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Software Engineer (Senior)

2026-165566

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Information Technology

Clearance:

Secret

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Telecommute:

Remote work allowed 100%
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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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a Software Engineer (Senior) to support the MODES III program supporting Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP). In this role, the selected candidate will be responsible for architecting, leading, and delivering complex, secure, cloud native applications and microservices (AWS GovCloud IL2/IL4/IL5), ensuring scalability, resilience, and RMF/ATO alignment. This position is remote and requires an active Secret clearance. 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

  • Responsible for architecting, leading, and delivering complex, secure, cloud native applications and microservices (AWS GovCloud IL2/IL4/IL5), ensuring scalability, resilience, and RMF/ATO alignment. 
  • Designs enterprise API contracts, secure data ingestion pipelines to the data lake, containerized deployments (K8s/EKS), autoscaling and observability, and HA patterns for production services. 
  • Drives DevSecOps practices: CI/CD with security gates (SAST/DAST), automated deployment/rollback, IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), and production runbooks. 
  • Leads database architecture and backup/DR design, defines RTO/RPO, conducts DR exercises, and directs production incident response and post incident reviews. 
  • Provides technical leadership to cross functional teams (UX, analytics, security), defines telemetry and web health KPIs for dashboards, and authors RMF/ATO artifacts and eMASS inputs. 
  • Familiar with: AWS (EKS, Lambda, RDS), Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform, SAST/DAST tools, and Oracle RAC. 
Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

  • Active Secret clearance required. 
  • Experience / Education:  10 years relevant experience with BS/BA degree or 8 years with MS/MA or 6 years with Phd or 14 yers w/o a degree or 12 years with AS/AA
  • Certifications: This role requires a demonstration of capability within the Cyberspace IT workforce. Successful applicants must satisfy Foundational Qualification standards via an approved industry certification (e.g., A+ or Network+) or documented equivalent military/educational training as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

  • Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance. 
  • AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty) or equivalent cloud certifications. 
  • Experience with cloud-native data pipelines, analytics platforms, or data lake architectures. 
  • Familiarity with NIST RMF, ATO processes, and DoD security compliance frameworks. 
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and microservices architectures. 
  • CompTIA Security+ 

Worklocation: Remote, with the ability to travel to the NCR if required

Details

Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at <a href="https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.&nbsp;

Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.&nbsp;

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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