Senior Cyber Data Capabilities Developer
About The Position
Peraton seeks a Senior Cyber Data Capabilities Developer to support DCDC by developing and implementing software capabilities for big data processing and cyberspace data analysis. The role is located in Fort Meade, Maryland. The developer engineers software that transforms cyber telemetry into analytic outputs supporting authorized defensive and offensive cyberspace operations. The position leads the design, development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of software applications, services, libraries, and analytic pipelines for cyber operational data. It involves building batch and streaming data functions across distributed platforms and working with cyber operators, threat analysts, data engineers, and Government leads to convert mission questions and analytic requirements into tested software. The role also includes technical leadership and mentorship, establishing coding and review practices, assessing technical tradeoffs, documenting software and deployment artifacts, and integrating APIs, microservices, data interfaces, and event-driven services. It uses Git-based collaborative workflows and CI/CD, along with a range of software engineering paradigms.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of professional software development experience designing, delivering, and maintaining production software.
- Minimum overall experience by education: 12 years with a bachelor's degree, 10 years with a master's degree, 16 years with a high school diploma, or 14 years with an associate degree.
- Demonstrated proficiency writing production code in at least two programming languages, including Python or another language suited to data processing, and demonstrated SQL proficiency.
- Experience with Git-based distributed version control and collaborative development workflows, using GitLab or an equivalent platform.
- Experience with software architecture, data structures, algorithms, debugging, automated testing, code review, and secure software development.
- Experience developing or integrating software for large datasets, distributed processing, databases, data pipelines, APIs, or streaming systems.
- Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, network and host telemetry, security events, cyber threats, and the operational context of defensive and offensive cyberspace missions.
- Ability to lead technical implementation, resolve complex defects, communicate design decisions, and deliver documented, testable code.
- Ability to meet applicable DoD 8140 work-role qualification requirements, with primary alignment to DoD Cyber Workforce Framework Software Developer (621).
- U.S. citizenship.
- Active TS clearance with ability to obtain or maintain SCI.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on development with Scala, R, Julia, C++, Go, Rust, Java, TypeScript, C#, or other compiled, interpreted, systems, and analytical languages.
- Knowledge and skill in Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink, Hadoop, distributed SQL engines, graph databases, columnar data formats, and high-volume event processing.
- Proficiency working with cloud and container platforms, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, GitLab CI/CD, automated deployment, and DevSecOps workflows.
- Familiarity with statistical computing, machine learning, model integration, feature engineering, graph algorithms, or AI-assisted development with validation and human review.
- Proficiency in data quality controls, schema evolution, telemetry provenance, time-series analysis, and performance tuning for large cyber datasets.
- Experience with the JCWA Common Runtime Stack for Data (JCRS-D), Caspian, or comparable DoW cyber data environments.
- Technical leadership experience leading in Agile teams.
- Experience supporting Joint, Service, DoD, or Cyber Mission Force organizations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of software applications, services, libraries, and analytic pipelines for cyber operational data.
- Develop batch and streaming data ingestion, parsing, normalization, enrichment, correlation, indexing, and query functions across distributed data platforms.
- Work with cyber operators, threat analysts, data engineers, and Government leads to translate mission questions, telemetry limitations, and analytic requirements into tested software.
- Mentor developers, establish coding and review practices, assess technical tradeoffs, and document designs, source code, tests, interfaces, and deployment procedures.
- Design and integrate APIs, microservices, data interfaces, and event-driven services using documented contracts and appropriate protocols.
- Use Git-based distributed version control, including GitLab, for branching, merge requests, peer review, issue tracking, release management, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Apply object-oriented, functional, procedural, concurrent, asynchronous, and distributed programming practices.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Health savings account
- Short- and long-term disability
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Parental leave
- 401(k)
- Paid time off for vacation
- Company-paid holidays
- Potential overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus eligibility, depending on position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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