Cloud Software Engineering, Advisor

Responsibilities

Cloud Software Engineer – Cyber Intelligence

Are you passionate about building cutting-edge software that runs on massive compute clusters? Ready to make a real impact in the world of Cyber Intelligence? Peraton is looking for a Cloud Software Engineer to join our high-performing team in Laurel, MD—and we want someone like you.

What You’ll Do:

As a key player on our Cyber Intel team, you'll help design, build, and optimize mission-critical systems. You'll work on everything from developing new features to testing, tuning, and sustaining cloud-native applications that operate at scale. This is a hands-on role in an agile environment with a strong focus on modernization and performance.

Note: This position includes after-hours/on-call support, so we’re looking for someone with a commitment to mission readiness.

What You Bring:

We’re looking for a software engineer with strong cloud and backend experience. If you check most of these boxes, we want to hear from you!

Core Skills:

• Proficiency in Java for distributed systems (bonus points for networking & multithreading experience)

• Hands-on experience with Cassandra and Spring Framework

• Spark expert? Even better—we need people who know how to develop and manage Spark jobs

• Familiar with Kubernetes for deploying scalable, resilient apps

• Kafka or RabbitMQ for messaging pipelines

• Experience with streaming analytics (e.g., Apache Flink)

• Comfortable building and implementing REST APIs

• Solid experience in Agile development environments

Technical Toolkit:

• Linux fundamentals + scripting chops (Python, Ruby, Perl—you pick)

• Version control with Git

• Familiarity with Maven, Jira

• CI/CD pipelines using Bamboo, Jenkins, or GitLab CI

• Monitoring & alerting with ELK Stack, Nagios

• A Cloud Developer Certification is a major plus

Why Join Us?

• Work on mission-critical systems that truly matter

• Collaborate with a team of smart, driven engineers in a high-impact environment

• Use modern cloud technologies to solve real-world problems

• Join a company that's leading in national security and cyber innovation

Apply today and be part of a team that thrives on solving tough problems and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in cloud-based engineering.

Qualifications

Position Requirements:

• An active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph is required.
• Eight years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirementsanalysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution.
• A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in a related technical field is required. NOTE: A degree in Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or similar degree will be considered as a technical field.
• Without a degree we can accept four additional years of experience.
• A Master's degree in a Technical Field will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of experience, bringing down the minimal requirement to six total years.
• One of the following Cloud Certifications are required: AWS Certified Developer - Associate, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

 

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on our critical National Security programs, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

 

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Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats acr