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.
ResponsibilitiesWe 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.
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 StatementPeraton 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 StatementsThe 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. EEOEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree with 8 or more years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 6 or more years; four additional years may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum active Top Secret security clearance, ability to obtain TS/SCI, and ability to maintain the clearance.
- Experience with Java 8 or later, including Stream APIs, Future APIs, and Lambda expressions.
- Experience building applications with Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
- Experience with microservices architectures, containerization, and Kubernetes.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, RDS, or ElastiCache.
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
- Experience with messaging services such as Kafka, ActiveMQ, or Camel.
- Experience with remote debugging using JDWP.
- Experience working in a Linux environment.
- Experience using Jira, Confluence, and Git.
- Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments.
- Knowledge of 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 or synthesization libraries such as Lombok and MapStruct.
- Experience with advanced microservice concepts, including clustering, distributed tracing, decentralized governance, fault isolation, and circuit breaking.
- Background in physics, mathematics, or aerospace.
- CompTIA Security+ CE certification or progress toward certification.
Peraton Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Peraton and has not been reviewed or approved by Peraton.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are described as broad, including medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and specialty programs like virtual physical therapy and surgical/cancer care navigation. Medical coverage is also characterized as a standout part of the overall package in terms of perceived quality.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with employer matching and is repeatedly positioned as a strong component of total rewards. The 401(k) benefit is frequently singled out as one of the most valued parts of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are positioned as robust, including PTO, holidays, paid sick days, and floating holidays, with some roles offering notably generous accrual. Leave breadth is reinforced by related programs such as short/long-term disability and bereavement leave.
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What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
We are fearlessly solving the world’s most complex challenges to keep people safe and secure. You can be a part of protecting and promoting that freedom around the world.







