Software Architect

Peraton Labs is searching for a Software Architect to join a team as a senior technical contributor owning significant development responsibilities, mentoring junior team members, and helping ensure that engineering decisions align with both immediate mission requirements and longer-term platform evolution.

You'll support the team in an Agile software development environment supporting requirements/story development, software architecture and design, software development, unit/component testing, and systems integration.

Additionally, this role will support cross-organization development needs, contributing to shared capabilities, integration efforts, and technical initiatives that benefit the broader cyber product portfolio.

Required:

Minimum of 12 years experience with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D; including 5 years working as a software architect
• Degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field
• Ability to work with internal and external teams to define requirements, specify architectures, complete detailed designs, and oversee implementations
• Proven technical leadership skills and mastery of cutting-edge software development tools and architectures
• An understanding of Enterprise Architecture strategy and design
• A demonstrated ability to design, architect and implement best practices, with the following languages: Java and JavaScript/React
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the application stack in development and production environments
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and modern deployment practices
• Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems, database technologies, web application servers, and/or automated testing tools.
• Demonstrated application security knowledge
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated, independent, detail oriented, responsible team-player
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• US Citizenship

Desired:

• Prior experience working in an Agile software development environment
• Prior experience working with DevSecOps processes and tools
• Experience with web development frameworks, database technologies, web services, and/or web application servers
• Prior experience with the cyber security 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 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.