Cloud Software Engineer - TS/SCI w/Poly
Peraton· Defense & Federal Services· Sep 2, 2026 · 2mo ago
Laurel, Maryland, United States
In office
Full-time
Mid
$146K–$234K
Job description
Position Requirements:
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
• Eight years of experience developing software with high level languages such as Java, C, C++.
• Five years of experience developing software for UNIX/Linux (Redhat versions 3-5) operating systems.
• Three years of experience in software integration and software testing, to include developing and implementing test plans and test scripts.
• A bachelors degree in a technical field is required (NOTE: We can accept 4 additional years of experience in lieu of the degree)
• A Masters degree in a technical field would qualify for two additional years of experience.
Experience must include:
• Strong experience with AWS SDKs, APIs, and cloud architecture design
• Deep knowledge of AWS services and how to build resilient, scalable cloud solutions
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform
• Expertise in CI/CD, automated testing, deployment, and monitoring best practices
• Advanced Java development skills, especially for distributed systems, networking, and multi-threading
• Hands-on Agile/Scrum development experience and familiarity with source control best practices
• Solid understanding of Linux fundamentals and at least one scripting language (Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.)
• Experience with microservices architectures and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
Preferred Skills and Certification:
• Apache Hadoop
• Apache Accumulo
• Apache NiFi
• Security and compliance best practices for cloud environments
• Cloud Developer Certification (AWS preferred)
#SWE
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You’ll be part of a collaborative, agile product team where your ideas matter and your expertise directly influences the success of our mission.
What You’ll Do As a Cloud Software Engineer, you will:
• Lead and contribute to the full software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis and design through implementation, integration, testing, and deployment.
• Develop new product capabilities and optimize existing ones for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Support operations, maintenance, and sustainment of cloud-based systems.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and provide innovative solutions with minimal oversight.
• Mentor junior engineers and help guide technical direction.
• Integrate or extend COTS/GOTS products into sophisticated, distributed architectures.
• Assist in task estimation, project planning, and technical design reviews.
If you're excited to work with advanced cloud technologies, solve complex engineering challenges, and contribute to meaningful national-security missions, we’d love to hear from you!
#MDFSP
Join Peraton as a Cloud Software Engineer and help shape the future of Cyber Intelligence! Location: Laurel, MD Team: Cyber Intel – Product Development
Are you passionate about building impactful cloud-native solutions that operate at massive scale? Peraton is looking for a Cloud Software Engineer to join our high-performance Cyber Intel team. In this role, you’ll help design, develop, and deliver cutting-edge capabilities that power mission-critical systems across large compute clusters and AWS Cloud infrastructure.
You’ll be part of a collaborative, agile product team where your ideas matter and your expertise directly influences the success of our mission.
What You’ll Do
As a Cloud Software Engineer, you will:
• Lead and contribute to the full software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis and design through implementation, integration, testing, and deployment.
• Develop new product capabilities and optimize existing ones for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Support operations, maintenance, and sustainment of cloud-based systems.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and provide innovative solutions with minimal oversight.
• Mentor junior engineers and help guide technical direction.
• Integrate or extend COTS/GOTS products into sophisticated, distributed architectures.
• Assist in task estimation, project planning, and technical design reviews.
If you're excited to work with advanced cloud technologies, solve complex engineering challenges, and contribute to meaningful national-security missions, we’d love to hear from you!
#MDFSP
Position Requirements:
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
• Eight years of experience developing software with high level languages such as Java, C, C++.
• Five years of experience developing software for UNIX/Linux ( Redhat versions 3-5) operating systems.
• Three years of experience in software integration and software testing, to include developing and implementing test plans and test scripts.
• A bachelors degree in a technical field is required (NOTE: We can accept 4 additional years of experience in lieu of the degree)
• A Masters degree in a technical field would qualify for two additional years of experience.
Experience must include:
• Strong experience with AWS SDKs, APIs, and cloud architecture design
• Deep knowledge of AWS services and how to build resilient, scalable cloud solutions
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform
• Expertise in CI/CD, automated testing, deployment, and monitoring best practices
• Advanced Java development skills, especially for distributed systems, networking, and multi-threading
• Hands-on Agile/Scrum development experience and familiarity with source control best practices
• Solid understanding of Linux fundamentals and at least one scripting language (Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.)
• Experience with microservices architectures and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
Preferred Skills and Certification:
• Apache Hadoop
• Apache Accumulo
• Apache NiFi
• Security and compliance best practices for cloud environments
• Cloud Developer Certification (AWS preferred)
#SWE
#SWEAJ
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