Systems Architect

Peraton • ,

3d • $51,000 - $82,000

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Systems Architect with approximately four years of relevant experience to support the design and evolution of secure, scalable, high-performing web applications. The position translates business and technical requirements into practical system designs, collaborates with development teams and stakeholders, creates and maintains architectural documentation, and helps evaluate application performance and emerging technologies. The Systems Architect works within established technical standards and receives guidance on highly complex architectural decisions.

The role contributes to web application architecture across front-end, back-end, integration, and deployment components. It also supports database administration, technical troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and coordination with senior technical staff to implement solutions. Primary work locations are Tacoma, Washington; Aurora, Colorado; San Antonio, Texas; and Falls Church, Virginia. Remote work may be considered in special cases with customer approval.

Requirements

• Required experience varies by education: 4 years with a bachelor's degree; minimum 2 years with a master's degree; minimum 1 year with a Ph.D.; 6 years with an associate degree; or 8 years with a high school diploma.
• Experience in Systems Architect job roles or equivalent years of experience.
• Extensive experience assessing, designing, developing, and deploying large web applications.
• Strong knowledge of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• Proficiency with web development technologies such as JavaScript and frameworks such as Flask and SocketIO.
• Experience with cloud platforms and tools such as Docker, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with system monitoring and logging platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Splunk.
• Experience creating technical documentation.
• Strong communication skills for working effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) and IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) frameworks.
• Experience working within Military Health environments.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and documentation of web application architecture, including front-end, back-end, integration, and deployment components.
• Translate business and technical requirements into practical system designs with guidance from senior architects and technical leads.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to apply established architectural standards, development practices, and design patterns.
• Review application designs and implementations for scalability, performance, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Assist with performance assessments, identify potential bottlenecks, and recommend improvements.
• Participate in technical discussions with stakeholders and communicate design considerations, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Research and evaluate relevant web technologies, frameworks, and tools, and provide findings to support technology decisions.
• Partner with development, IT, security, and business teams to support successful implementation and alignment with project goals.
• Develop and maintain system diagrams, interface descriptions, design specifications, decision records, and other architectural documentation.
• Support database administration activities, including configuration, performance monitoring, access controls, backup and recovery planning, and coordination with database administrators.
• Support troubleshooting of complex technical issues, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with senior technical staff to implement solutions.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Health savings account
• Short- and long-term disability
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
• Company-paid holidays
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed