Responsibilities
Peraton has a new opportunity for a mid-level Software Engineer in the Blacksburg, VA area.
This is a great opportunity to join our Technology and Engineering Strategic Delivery team and support exciting projects across Peraton in areas such as communications, space, cybersecurity, defense, health, and mobile. You’ll have the opportunity to work in a collaborative, supportive environment that allows you to grow your skills and your career while building experience in a variety of different projects and domains.
You’ll work in an Agile software development environment supporting requirements/story development, software architecture and design, software development, and unit/component testing. The initial project assignment for this position is in the space domain supporting full-stack development for a space communications project.
Qualifications
Required
- 5+ years of experience working as a software engineer
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field
- Experience working with Java, RESTFul web services, and Docker containerization
- Prior experience working in an Agile software development environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Self-motivated, independent, detail oriented, responsible team-player
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
Desired
- Experience with web development frameworks (e.g., React, Angular), database technologies (e.g., Postgres, MongoDB), messaging services (e.g., RabbitMQ), and cloud technologies (e.g., AWS)
- Prior experience working with DevSecOps processes and tools (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins)
- Prior experience with analyzing requirements, estimating level-of-effort, and writing Agile stories
- Prior experience with satellite communications and/or the space domain
- Prior experience providing mentoring to junior personnel
- Ability to anticipate problems and take decisive action and an ability to find innovative ways to solve problems
Peraton Overview
Peraton 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 and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.
Range for Posting
Salary Minimum: $57,500
Salary Mid: $115,000
Salary Maximum: $143,800
The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.