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 across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Peraton is looking for a Software Deployment Engineer to support Intelligence Community and DoD customers as part of a talented, high-performing team. As part of this team you will work with emerging service and distributed computing technologies for satellite situational awareness (SSA) data processing and distribution.
The Skyfire program, a next gen Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Indications and Warning (I&W) system, establishes a repository of resident space objects (RSOs), finds RSOs of interest, and provides data to ground operators. The Skyfire team uses: programmatics, sensor modeling, and system engineering expertise to deliver this world-class SDA I&W system.
The selected candidate will design, implement, and maintain automated deployment processes for enterprise software systems. This role focuses on ensuring reliable, repeatable deployments across environments, integrating release automation tools, and resolving issues during build and deployment cycles. The candidate will collaborate closely with development and systems teams to streamline software delivery and maintain deployment quality.
Develop and maintain automated software build and deployment pipelines
Create and update Jenkins-based Groovy scripts to support release automation
Write and maintain AWS CloudFormation templates to manage environment configurations
Troubleshoot deployment and pipeline issues across Jenkins and AWS environments (Linux EC2, RDS, CloudFormation, ElasticSearch, etc.)
Document deployment procedures and key configuration steps for developer and operations use
Develop and maintain scripts to improve deployment processes (e.g., staging/unstaging builds, branch tagging automation, cross-network synchronization)
Integrate new applications and microservices into existing deployment workflows
Support automated installation and configuration of COTS and third-party software components
Diagnose and resolve deployment and integration issues, including connectivity or configuration problems between components (e.g., API servers and databases)
Develop and enhance monitoring scripts to verify the health of AWS-hosted services and deployed applications
Integrate and support deployment-related tools such as SonarQube, Fortify, Jenkins, Robot Framework/Selenium, and Artifactory
Collaborate with development teams to ensure smooth and consistent release transitions across environments
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Benefits:
Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, 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.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.