Front End Software Engineer

Peraton • Herndon, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton’s Defense Intelligence Solutions business unit is hiring an experienced Front End Software Engineer in Herndon, Virginia, to support its SITE III DO contract. The contract supports the orchestration, sustainment, and evolution of mission-critical applications and services for a major U.S. Intelligence Community directorate. The broader program applies architecture design, data science, cloud services, DevSecOps, and platform integration to support the U.S. human intelligence apparatus and its partners.

The engineer designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs software applications and systems. For front-end development, the role focuses on website design and layout, including images, content, buttons, navigation, and internal links. The engineer verifies that the visual front end is error-free and matches its design, while ensuring implementation works across multiple browser types and versions, complies with Section 508, and performs for users with bandwidth limitations.

The position requires full-time work in a SCIF, with flexible hours. Peraton states that employees working on this national security program receive enhanced benefits, including subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and dependents, 25 days of annually accrued PTO subject to a cap, and participation in a bonus plan. The target salary range is $104,000–$166,000; salary depends on factors including responsibilities, qualifications, location, and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an area relevant to the position and 5 or more years of applicable experience, or a relevant master’s degree and 3 or more years of applicable experience; an additional 4 years of applicable experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active TS/SCI or SCI eligibility and an active polygraph, or ability to obtain a polygraph.
• Experience with JavaScript, jQuery, Angular, Bootstrap, or another UI framework.
• Experience with Spring Boot and Java.
• Ability to build prototypes in HTML or PowerPoint.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, Agile environment.
• Ability to work full time in a SCIF.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with OpenShift, Keycloak, or WildFly.
• Experience with Material-UI.
• Experience with Jenkins, Git, Artifactory, or CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with automated testing tools such as JMeter, Selenium, or Robot Framework.
• Currently active Security+ or other IAT II/III-level certification.
• AWS experience.
• STIG hardening experience.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug applications software and systems containing logical and mathematical solutions.
• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and hardware engineers on electronic data processing systems and software.
• Determine computer user needs and analyze system capabilities to resolve issues involving program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls.
• Prepare operating instructions and design and develop compilers, assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.
• Ensure software standards are met.
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to assess design feasibility within time and cost constraints.
• Work with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, and others to design systems and understand project limitations, capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
• Design, develop, and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and design consequences.
• Coordinate software system installations and monitor equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met.
• Develop website design and layout, including images, content, buttons, navigation, and internal links.
• Verify that the website’s visual front end is error-free and matches the design.
• Implement front ends that support multiple browser types and versions, comply with Section 508, and perform for bandwidth-disadvantaged users.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and their dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a PTO cap.
• Participation in a bonus plan.
• Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level