Cloud Software Engineer - TS/SCI w/Poly

Peraton • Laurel, MD

17h

About The Position

Join Peraton as a Cloud Software Engineer and help shape the future of Cyber Intelligence! Location: Laurel, MD Team: Cyber Intel – Product Development Are you passionate about building impactful cloud-native solutions that operate at massive scale? Peraton is looking for a Cloud Software Engineer to join our high-performance Cyber Intel team. In this role, you’ll help design, develop, and deliver cutting-edge capabilities that power mission-critical systems across large compute clusters and AWS Cloud infrastructure. You’ll be part of a collaborative, agile product team where your ideas matter and your expertise directly influences the success of our mission. What You’ll Do As a Cloud Software Engineer, you will: Lead and contribute to the full software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis and design through implementation, integration, testing, and deployment. Develop new product capabilities and optimize existing ones for performance, reliability, and scalability. Support operations, maintenance, and sustainment of cloud-based systems. Troubleshoot complex issues and provide innovative solutions with minimal oversight. Mentor junior engineers and help guide technical direction. Integrate or extend COTS/GOTS products into sophisticated, distributed architectures. Assist in task estimation, project planning, and technical design reviews. If you're excited to work with advanced cloud technologies, solve complex engineering challenges, and contribute to meaningful national-security missions, we’d love to hear from you!

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
• Eight years of experience developing software with high level languages such as Java, C, C++.
• Five years of experience developing software for UNIX/Linux ( Redhat versions 3-5) operating systems.
• Three years of experience in software integration and software testing, to include developing and implementing test plans and test scripts.
• A bachelors degree in a technical field is required (NOTE: We can accept 4 additional years of experience in lieu of the degree)
• Experience must include:
• Strong experience with AWS SDKs, APIs, and cloud architecture design
• Deep knowledge of AWS services and how to build resilient, scalable cloud solutions
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform
• Expertise in CI/CD, automated testing, deployment, and monitoring best practices
• Advanced Java development skills, especially for distributed systems, networking, and multi-threading
• Hands-on Agile/Scrum development experience and familiarity with source control best practices
• Solid understanding of Linux fundamentals and at least one scripting language (Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.)
• Experience with microservices architectures and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)

Nice To Haves

• Apache Hadoop
• Apache Accumulo
• Apache NiFi
• Security and compliance best practices for cloud environments
• Cloud Developer Certification (AWS preferred)

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to the full software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis and design through implementation, integration, testing, and deployment.
• Develop new product capabilities and optimize existing ones for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Support operations, maintenance, and sustainment of cloud-based systems.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and provide innovative solutions with minimal oversight.
• Mentor junior engineers and help guide technical direction.
• Integrate or extend COTS/GOTS products into sophisticated, distributed architectures.
• Assist in task estimation, project planning, and technical design reviews.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees