Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer

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 worlds 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 cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Peraton is seeking a poly cleared Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer to join our team supporting advanced R&D efforts in Chantilly this role youll develop and maintain software that underpins complex research environments by integrating existing capabilities into new or modified systems and environments improving reliability and performance and enabling rapid prototyping through disciplined software engineering practices.

This position supports a dynamic team of Peraton Labs customer and subcontractor personnel. The ideal candidate is comfortable working hands-on in a highly secure environment collaborating closely with researchers and engineers and can also execute independently to drive solutions end-to-end.

Key responsibilities may include:

Develop and sustain research infrastructure software supporting complex systems
Integrate existing software into new or modified systems and operating environments ensuring compatibility performance and maintainability
Contribute across the software lifecycle: requirements interpretation design implementation testing verification and deployment of prototype and operational software
Build and improve automation tooling and CI/CD workflows to accelerate development and increase reliability (e.g. build pipelines test automation packaging releases processes)
Work in Linux-based development and runtime environments including scripting and troubleshooting at the OS and application layers
Collaborate with engineers/researchers to identify successful approaches to complex problems rapidly iterate prototypes and transition viable solutions toward operational use
Support networked systems and software that interacts with networking stacks data flows distributed services or mission environments
Interface directly with customer stakeholders (technical and programmatic) to coordinate priorities communicate progress and resolve issues
Monitor and direct subcontractor tasking as needed by providing technical guidance reviewing deliverables and ensuring integration and quality standards are met
Produce clear technical documentation (design notes build/deploy instructions test evidence and operational runbooks)

Minimum qualifications

12 years with Bachelors 10 years with Masters or 7 years with lieu of a Bachelors degree 4 additional years of experience is required for a total of 16 years
Software development experience with the building and integration of applications/services in complex environments
Strong hands-on proficiency in Python and at least one of C/C Java or Go (exposure to all is a plus)
Familiarity with secure development practices in restricted environments (e.g. hardened enclaves controlled repos offline build patterns)
Working knowledge in software engineering practices and tooling such as:
Git/GitHub/GitLab branching PRs and code reviews
Agile development practices
CI tooling (e.g. Jenkins) or similar pipelines
Strong problem-solving ability with a track record of learning new technologies quickly and delivering results in ambiguous/problem-driven research settings
Strong communication skills to explain technical issues and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences
Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required for this position

Preferred qualifications

Experience supporting research platforms or environments where rapid prototyping transitions into operationally relevant software
Prior experience providing technical leadership mentoring junior engineers or coordinating work across development teams
Experience with design development test verification and certification of operational software (including evidence-driven testing and documentation)
Strong systems familiarity:
o Linux and Windows system skills
o Shell scripting and automation
o Virtualization / VM technologies (e.g. VMware KVM VirtualBox Proxmox)
Networking background:
o TCP/IP fundamentals routing/switching concepts firewalls
o Network service development packet/data pipeline integration network troubleshooting
Experience with modern ecosystem tooling such as:
o Containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
o Infrastructure automation via Ansible Terraform
o Artifact/package management reproducible builds release engineering

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical dental vision life health savings account short/long term disability EAP parental leave 401(k) paid time off (PTO) for vacation and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at Statements