Software Engineering Manager - SATCOM

Peraton•Seal Beach, CA

About The Position

Peraton is delivering advanced mission planning, digital engineering, and command-and-control capabilities supporting the U.S. Government’s space communications enterprise. Our team uses modern MBSE practices to translate mission needs into precise, traceable, and verifiable technical requirements across a complex, multi-system environment. As a Software Engineering Manager, you will manage and grow a team of software engineers while contributing directly to the design and delivery of core platform services supporting secure, scalable, and reliable satellite ground communications and data-transport capabilities. You will combine hands-on software development with direct people management—coaching engineers, driving career growth, leading hiring, and managing performance—while fostering engineering best practices to ensure resilient, maintainable, and compliant solutions for U.S. Government missions. In this role, you will serve as a senior technical contributor and engineering lead, providing technical direction to software developers while remaining hands-on in architecture, design, development, integration, and troubleshooting. You will collaborate closely with systems engineering, MBSE, cybersecurity, test, DevSecOps, and customer stakeholders to ensure software solutions align with system requirements, architectural objectives, security requirements, and overall program goals.

Requirements

12+ years of experience, may have prior supervisory or management experience.
This position requires the candidate to possess a minimum of Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance.
Proficiency in Python for backend systems and API development, with experience in microservice architectures, backend service development, and asynchronous messaging using technologies such as PostgreSQL, Kafka, OAuth 2.0, JWT, and Unix shell scripting.
Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing relational databases and SQL‑based capabilities, including triggers, functions, and stored procedures.
Experience implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms, including RBAC, ABAC, OAuth 2.0, JWT, and applying Zero Trust software development principles.
Proficiency in modern front‑end development using TypeScript, Vite, and contemporary practices such as component‑based architecture, state management, application routing, and responsive design.
Experience with Git‑based source control (Git, GitHub), structured code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing practices, including unit testing, integration testing, and automated test workflows.
Experience investigating and resolving production issues in operational environments and supporting deployment operations using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
Working knowledge of PKI concepts and experience delivering software on at least one major commercial cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Nice To Haves

Ability to effectively collaborate with MBSE and Test engineering teams.
Ability to prepare and present technical designs and recommendations to cross‑functional stakeholders.
Ability to engage with end‑users to clarify requirements or support implementation activities.
Ability to learn new tools, technologies, or frameworks in support of evolving project needs.

Responsibilities

Drive end‑to‑end architecture and implementation of cloud‑native services by leading multi‑tenant AWS platform design, defining microservice and integration patterns, setting scalable and secure engineering standards, and delivering robust APIs, microservices, and backend capabilities.
Contribute directly to full-stack software development while guiding team delivery through code reviews, peer mentoring, and engineering best practices to maintain high-quality, reliable solutions.
Oversee line management responsibilities—including staffing, performance reviews, career development, and daily team operations—to build a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented engineering culture.
Translate business, mission, and system requirements into software architectures, technical specifications, implementation strategies, and development priorities.
Work closely with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Test teams to maintain traceability and alignment between requirements, models, software implementation, and verification activities.
Lead and contribute to backend development using Python, including APIs, automation logic, data-processing capabilities, and platform-level services.
Guide the design and development of user interfaces and reusable frontend components that provide consistent, accessible, scalable, and maintainable application functionality.
Define and implement secure authentication, authorization, and role-based access-control mechanisms across applications and services.
Lead end‑to‑end integration, deployment, and production-support efforts by coordinating software integration with customers and mission partners, partnering with DevSecOps to enhance CI/CD and operational tooling, and driving structured investigation and resolution of complex software and production issues.
Identify technical risks, architectural gaps, and software dependencies and develop mitigation strategies to support successful program execution.
Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and architectural approaches and recommend solutions appropriate for secure U.S. Government mission environments.