JAVA Developer (CDS)

$112,000 - $179,000/Yr

Peraton - Herndon, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Herndon, VA

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

Peraton is seeking a JAVA Developer (Mid) to join our team in Herndon, VA or Aurora, CO, where you will support the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. This role is integral to the EMMETT program, which is a next-generation Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Indications and Warning (I&W) system. The EMMETT program is designed to establish a repository of resident space objects (RSOs), identify RSOs of interest, and provide critical data to ground operators. As a JAVA Developer, you will work with cutting-edge service and distributed computing technologies for satellite situational awareness (SSA) data processing and distribution. In this position, you will be responsible for providing TS/SCI Java software development for various modules. Your work will involve event-driven or state-driven programming, error logging, and exception handling. You will also perform software analysis, architecture, engineering, and integration services at the unit, module, and system levels. Your role will encompass all aspects of software engineering support necessary to implement systems, ensuring adherence to open standards and modern software development methodologies, including industry best practices. Additionally, you will be tasked with producing technical reports, white papers, and other documentation to document the findings of all software engineering service activities. This position requires a strong foundation in software design and development, particularly with cloud architecture and containerization, as well as experience with various programming languages and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide TS/SCI Java software development of modules.
• Perform TS/SCI software analysis, architecture, engineering, and integration services at the unit, module, and system levels.
• Implement all aspects of software engineering support required to implement systems.
• Adhere to open standards and modern software development methodologies, including industry best practices.
• Produce technical reports, white papers, and other documentation as required to document findings of all software engineering service activities.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience; OR a Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of Top Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI and pass a polygraph within 30 days of employment.
• Proficient with Java (Model, Entity, Data Transfer Object (DTO), Data Access (DAO)).
• Software design and development experience with cloud architecture, including using containers (Docker).
• Experience developing software on Unix-based operating systems such as RedHat Enterprise Linux.
• Experience with the Spring framework.
• Experience with JUnit test creation, Remote Debugging (JDWP), and Spring Framework - MapStruct Annotations.
• Experience with a relational database, such as PostgreSQL, REDIS.
• Experience working with Linux distributions and using commands and navigation.
• Experience with Messaging like ActiveMQ and Camel Route.
• Working knowledge of web application basics like HTTP, HTML, REST, WebSocket, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and Gerrit/GIT.
• Active CompTIA Security+ CE certification or working toward certification.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficient in at least one scripting language such as Python or Perl.
• Familiar with web server configuration on NGINX, Apache, or similar.
• Familiar with Bootstrap and Less.
• Familiar with Microservices, Containerization, and Kubernetes using Spring Boot.
• Experience using AWS as a developer.
• Experience in using build/deploy tools such as Jenkins and Ansible.
• Experience collaborating with external developers and integrating their components into a larger framework.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Background in physics, mathematics, or aerospace.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap.
• Eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.