Software Architect - Space Weather

Peraton • Home, FL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Software Architect to support our Space Force customer. The SWAFS program is migrating legacy capabilities into the AWS cloud, while continuously adding new capabilities for legacy applications and users. The Software Architect will assist migrating legacy tools to the cloud while delivering new capabilities built upon decades of environmental science and celestial studies to increase the immediate awareness and risks to DoW Infrastructure and Systems, advancing Space Weather Forecasting capabilities. Provides architectural and big picture oversight for development of new or enhanced products. Articulates the architectural vision, conceptualizes and experiments with alternative architectural approaches, creates models and component and interface specification documents, and validates the architecture against requirements and assumptions. Work with various product developers, product managers, and customer application experts to create software products containing required features and modifications. Provide technical advice to other departments within the organization and may be responsible for integrating components built by product developers. May lead a team of planning analysts responsible for research and technical assistance for a user group. Works without supervision on highly complex projects. Wide latitude for independent judgment. Highly skilled with extensive proficiency and a firm understanding of the following: Cloud deployments, DevOps, Software Development and Modern UI Frameworks. The Software Architect may be responsible for, but not limited to, the following: Defining the technical patterns and implementation details for the development team to implement libraries, services, event driven processes, database, and user interface. Ensuring software meets all requirements of quality, security, modifiability, extensibility etc. Collaborating with staff scientists, legacy code decomposition architects, other software architects, development and test leads, infrastructure team, and scrum masters.

Requirements

• Associates degree with 14+ years of experience in a software engineering related field; OR bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience in a software engineering related field; OR a master's degree with 10+ years of experience in a software engineering related field.
• Additional Four (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree; or Minimum of 6+ years of progressive experience in software development, including at least 3 years as a Software Architect or IT Systems Architect.
• Must demonstrate extensive knowledge of software and application design principles, architectural best practices, and related frameworks.
• This position requires the candidate possess a minimum of Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI should one be required.
• The candidate must maintain the clearance.
• Proficiency in software development and coding across various languages such as: Java, JavaScript, C/C++, Python, FORTRAN, etc.
• Strong understanding of modeling and engineering methodologies such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) and of Department Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF).
• Experience designing modern applications optimized for deployment in an AWS Cloud environment.

Nice To Haves

• Active TS/SCI with the ability to work on-site as needed in Chantilly, VA; Colorado Springs, CO; or Melbourne, FL.
• Recent experience with AI tools such as Claude, Copilot, IRIS, OpenAI, etc
• Recent experience supporting the Department of War (DoW), U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Vehicles (e.g., satellites), or similarly complex systems such as those found in aerospace engineering.
• Strong technical mindset with exceptional attention to detail, along with high-quality organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Proven ability to analyze and decompose complex scientific or operational requirements into actionable software features for implementation by development teams.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or equivalent experience in designing and deploying cloud-based systems using Amazon Web Services.

Responsibilities

• Provides architectural and big picture oversight for development of new or enhanced products.
• Articulates the architectural vision, conceptualizes and experiments with alternative architectural approaches, creates models and component and interface specification documents, and validates the architecture against requirements and assumptions.
• Work with various product developers, product managers, and customer application experts to create software products containing required features and modifications.
• Provide technical advice to other departments within the organization and may be responsible for integrating components built by product developers.
• May lead a team of planning analysts responsible for research and technical assistance for a user group.
• Defining the technical patterns and implementation details for the development team to implement libraries, services, event driven processes, database, and user interface.
• Ensuring software meets all requirements of quality, security, modifiability, extensibility etc.
• Collaborating with staff scientists, legacy code decomposition architects, other software architects, development and test leads, infrastructure team, and scrum masters.

Benefits

• fully comprehensive medical plans
• tuition reimbursement
• tuition assistance
• fertility treatment
• enhanced benefits to employees local to a designated location with the ability to work onsite within a SCIF
• heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap
• eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree