Systems Architect

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 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.

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Systems Architect with approximately four years of relevant experience. This position supports the design and evolution of secure, scalable, and high-performing web applications. The role translates business and technical requirements into practical system designs, collaborates with development teams and stakeholders, creates and maintains architectural documentation, and helps evaluate application performance and emerging technologies. The Systems Architect works within established technical standards and receives guidance on highly complex architectural decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and documentation of web application architecture, including front-end, back-end, integration, and deployment components.
• Translate business and technical requirements into practical system designs with guidance from senior architects and technical leads.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to apply established architectural standards, development practices, and design patterns.
• Review application designs and implementations for scalability, performance, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Assist with performance assessments, identify potential bottlenecks, and recommend improvements.
• Participate in technical discussions with stakeholders and communicate design considerations, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Research and evaluate relevant web technologies, frameworks, and tools, and provide findings to support technology decisions.
• Partner with development, IT, security, and business teams to support successful implementation and alignment with project goals.
• Develop and maintain system diagrams, interface descriptions, design specifications, decision records, and other architectural documentation.
• Support database administration activities, including configuration, performance monitoring, access controls, backup and recovery planning, and coordination with database administrators to maintain secure and reliable data environments.
• Support troubleshooting of complex technical issues, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with senior technical staff to implement solutions.

Qualifications

4 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 2 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 1 years with PhD, 6 years with an AS degree, 8 years with HS Diploma

• Experience in system architect job roles or equivalent years of experience
• Primary work locations in Tacoma, WA, Aurora, CO, San Antonio, TX, and Falls Church, VA. Remote work may be considered in special cases when approved by the customer.
• Extensive experience in assessing, designing, developing, and deploying large web applications
• Strong knowledge of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
• Proficiency with web development technologies, such as JavaScript, and various frameworks (e.g., Flask, SocketIO)
• Experience with cloud platforms and tools like Docker, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with system monitoring and logging platforms (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk)
• Experience in creating technical documentation
• Knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) and the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) frameworks is often beneficial
• Strong communication skills to work effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Must be a US Citizen
• Ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance

Desired Skills:

Experience working within Military Health environments is a plus

Target Salary Range

$51,000 - $82,000. 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.

Application Statements

The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.