Software Engineer

Peraton•Chantilly, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Chantilly, Virginia, to support a Department of War customer as part of the Data Exchange engineering team. The role involves designing, developing, testing, and deploying a complex system using an Agile approach to support mission success for multiple stakeholders. The engineer will transform customer requirements into high-performing software architecture within technical, schedule, and cost constraints. The role includes system design and architecture, application deployment and maintenance, development in cloud-based environments, and integration with other software components. The engineer will work with a Scrum Master, Product Owner, and other Scrum team members.

Requirements

Possess a minimum Top Secret security clearance, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI, and maintain the clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field and 8 or more years of software engineering experience; or a master’s degree in one of these fields and 6 or more years of experience. Four years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
Meet DoD 8140 foundational requirements for a Software Developer, with proficiency at the advanced level (for example, CISSP-ISSAP).
At least 5 years of significant software design and development experience with service-oriented architectures, including web services, JMS publish/subscribe messaging, microservices, and distributed computing technologies.
Experience developing and testing applications using a broad range of programming languages, including industry-standard, innovative, or domain-specific technologies.
Significant experience with modern Java development, including Java 21 or later and common frameworks such as Apache Camel 4.4 or later, Spring Boot 4.0 or later, and/or Quarkus 3.2 or later.
Experience with Python 3.x, Bash 4.x, and other languages.
Significant experience developing applications for virtual or cloud-based environments.
Experience developing software on Linux systems, typically Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 or higher.
Experience collaborating with external developers and integrating their components into a larger framework.
Experience developing with containers and deploying to Kubernetes 1.30 or later using Helm 3.x; familiarity with Rancher 2.x or OpenShift 4.x.
Experience with network architectures and technologies including IPv4, IPv6, network switches, firewalls, TCP/IP socket applications, HTTPS, HTTP/2, and gRPC.
Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
Experience working in a team environment using Agile/DevSecOps methods and tools, including Jira, Confluence, Git, Maven, ArgoCD, and GitLab.
Experience implementing cybersecurity-hardened solutions.
Ability to troubleshoot TLS and SSL issues using command-line tools such as OpenSSL.
Skill analyzing conventional and unconventional data formats to ensure alignment with specifications and requirements.
Ability to work creatively and collaboratively in a fast-paced, process-oriented, deadline-driven, and sometimes ambiguous environment with little supervision.
Confident, concise, and accurate written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

Transform customer requirements into advanced, high-performing software architecture within program technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Use Agile software development processes to support system design, architecture, application deployment, and application maintenance.
Perform backlog grooming and sprint planning.
Develop and review code, update technical documents, generate unit tests, verify code requirements through unit testing, and resolve discrepancy reports.
Develop, install, and configure software components or algorithms in a cloud-based environment or framework.
Collaborate with the Scrum Master, Product Owner, and other Scrum team members to integrate software components successfully.