Software Developer Space Domain

Peraton is seeking a Software Developer to support a customer in Colorado Springs CO supporting the Space Weather Analysis Forecasting Service (SWAFS) GovCloud solution. This role is suited for an experienced developer who brings strong hands-on coding skills and ideally some exposure to software architecture concepts. The ideal candidate is a solid self-sufficient developer who can contribute meaningfully to complex systems work within an Agile team and grow into broader technical responsibilities over time.

What youll do:

• Contribute to the design and documentation of software architecture for the SWAFS GovCloud solution including system components data flows and integration patterns
• Translate high-level engineering and mission requirements into actionable architectural designs interaction flows and development artifacts
• Collaborate with Senior Architects Chief Systems Engineers and Product Owners to align technical designs with program objectives
• Support decomposition of architectural requirements into consumable development stories and sprint-level tasks
• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle: definition design implementation unit testing and deployment
• Write and review application code primarily in Java; support and guide developers on coding standards and architectural patterns
• Establish and promote design guidelines best practices and coding standards across the development team
• Evaluate and recommend frameworks tools and technologies to meet system requirements
• Participate in peer code and design reviews; provide constructive technical feedback
• Support REST API design and data/service integration architecture feeding into SaaS applications
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline design and DevSecOps best practices
• Assist in defining structured practices in source code management build and release management
• Produce clear and concise architectural documentation decision records (ADRs) and technical specifications
• Support customer-facing technical presentations of architecture and system functionality

• Associates degree in a related field and 7 years of relevant software development experience; OR Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related field with 5 years of relevant software development experience; OR Masters degree with 3 years of relevant experience. An additional four (4) years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• At least 3 years of progressive software development experience
• Strong knowledge of software design principles development best practices and applicable frameworks
• Demonstrated software development experience using Java
• Experience with Spring and Spring Kafka or comparable event-driven messaging technologies
• Experience using GitLab for source control collaboration and/or CI/CD
• Strong hands-on experience developing and executing software test plans procedures and cases
• Experience supporting deployments to high-side or restricted-access environments
• Experience troubleshooting monitoring and supporting software in operational environments
• Experience documenting tracking and resolving software defects and bugs
• Experience supporting software demonstrations technical reviews or customer-facing events
• This position requires the candidate possess a minimum of Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. The candidate must maintain the clearance

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Strong communication and collaboration skills including experience working across a larger Software Architecture team
• Experience in a Software Architect IT Systems Architect or equivalent role is a plus but not required
• Recent experience supporting the United States Space Force Department of Defense space systems satellites or similarly complex aerospace systems
• Experience with high-TRL systems and transitioning software from development and test environments into operations
• Experience with automated testing DevSecOps continuous integration or continuous delivery
• Experience with UML DoDAF or comparable modeling and engineering methodologies
• Experience designing or deploying applications in an AWS environment
• Experience leading or mentoring software test integration or operations teams
• Experience using AI-assisted development or software engineering tools
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification or equivalent cloud architecture experience

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program 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 participatein an attractive bonus plan

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.