SOFTWARE ENGINEER, SENIOR ADVISOR

Provides IC data management support to modernize mega data repositories, dataflow management, data provenance and compliance validation, and streaming solutions., The Analytic and Analyst Investigation Frameworks team is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer Level-3 to lead cloud software research, development, and engineering efforts. This role is critical to our mission of designing, building, and sustaining robust, large-scale distributed systems. The engineer will own the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from requirements analysis and system design to integration, testing, and long-term enhancement of mission-critical cloud applications. Full-Stack Engineering

• Deliver end-to-end software services, including requirements gathering, design, development, installation, evaluation, and issue resolution.
• Build scalable, high-performance applications leveraging enterprise Java microservices, Spring Boot ecosystem components (Spring Data, Spring Security, Spring Cloud), and modern front-end frameworks.

Graph-Data Integration & Analytics

• Integrate and manage graph-based data models using Neo4j, and implement advanced graph analytics, algorithms, and pattern discovery workflows.
• Develop solutions for graph-relational integration and perform advanced analytics on large-scale datasets.

Distributed Computing & Data Systems

• Design and implement distributed computing solutions and massively parallel computation models for large-scale data processing.
• Work with NoSQL databases (HBase, Accumulo, BigTable) to store, query, and optimize data.
• Ensure cloud scalability and performance for mission-critical applications.

Integration, Testing & Enhancement

• Develop and execute rigorous test plans, unit and integration tests to ensure system reliability and maintainability.
• Integrate and extend FOSS/COTS products to meet unique project requirements.
• Proactively diagnose technical issues and implement sustainable system enhancements.

Technical Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

• Produce high-quality technical documentation, ontologies, and data models to ensure transparency, maintainability, and reproducibility.
• Mentor and collaborate with team members on best practices for full-stack development, cloud architecture, and advanced analytics.

• Twenty (20) years of experience as a Software Engineer supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of professional software development/engineering experience across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• At least six (6) years of experience with high-level programming languages, including Java, C, and C++.
• Minimum of five (5) years developing software for UNIX/Linux environments, specifically Red Hat distributions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution. Note: Four (4) additional years of SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.

Desired Skills & Expertise

• Graph Data Modeling & Performance: Familiarity with designing and optimizing complex Neo4j schemas; experience with Cypher query tuning, index management, or APOC procedures for large-scale transformations.
• Enterprise Java Microservices: Exposure to the Spring Boot ecosystem (Spring Data, Security, Cloud) and building scalable backend services.
• Graph-Relational Integration: Experience integrating graph databases with RDBMS or search engines (e.g., Elasticsearch) to support polyglot persistence architectures.
• Graph Analytics & Algorithms: Knowledge of Neo4j Graph Data Science (GDS) for pathfinding, centrality, community detection, or real-time analytics.
• Advanced Analytics: Comfort implementing data- or event-driven analytics using rules engines.
• Cloud Scalability: Understanding of large-scale cloud patterns and best practices for high-concurrency applications.
• AI & Pattern Discovery: Experience with genetic algorithms, inference engines, or identifying patterns in very large datasets (10+ PB).
• Specialized Processing: Exposure to foreign language processing, multimedia exploitation (speech, text, image, video), or social network analysis.
• Data Modeling: Experience documenting ontologies, schemas, and API specifications in heterogeneous environments.

Parental leave, 401(k), Health insurance, Paid time off, Vision insurance, Health savings account, Dental insurance, Life insurance 14400 Sweitzer Ln, Laurel, MD 20707, Target Salary Range: $190,000 - $304,000. 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 individual's 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.

Benefits Statement: 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 https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

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