Cloud Software Engineering, Senior Advisor

Responsibilities

Cloud Software Engineer

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to ake on a pivotal role with our elite Cyber Intelligence team in Laurel, MD. This isn’t your average dev job—here, your work directly supports national security and cutting-edge innovation. You'll be part of an integrated product team, tackling high-impact challenges and engineering large-scale systems that matter.

What You’ll Do:

As a key member of our agile team, you’ll help design, develop, and scale a powerful, full-featured cloud service running on large compute clusters and AWS infrastructure. Your day-to-day will include:

• Architecting and building mission-critical cloud software solutions

• Integrating Large Language Models (LLM) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

• Tuning and optimizing for performance at scale

• Automating deployment and monitoring with cutting-edge DevOps practices

• Supporting the entire software lifecycle—from whiteboard to deployment (and beyond)

• Collaborating across disciplines to solve complex, real-world problems

What You Bring:

You’re not just a developer—you’re a cloud-savvy problem solver who thrives in fast-paced, high-stakes environments. Ideally, you’ve got:

• LLM & RAG experience—you're excited about the potential of GenAI

• Deep AWS expertise including SDKs, APIs, and architectural best practices

• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation

• DevOps mindset: Continuous Integration, Deployment, Testing, and Monitoring

• Strong Java skills for distributed systems, with a handle on networking and concurrency

• Experience working in Agile environments with modern source control workflows

• Comfort in Linux environments and scripting in Python, Ruby, or Perl

• Familiarity with Kubernetes and microservices architecture

• A sharp eye for security and compliance

• AWS Cloud Developer Certification is a big plus

 What You’ll Own:

• Designing and developing scalable software solutions

• Troubleshooting and resolving issues in a complex cloud environment

• Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to technical direction

• Driving innovation by proposing enhancements and performance improvements

• Balancing speed, cost, availability, and resilience in every solution

Why Peraton?

At Peraton, you’re not just building software—you’re building a safer, smarter world. We offer:

• Work that matters on projects of national importance

• A collaborative environment that encourages innovation

• Access to cutting-edge tech and training

• Competitive compensation, great benefits, and room to grow

Ready to level up your career and help shape the future of cyber intelligence?

 

Apply now and engineer what’s next.

Qualifications

Position Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is required, or alternatively, an additional 4 years of relevant experience.

• A Master’s degree can substitute for 2 years of experience, reducing the total experience requirement to 6 years.

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in software development/engineering, including activities such as requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and troubleshooting.

• At least 6 years of experience developing software using high-level programming languages such as Java, C, or C++.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience developing software for UNIX/Linux (Redhat versions 3-5) operating systems.

• At least 3 years of experience in software integration and testing, including the creation and execution of test plans and test scripts.

• One of the following certifiations are required:
  • AWS Certified Developer-Associate
  • AWS DevOps Engineer Professsional
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
  • Elastic Certified Engineer

 

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on our critical National Security programs, 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.

 

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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

$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

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