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Responsibilities

Peraton’s Space & Intelligence Sector is looking for a Software Engineer to join our diverse team at our Herndon, VA, office. The candidate should have experience with structured software development methodologies and modern software tools and techniques.

 

The selected candidate will work within a cross-functional Scrum team, and will perform software engineering and development activities, associated with supporting, maintaining, and enhancing software using an Agile DevSecOps model. The engineer should be comfortable working with containers and automated testing frameworks. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree requirement
  • Strong Python development experience, especially with workflow orchestration
  • Elasticsearch/Open Search, PostgreSQL, MySQL experience
  • Experience with state machines, task queues (e.g., Celery), or workflow engines.
  • Understanding of RESTful APIs and data serialization (JSON, XML).
  • TS/SCI with current poly

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of API design best practices and data governance.
  • Experience using Node.js.
  • Familiarity with frameworks like Django, FastAPI, or Flask.
  • Security+ or equivalent certification and willingness to serve as a privileged user supporting deployed systems testing

 

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 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.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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

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