Kubernetes Application Software Engineer

Peraton•Laurel, MD

About The Position

Peraton is seeking an experienced application developer to design, develop, and deploy a complex, scalable web application that uses a Kubernetes cluster to orchestrate containerized services. The project involves researching, developing, evaluating, and demonstrating concepts, technologies, and capabilities to meet customer research requirements. The role includes building web application architecture, APIs, microservices, data pipelines, and interactive visualizations, as well as testing, deploying, and maintaining the application in production. The engineer collaborates with data scientists, engineers, and product managers and communicates technical information clearly.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph.
Fourteen years of experience as a Software Engineer supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university; four additional years of comparable SWE project experience may substitute for the degree.
Experience with Python or Java.
Experience with web application development frameworks such as Flask, Django, or Spring Boot.
Experience with data pipelines and data processing tools.
Experience with REST (Representational State Transfer).
Experience with data visualization and interactive dashboard libraries such as Solid, React, or JQuery.
Familiarity with Kubernetes, operators, and custom resource definitions (CRDs).
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of Kubernetes concepts such as deployments, services, pods, namespaces, and resource management.
Experience with Ontology Web Language (OWL) or Resource Description Framework (RDF).
Experience with Kubernetes monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack.
Experience with Apache Spark.
Experience with a cloud platform such as AWS.

Responsibilities

Design and develop robust, scalable web application architecture.
Develop and implement RESTful APIs and microservices using Python or Java.
Develop and maintain containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
Design and implement data pipelines to ingest, process, and serve data to the web application.
Develop data visualizations and interactive dashboards using libraries such as Solid, React, or JQuery.
Write and execute unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
Deploy and maintain the web application in a production environment.
Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product managers.
Communicate technical information clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.

Benefits

Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for the employee and dependents.
25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
Eligibility to participate in a bonus plan.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and health savings account benefits.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Parental leave.
401(k).
Paid time off for vacation.
Company-paid holidays.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.