Java Software Engineer - Peraton
Herndon, VA
About the Job
Responsibilities
Are you ready to work on a team that supports the development of cutting edge technology? Our program provides IT-based efforts required to support DoD and the IC for technology and concept development. The DoD intelligence mission is to provide accurate, relevant, and timely data and intelligence to tactical, operational, and strategic decision makers across the COCOM, nuclear, conventional, and Special Operations Forces. Decision superiority is the competitive advantage, enabled by an ongoing situational awareness that allows commanders and their forces to make informed decisions and implement them as fast and effectively as the situation warrants. Decision superiority is about improving the ability to observe, orient, decide, and act faster and more effectively than the adversary.
Our program supports unclassified and classified software development and integration services. Some of the work we will do is brand new Big Data, data analysis, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and advanced analytics, while other work will be refining and improving legacy development, as well as providing operations and maintenance
The Software Engineer Job Responsibilities:
- Designs and develops user interfaces and visualizations that support capabilities such as data discovery and query, analytic visualizations, link-node analysis, AI/ML big data analytics, and object production and relationships
- Develops services using modern techniques such as REST, Java, JSON, Spring, Python, Javascript Web UI frameworks (e.g., JQuery, Angular, React), and Docker
- Uses processes and tools that support the DevSecOps pipeline including JIRA, Git, Junit, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Artifactory
- Supports development and demonstration of user interface and visualization concepts, and incorporates analyst feedback into the backlog
Qualifications
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.
Required Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience OR a Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience OR A PhD with 4+ years of relevant experience; An additional 4 years of experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree requirement
- Experience working in an Agile, Microservice cloud based environment
- Experience with Java, Python, shell scripting, JSON, Spring, Spring Boot, JavaEE, Docker, and Web UI Javascript frameworks (JQuery, Angular, React)
- Performs backend software engineering and development activities associated with supporting, maintaining, and enhancing software using an Agile DevSecOps model
- Develops and integrates bug fixes and new feature enhancements using DIA standard development tools and processes (e.g., Java, Jira, Git, Junit).
- Must have a DoD IAT Level II Certification (Security + CE, CISSP, etc.) by start date
- Top Secret/SCI with ability to obtain polygraph
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with JIRA, Git, Junit, and Jenkins
- Experience with multiple database technologies including RDBMS, Elasticsearch and/or SOLR, NoSQL (Hadoop and/or EMR), ProgreSQL
- Experience with Linux
- AWS/Cloud experience
- Top Secret/SCI with Poly
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.