Peraton is seeking a Senior Cloud Software Engineer in Annapolis Junction, MD.
What You’ll Do:
- Support a rapidly developing team of new features, newly production system, deploy updates, maintain multiple services, and monitor system health.
- Responsibilities include monitoring, maintaining, deploying, upgrading, CI/CD management, and maintaining security requirements for all the systems on a cloud-based architecture.
- Contribute to architecture and design reviews, and assist in shaping technical approaches
- Interface with developers across the team for pipeline updates, deployment dates and requirements, and technical execution.
Eight (8) or more years of directly related experience in software development/engineering; including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution
- Shall have at least 8 years of experience in software engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, and problem diagnosis/resolution.
- Shall have at least 4 years of experience with Java
- Shall have at least 3 years of experience in software integration and software testing, to include developing and implementing test plans and test scripts.
A bachelor's degree in computer science or in a related technical field from an accredited college or university is highly desired which will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of experience.
- NOTE: A degree in Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or similar degree will be considered as a technical field.
Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph clearance is required.
Must have, or be willing to obtain prior to start, one of the following Cloud Developer Certifications:
- AWS Certified Developer-Associate
- AWS Certified Machine Learning-Associate
- AWS Certified Machine Learning-Specialty
- AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Requirements:
- DevOps engineer for an AWS software stack
- Experience with AWS
- Grafana
- Linux
- Nagios
- Git, Gitlab runners
- CI/CD pipelines
- Docker
- Security best practices
- System redundancy and reliability best practices
Desired
- Kubernetes
- Apache Flink
- Experience in an Agile team
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.
Target Salary Range$112,000 - $179,000. 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. EEOEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.Skills Required
- At least 8 years of directly related software development or software engineering experience
- At least 4 years of experience with Java
- At least 3 years of software integration and software testing experience, including test plans and test scripts
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph clearance
- Must have or obtain before starting an approved cloud developer certification: AWS Certified Developer Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, or CKAD
- Experience as a DevOps engineer supporting an AWS software stack
- Experience with AWS
- Experience with Grafana, Linux, Nagios, Git, GitLab runners, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker
- Knowledge of security, system redundancy, and reliability best practices
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with Apache Flink
- Experience working in an Agile team
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.
Peraton Insights
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.







