Senior Software Engineer (NiFi)

Peraton • Annapolis Junction, MD

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join the NiagaraFiles development team to maintain and modernize the IC-specific NiagaraFiles application and its components. This role involves working with unclassified Apache NiFi components that form the foundation of the IC NiagaraFiles environment. Telework is permitted up to two days per week when there are tasks that can be effectively completed remotely, such as NiFi development. Key responsibilities include modernizing the software by building NiFi microservices and refactoring existing NiagaraFiles components to enhance performance, functionality, and scalability within the AWS cloud environment.
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.

Requirements

• Twenty (20) years of software engineering experience supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited institution. Note: Four (4) additional years of software engineering experience on projects with similar processes may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of six (6) years of recent experience in Java development, including Java 8, 11, and 21.
• Strong understanding of class loading and multi-threaded application development.
• Experience refactoring software to operate efficiently in an AWS cloud environment.
• An active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph is required.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with JUnit and Mockito for automated testing.
• Experience working with mission data formats.
• Knowledge of Apache NiFi and/or NiagaraFiles.
• Hands-on experience in the AWS environment.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and Docker for containerized applications.
• Experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Proficiency with development tools such as Git, Maven, and Jira.
• Understanding of automation practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and modernize the IC-specific NiagaraFiles application and its components.
• Work with unclassified Apache NiFi components.
• Modernize the software by building NiFi microservices.
• Refactor existing NiagaraFiles components to enhance performance, functionality, and scalability within the AWS cloud environment.

Benefits

• Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on our critical National Security programs, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

What This Job Offers

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