2 days ago
Base Salary
$176k - $282k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud-native architectures.
- Develop and maintain microservices and RESTful APIs using Java with Spring Boot or Python.
- Build, deploy, and manage secure, optimized Docker container images.
- Orchestrate containerized services in Kubernetes, including deployments, ingress controllers, service meshes, and stateful workloads.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code to provision, configure, and manage cloud resources.
- Create data-driven dashboards and visualization tools using React or Solid.
- Design and operate distributed data pipelines for high-volume data ingestion, processing, and storage.
- Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines and comprehensive unit, integration, and cloud-readiness testing.
- Monitor system health and performance and resolve production bottlenecks.
- Document architecture patterns, deployment workflows, and operational procedures while collaborating with data architects, DevOps teams, and product managers.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance with a current polygraph is required.
- Eight years of software development or engineering experience covering requirements analysis, development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis or resolution.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is required, with an additional four years of software engineering experience permitted as a substitution.
- Strong proficiency in Java with Spring Boot or Python.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
- Experience with web application frameworks, microservice architecture, data processing pipelines, cloud deployment, and stateful and stateless services.
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, including Pods, Services, Namespaces, and resource management.
- Proficiency with Terraform or AWS CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code.
- At least one qualifying certification is required: AWS Certified Developer-Associate, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer, or Elastic Certified Engineer.
- Preferred experience includes Kubernetes Operators and Custom Resource Definitions, Kafka, Neo4j, Prometheus, Grafana, the ELK stack, Apache Spark, event-driven and rules-based analytics, and foreign-language or multimedia analytics.
Benefits
- Heavily subsidized employee medical and dependent coverage.
- 25 days of PTO accrued annually, subject to a PTO cap.
- Eligibility for an attractive bonus plan.
- Additional benefits include dental, vision, life insurance, health savings account, short- and long-term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off, and company-paid holidays.
Tech Stack
Apache KafkaApache SparkAWSDockerGrafanaJavaKubernetesNeo4jPrometheusPythonReactSpring BootTerraform
About Peraton
Peraton builds and integrates mission systems, cyber, space, and intelligence solutions for U.S. defense, intelligence, and civil agencies. It delivers enterprise IT, satellite and terrestrial communications, and spectrum management under government contracts. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia and is privately held by Veritas Capital.