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Software Engineering, SME

Peraton


Job Location:

Chantilly, VA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 176000 - 282000
Posted: 1 October 2026 (17 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Responsibilities

The Foundations Lab is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support the Foundations Lab as a key member of a high performing team. We are looking for a motivated forward-thinking engineer who is excited to contribute to new initiatives in an R&D environment and can adapt to evolving requirements and learn emerging tools and technologies that will enhance the value that we deliver to our customers.

In this role you will work closely with the Chief Architect(CA)and Lead Software Engineer(LSE)to mature customer ideas into viable tools and products in order to help mitigate risks to future customer acquisitions.

You will be expected to:

  • Track user andlabproject requirements
  • Understand system and architecturerequirements
  • Deploy containerized applications to AWS using EC2 ECS and S3 optimizing performance and reducing infrastructure costs
  • Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews to uphold best practices
  • Participate in customer briefings such as Lab status discussions and product demonstrations
Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • 16 Years experience working with various satellite-based electro-optical sensor platforms
  • Minimummasters degree in science(or similar technical degree)
  • Active TS/SCI Clearance with Poly
  • Experience with deploying containerized applications to AWS
  • Experience with building reusable Typescript components and RESTful services

Desired Qualifications:

  • CompTIA Security certification
  • Versed in Agile Development methodologies
  • Experience with JIRA
  • Experience withJava C Python SQL Docker Linux Git Gitlab Amazon web services
  • AWS Cloud: EC2 S3 SQSSNS IAM KMSSystem Manager CloudFormation Elastic Search API Gateway Lambda CloudWatch CloudTrail DynamoDBPython 3.7 PyCharm JDK 11
Peraton Overview

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.

Target Salary Range
$176000 - $282000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position the individuals experience education knowledge skills and competencies as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position employees may be eligible for overtime shift differential and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
EEO
EEO: Equal opportunity employer including disability and protected veterans or other characteristics protected by law.

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Peraton provides innovative solutions for the most sensitive and critical programs in government today, developed and executed by scientists, engineers, and other experts.

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