Software Engineering, Senior Advisor

About the position

Peraton is seeking a Software Engineer, Senior Advisor to implement, test, and operate using advanced software security techniques in compliance with the technical reference architecture to enhance software systems. Perform on-going security testing and participate in code reviews to improve software security and features. Debug, design, and code new software or modify existing software. Provide and recommend engineering designs for new software solutions to help mitigate security vulnerabilities. Contribute on all levels of the architecture and maintain technical documentation. Collaborate with team members and exchange knowledge on secure coding practices. Ability to develop a familiarity with new tools and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Implement, test, and operate using advanced software security techniques.
• Perform on-going security testing and participate in code reviews.
• Debug, design, and code new software or modify existing software.
• Provide and recommend engineering designs for new software solutions.
• Contribute on all levels of the architecture and maintain technical documentation.
• Collaborate with team members and exchange knowledge on secure coding practices.

Requirements

• Twenty (20) years of experience as a Software Engineer (SWE) in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated work experience with OpenSource (NoSQL) products such as Hbase/Accumulo, Big Table, etc.
• A minimum of six (6) years demonstrated experience out of the most recent eight (8) years developing production software for Solaris or Linux environments.
• Six years (6) of experience developing software using the Java programming language or C or C++.
• Demonstrated work experience developing RESTful services.
• Demonstrated work experience developing infrastructure as code.
• Demonstrated work experience with continuous integration and deployment tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Demonstrated work experience in Java development.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Previous experience developing analytics applications.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap.
• Eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.