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Peraton · 6 hours ago

Cyber Software Engineer, Senior Advisor

Laurel, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$112K/yr - $179K/yr

14+ years exp

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence. They are seeking a Senior Cyber Software Engineer to join their Cyber Missions team, where the role involves developing and optimizing advanced cyber systems that support national-level missions.

Information TechnologyRobotics

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Drive all phases of agile software development for a full-featured cloud-hosted service

Develop, test, and integrate new capabilities while improving performance and scalability

Contribute to optimization and performance tuning for distributed systems

Support ongoing operations, sustainment, and system enhancements

Collaborate with cross-functional engineers to deliver reliable, secure, mission-aligned solutions

Independently perform development, installation, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting

Lead technical evaluations, estimate task durations, and help shape project plans

Review engineering designs for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with mission needs

Contribute to a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement

Qualification

Large Language ModelsAWS architectureInfrastructure as CodeJava programmingCI/CD pipelinesObservability toolsMicroservicesAgile developmentSecurity principlesCollaboration tools

Required

14+ years of Software Engineering experience on programs of similar scope and complexity

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Math, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or a related field + May substitute 4 additional years of SWE experience in lieu of a degree

Active TS/SCI with polygraph required

Hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Agentic AI

Strong background in AWS architecture, including use of AWS SDKs and APIs

Proficiency with observability tools (Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, etc.)

Experience building and managing infrastructure with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform

Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring best practices

Java programming expertise for distributed, networked, and multi-threaded systems

Familiarity with microservices, containerization, and Kubernetes orchestration

Experience working in Agile development environments with modern source-control and collaboration tools

Working knowledge of security and compliance principles for cloud-based and distributed systems