Lead Application Developer

Peraton is looking for a Lead Application Developer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. This person will lead the design, development, modernization, and integration of enterprise applications supporting mission-critical federal operations.

This role requires a technically hands-on leader who can drive delivery across modern cloud-native environments while working closely with architects, engineers, product teams, and external partners. You will contribute directly to application development, modernization strategy, DevSecOps adoption, and system integration efforts.

You are expected to move beyond feature delivery-ensuring applications are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned to evolving mission and compliance requirements., * Develop secure, scalable, and highly available applications supporting high-volume and near real-time processing

• Contribute to AI/ML-enabled application workflows, including model integration and deployment support

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated testing, deployment, and security validation

• Implement DevSecOps best practices, including secure SDLC, automated scanning, and compliance validation

• Support system-of-systems integration across multiple applications, contractors, and technical teams

• Ensure applications align with federal security and compliance requirements, including NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust, MFA, and ATO support processes

• Design and support data ingestion, ETL pipelines, transformation, analytics, and dissemination capabilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across application, infrastructure, integration, and data layers

• Lead code reviews, mentor developers, and enforce engineering standards and best practices

• Collaborate within Agile/Scrum and SAFe delivery environments to ensure consistent execution and delivery quality

• Bachelors degree and 12 years of experience or an Associates degree and 14 years of experience or a High School diploma/equivalent and 16 years of experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust
• 12+ years of experience in software development, application engineering, or enterprise application modernization.
• Demonstrated experience leading application development teams supporting large-scale federal IT modernization or transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience designing, developing, and modernizing enterprise-grade, cloud-native applications.
• Experience modernizing legacy or COTS applications into open-source, microservices-based architectures.
• Experience with APIs, distributed integrations, event-driven architectures, and messaging systems.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines within secure environments.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with data integration, ingestion, ETL pipelines, data transformation, and dissemination workflows.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including Terraform.
• Working knowledge of federal security and compliance requirements, including NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust, MFA, and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.
• Experience supporting highly available, scalable, and resilient applications, including performance optimization.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum and SAFe development environments., * Experience supporting large-scale federal statistical, Census, or other mission-critical modernization programs.
• Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities into enterprise applications.
• Experience with Apache Kafka or other large-scale event-streaming technologies.
• Experience supporting complex system-of-systems integration initiatives.

Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. 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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.