Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

Peraton is seeking a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer to drive the engineering behind mission-critical intelligence software. You’ll set the technical direction for a team building cloud-based SIGINT microservices for an operational Intelligence Community mission. You’ll own the architecture and technical roadmap, mentor talented engineers, and stay hands-on with a modern stack: Java/Spring Boot, Angular, MongoDB, Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI/CD. This is an onsite role - local candidates only. Aurora, CO or Melbourne, FL

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the technical vision: Architect solutions, define technical roadmaps, and align engineering work with customer goals.
• Guide the team: Plan resources, mentor engineers, and set standards for code quality, testing, and security. Provide scheduled on-call support.
• Build and deploy: Lead development, integration, testing, deployment, and maintenance of high-availability, resilient cloud-based software.
• Own the pipeline: Stand up development, test, staging, and production environments, and drive automated build, deploy, and rollback through GitLab CI/CD.
• Partner with the mission: Work with analysts, systems engineers, and developers in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Be the customer’s technical voice: Brief project managers and customers, including at quarterly Program Management Reviews (PMRs)., The Senior Full-Stack Engineer will build end-to-end features, create APIs, write requirement documents, and learn Rust while improving product experiences for users., Leads a team managing ADA and PWFA accommodation claims, ensuring accurate, timely, compliant claim adjudication and strong customer service. Responsibilities include coaching employees, managing performance and workloads, reviewing claim files and calls, identifying process improvements, administering concurrent disability and leave claims, mitigating risk, and communicating operational updates. The role requires disability or absence management expertise, sound judgment, knowledge of applicable regulations, and effective stakeholder collaboration. Top Skills: Microsoft Office Suite PwC

Denver - Tax - Associate - Summer/Fall 2027

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• 8+ years of experience with a BS/BA; 6 years with an MS/MA; 3 years with a PhD. Without a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
• Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph (U.S. citizenship required)
• Security+ certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire
• Experience defining technical roadmaps, planning resources, and aligning engineering tasks with customer goals
• Back-end development with Java and Spring/Spring Boot
• Front-end proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a modern framework (Angular, React, or Vue.js)
• Hands-on experience with databases such as, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD (Pipelines, SonarQube, SAST, NexusIQ, dependency scanning)
• Experience with a cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and containerized systems
• Experience provisioning environments and building, deploying, updating, and rolling back applications within them

Desired Qualifications:

• Java 17, JUnit 5, and Mockito
• Hands-on experience with MongoDB
• Kubernetes (RKE/RKE2), Docker, and Helm
• Messaging platforms (RabbitMQ or similar)
• PKI authentication/certificates, Keycloak, and OIDC
• Observability tools (Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, Alertmanager)
• Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) and test automation (Cucumber, Selenium)
• Understanding of systems engineering principles and documentation

Travel:

• Up to 10% travel to attend customer-hosted quarterly PMRs.

Leads architecture and technical direction for cloud-based SIGINT microservices supporting an Intelligence Community mission. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, defining roadmaps, developing Java/Spring Boot and Angular applications, managing databases and containerized environments, and owning GitLab CI/CD pipelines. The role also oversees testing, deployment, security, observability, customer communications, and scheduled on-call support in an Agile environment. The summary above was generated by AI Peraton Overview, 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, ten company holidays per year, annual merit assessments, and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Target Salary Range$112,000 - $179,000. 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.

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 world’s 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 can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.