Cyber Software Engineer

Program Overview

About The Role

About The Role:

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 OR a PhD with 0+ 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 ability to obtain a polygraph

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

This role is on-site in Herndon, VA.

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

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

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.

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