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Peraton•Laurel, MD

2d•$135,000 - $216,000•Onsite

About The Position

Develop mission-critical software supporting some of the Intelligence Community's largest distributed computing environments. As a Software Engineer, you'll join an agile product development team building and sustaining applications that power large-scale compute clusters operating in highly available, mission-focused environments. This role spans the full software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis and design through deployment, operations, and continuous improvement—while working alongside experienced engineers solving complex technical challenges.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED and Five (5) years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field = 2 years of experience
Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field = 4 years of experience
Experience developing software with high level languages such as Java, C,C++.
Experience in software integration and software testing, to include developing and implementing test plans and test scripts.
Experience developing software for UNIX/Linux (Redhat versions 3-5) operating systems.
One of the following certifications are required: AWS Certified Developer - Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning - Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph

Nice To Haves

Experience with Apache Hadoop
Experience with Apache Accumulo
Experience with Apache NiFi
Experience with MongoDB
Experience with ActiveMQ or other message broker technologies
Experience with Spring Framework
Experience with Python and Bash scripting
Experience with AWS Cloud and hybrid cloud environments
Experience with Security and compliance best practices
Experience with Data warehouses, analytics platforms, and large-scale data flows

Responsibilities

Design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain Java-based applications supporting large-scale distributed computing environments.
Participate in the full Agile software development lifecycle including requirements analysis, software design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations.
Develop solutions that integrate and extend commercial (COTS) and government off-the-shelf (GOTS) technologies.
Perform code reviews, architecture reviews, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and root cause analysis.
Deploy and manage software using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and modern CI/CD practices.
Support software running within containerized and microservices-based architectures.
Monitor production systems, resolve operational issues, and participate in Tier III on-call support.
Mentor junior developers by providing technical guidance and participating in peer reviews.
Collaborate with engineers, system administrators, and mission stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Benefits

Heavily subsidized medical benefits for employees and dependents
25 days of PTO accrued annually
Annual bonus opportunity tied to mission performance
10 paid federal holidays
Opportunities to work on cutting-edge cloud, big data, and distributed computing technologies supporting the Intelligence Community

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