source Accumulo\nApache Open Source NiFi\nMongoDB\nMessage Brokers (e.g. ActiveMQ)\nSpring Framework, Python, and Bash\nKnowledge of security and compliance best practices\nAWS Cloud experience, hybrid cloud environments, and similar commercial cloud technologies\nWhy Join Peraton?\nPeraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting this critical National Security mission, including:\nHeavily subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents\n25 days of PTO accrued annually\n10 paid holidays each year\nAnnual bonus opportunity tied to mission performance\nAccess to challenging, mission-focused work utilizing modern cloud technologies at enterprise scale\nDetails\nTarget Salary Range: $176,000 - $282,000. 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.\nBenefits 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.\nApplication 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.\nEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.","company":"Peraton","rawCompany":"peraton","city":"Laurel","state":"MD","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-07T09:08:09.458Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Engineer - Cloud, Lead Associate - TS/SCI w/poly","description":"About Peraton\nPeraton 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. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.\nProgram Overview\nProvides IC data management support to modernize mega data repositories, dataflow management, data provenance and compliance validation, and streaming solutions.\nAbout The Role\nThe team is seeking a Senior Level Cloud Software Engineer. This is a position on a large, complex product development team. The candidate will have a primary focus of supporting all aspects of agile software design and development for products that are integrated into systems on large scale compute clusters. Duties include design & development of new capabilities, testing, optimization & performance tuning, and operation & sustainment functions.\n\nAs a Senior Cloud Software Engineer, you are expected to perform requirements analysis, software design, development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution at a high level of proficiency and independence. You are expected to communicate directions and provide guidance to more junior programmer/analysts, as required. Cloud Software Engineers must be adept at developing solutions which integrated or extended COTS or GOTS products. Additionally, Cloud Software Engineers may be responsible for evaluating project needs, determining tasks and durations, creating/executing test cases, creating SOPs and Documentation, Code Reviews, and generating and reviewing designs for technical accuracy, completeness.\n\nCore Required Competencies and Skills:\nStrong experience with Java Programming\nProficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Ansible and Puppet\nExpertise in Continuous Integration, Deployment, Testing and Monitoring practices\nJava programming for distributed systems, with experience in networking and multi-threading\nAgile development experience with source code management practices and tools\nWell-grounded in Linux fundamentals and knowledge in at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.)\nFamiliarity with microservices software development technique and container-orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)\nFamiliarity with Containerization (e.g. Docker)\nRotating Tier III On-Call Support & Emergency Surge Support may be required\nWork is in the customer office, regular/guaranteed telework is not generally supported at this time. (However, there are some tasks or research projects available ad hoc for teleworking by qualified team members.)\n#AJCM\n#PeratonRoyalMove\n#MDFSP\nQualifications\nBasic Qualifications:\nHigh School Diploma / GED and 8 years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, development, integration, testing, and troubleshooting.\nNote: Relevant education may be substituted for the required experience as follows:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field = 2 years of experience\nMaster's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field = 4 years of experience\nExperience developing in high-level languages such as Java, C, or C++.\nExperience working in UNIX/Linux (RedHat-based) environments.\nExperience in software integration and testing, including test plan and script development.\nActive TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.\nRequired Certification (one of the following):\nAWS Certified Developer – Associate\nAWS DevOps Engineer – Professional\nAWS Certified Machine Learning - Associate\nAWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty\nCertified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)\nPreferred Qualifications:\nApache Open-Source Hadoop\nApache Open Source Accumulo\nApache Open Source NiFi\nMongoDB\nMessage Brokers (e.g. ActiveMQ)\nSpring Framework, Python, and Bash\nKnowledge of security and compliance best practices\nAWS Cloud experience, hybrid cloud environments, and similar commercial cloud technologies\nWhy Join Peraton?\nPeraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting this critical National Security mission, including:\nHeavily subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents\n25 days of PTO accrued annually\n10 paid holidays each year\nAnnual bonus opportunity tied to mission performance\nAccess to challenging, mission-focused work utilizing modern cloud technologies at enterprise scale\nDetails\nTarget Salary Range: $176,000 - $282,000. 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.\nBenefits 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.\nApplication 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.\nEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.","datePosted":"2026-08-07T09:08:09.458Z","dateModified":"2026-08-07T09:08:09.458Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Peraton","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Laurel","addressRegion":"MD","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"2309c2e338a2fbd75ff2d03a"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2309c2e338a2fbd75ff2d03a"}}