Software Engineer (Junior)

Peraton•,

63d•$66,000 - $106,000•Remote

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Software Engineer (Junior) to support the MODES III program, which focuses on Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP). The role involves supporting the development, integration, testing, and maintenance of web/CMS front ends, lightweight backend services, and dashboard data feeds within AWS GovCloud, all under senior supervision. This is a remote position requiring an active Secret clearance.

Requirements

Active Secret clearance required.
2 years relevant experience with BS/BA degree or 0 years with MS/MA or 6 years w/o a degree or 4 years with AS/AA.
Demonstration of capability within the Cyberspace IT workforce, satisfying Foundational Qualification standards via an approved industry certification (e.g., A+ or Network+) or documented equivalent military/educational training as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix.

Nice To Haves

Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance.
AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty) or equivalent cloud certifications.
Experience supporting large-scale government IT modernization programs.
CompTIA Security+.

Responsibilities

Supporting development, integration, testing, and maintenance of web/CMS front ends, lightweight backend services, and dashboard data feeds in AWS GovCloud under senior supervision.
Implementing accessible front end components (HTML5, CSS, JS) and CMS template changes compliant with Section 508/WCAG; assisting with responsive and mobile first rendering.
Assisting with basic API integration, data mapping for dashboards, and ETL/ingestion tasks into secure dev/test environments.
Executing routine builds and deployments into dev/test following CI/CD runbooks; performing basic automated and manual test execution.
Supporting incident triage for non-critical outages, gathering logs, creating defect tickets, and escalating per incident procedures.