Senior Cyber Data Capabilities Developer

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 seeks a Senior Cyber Data Capabilities Developer to support DCDC with developing and implementing software capabilities for big data processing and cyberspace data analysis.  Location: Fort Meade, MD. In this role, you will engineer software that transforms cyber telemetry into analytic outputs supporting authorized defensive and offensive cyberspace operations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of software applications, services, libraries, and analytic pipelines for cyber operational data.
• Develop batch and streaming data ingestion, parsing, normalization, enrichment, correlation, indexing, and query functions across distributed data platforms.
• Work with cyber operators, threat analysts, data engineers, and Government leads to translate mission questions, telemetry limitations, and analytic requirements into tested software.
• Mentor developers, establish coding and review practices, assess technical tradeoffs, and document designs, source code, tests, interfaces, and deployment procedures.
• Design and integrate APIs, microservices, data interfaces, and event-driven services using documented contracts and appropriate protocols.
• Use Git-based distributed version control, including GitLab, for branching, merge requests, peer review, issue tracking, release management, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply software engineering practices including object-oriented, functional, procedural, concurrent, asynchronous, and distributed programming.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 16 years with HS; Minimum of 14 years with Associates. 
  • 8 years of professional software development experience -- responsibility for designing, delivering, and maintaining production software
• Demonstrated proficiency writing production code in at least two programming languages, including Python or another language suited to data processing, and demonstrated SQL proficiency. Experience with additional languages is evaluated against assigned work; proficiency in every listed language is not required.
• Demonstrated experience with Git-based distributed version control and collaborative development workflows; ability to work in GitLab or an equivalent platform.
• Experience with software architecture, data structures, algorithms, debugging, automated testing, code review, and secure software development.
• Experience developing or integrating software for large datasets, distributed processing, databases, data pipelines, APIs, or streaming systems.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, network and host telemetry, security events, cyber threats, and the operational context of defensive and offensive cyberspace missions.
• Ability to lead technical implementation, resolve complex defects, communicate design decisions, and deliver documented, testable code.
• Able to meet applicable DoD 8140 work-role qualification requirements. Primary alignment to DoD Cyber Workforce Framework Software Developer (621). 
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active TS with ability to obtain/maintain SCI.

Desired Qualifications:

• Hands-on development with Scala, R, Julia, C++, Go, Rust, Java, TypeScript, C#, or other compiled, interpreted, systems, and analytical languages.
• Knowledge and skill in Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink, Hadoop, distributed SQL engines, graph databases, columnar data formats, and high-volume event processing.
• Proficiency in working with cloud and container platforms; Linux; Docker; Kubernetes; infrastructure as code; GitLab CI/CD; automated deployment and DevSecOps workflows.
• Familiarity with statistical computing, machine learning, model integration, feature engineering, graph algorithms, or SI-assisted development with validation and human review.
• Proficiency in data quality controls, schema evolution, telemetry provenance, time-series analysis, and performance tuning for large cyber datasets.
• Experience with the JCWA Common Runtime Stack for Data (JCRS-D), Caspian, or comparable DoW cyber data environments.
• Technical leadership experience leading an in Agile teams.
• Experience supporting Joint, Service, DoD, or Cyber Mission Force organizations.

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.

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.