Senior Software Engineer – Compliance & Production Support

Peraton•,

7d•$80,000 - $128,000•Remote

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to focus on compliance validation, defect remediation, and production support activities on a federal data integration program. This program aims to close a critical gap in the federal government's ability to conduct comprehensive Endangered Species Act (ESA) research by integrating marine and anadromous species data into an existing FWS platform, creating a single, unified experience for all ESA-listed species. You will play a critical role in ensuring the platform meets ESA Section 7 regulatory requirements and remains stable and performant through production deployment and beyond.

Requirements

Bachelors degree and 8 years professional experience or a Masters degree and 6 years professional experience or an Associates degree and 10 years professional experience; or a high school diploma/equivalent and 12 years’ professional experience.
U.S. Citizenship required; must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
Extensive experience supporting compliance validation activities on federal regulatory systems
Experience developing and executing production migration runbooks and rollback procedures
Experience with REST API integration and application-layer monitoring for production federal systems
Strong defect remediation and root cause analysis skills
Proficiency in Java, Python, or equivalent backend development languages

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or Enterprise Architecture or a related technical field is strongly preferred
TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification
Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, or cloud data lakehouse architecture on AWS
Familiarity with DOI, FWS, NOAA Fisheries, or other natural resource agency IT environments
Experience with ESA Section 7 compliance or environmental regulatory systems
Active Public Trust Clearance

Responsibilities

Support Endangered Species Act - Section 7 compliance validation from a software development perspective, validating decision logic correctness, template content completeness, and consultation routing accuracy
Develop and maintain the production migration runbook application-layer components, documenting deployment sequences, verification steps, and rollback procedures
Lead defect remediation for Critical and High severity application defects identified during testing, pilot consultations, and government demonstrations
Support post-deployment monitoring of system availability, species list accuracy, logic performance, and user-reported issues
Implement live consultation feedback into system updates, ensuring iterative improvements are incorporated throughout the production period
Contribute to the Production Deployment Report, documenting deployment outcomes and post-deployment monitoring results
Support the development of the Final Operational Playbooks by documenting application-layer operational procedures and maintenance workflows
Enforce code review requirements and maintain all code in the version-controlled repository