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# Software Engineer (Senior)

- **Company:** Peraton Inc
- **Location:** Hurlburt Field, FL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $86,000.0 - $138,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Cloud Database, CompTIA Security+, Databases, Disaster Recovery, Oracle Rac, Cloud Services, Zero Trust Network Access, Spring Cloud, Autoscaling, SC Clearance, Containerization, Data Lakes, Kubernetes, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Devsecops, Docker, Static Application Security Testing, Microservices, Dynamic Application Security Testing
- **Published:** June 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f1cecedafbdfbb79

## About the Role

Do you have a Associate's degree?, * Active Secret clearance required.

 * US Citizen
 * Experience / Education: a minimum of 12 years w/o a degree or 10 years with AS/AA or 8 years with BA degree, or 6 years with a MS Degree
 * Certifications: This role requires a demonstration of capability within the Cyberspace IT workforce. Successful applicants must satisfy Foundational Qualification standards via an approved industry certification (e.g., A+ or Network+) or documented equivalent military/educational training as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix., * Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance.
 * Prior experience working in DoD or Federal government IT environments.
 * AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty) or equivalent cloud certifications.
 * Experience with cloud-native data pipelines, analytics platforms, or data lake architectures.
 * Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and microservices architectures.
 * CompTIA Security+

Work location: remote with the ability to travel to NCR if needed

## Description

Peraton is seeking a Software Engineer (Senior) to support the MODES III program supporting Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP). In this role, the selected candidate will be responsible for leading the design and delivery of complex, secure, cloud-native applications and microservices in AWS GovCloud supporting mission workflows like E-EFMP. This position is remote and requires an active Secret clearance., * Responsible for leading the design and delivery of complex, secure, cloud-native applications and microservices in AWS GovCloud supporting mission workflows like E-EFMP.

 * Architects secure APIs and data ingestion pipelines to cloud data lakes conforming to DoD CC SRG and Zero Trust principles.
 * Drives enterprise-level performance and resilience through containerization, autoscaling, observability, and high-availability configurations across multi-AZ deployments.
 * Leads DevSecOps integration, designing CI/CD pipelines with security gates (SAST/DAST), automated rollback strategies, and code integrity controls.
 * Provides technical leadership for database architecture and production incident response; defines RTO/RPO targets and validates via Disaster Recovery exercises.
 * Familiar with: AWS (EKS, Lambda, RDS), Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform, SAST/DAST tools, and Oracle RAC.


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