Senior JAVA Developer (CDS)

$146,000 - $234,000/Yr

Peraton - Herndon, VA

Full-time - Senior

Herndon, VA

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

About the position

Peraton is seeking a Senior JAVA Developer to join our team in either Herndon, VA or Aurora, CO. This role is pivotal in supporting the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense (DoD) customers as part of a high-performing team dedicated to satellite situational awareness (SSA) data processing and distribution. The successful candidate will be involved in the EMMETT program, which is a next-generation Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Indications and Warning (I&W) system. This program is designed to establish a repository of resident space objects (RSOs), identify RSOs of interest, and provide critical data to ground operators. The EMMETT team leverages programmatics, sensor modeling, and system engineering expertise to deliver this world-class SDA I&W system. In this role, you will be responsible for providing TS/SCI Java software development for various modules. This includes utilizing techniques such as event-driven or state-driven programming, error logging, and exception handling. You will also perform software analysis, architecture, engineering, and integration services at multiple levels, including unit, module, and system levels. Your work will encompass all aspects of software engineering support necessary to implement systems, adhering to open standards and modern software development methodologies. You will be expected to produce technical reports, white papers, and other documentation to document the findings of all software engineering service activities, ensuring that best practices are followed to the extent that operational requirements allow.

Responsibilities

• Provide TS/SCI Java software development of modules, including event-driven or state-driven programming, error logging, and exception handling.
• 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 develop systems.
• Adhere to open standards and modern software development methodologies, following industry best practices as operational requirements allow.
• Produce technical reports, white papers, and documentation to document findings of software engineering service activities.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience; OR a Master's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Possess a minimum of Top Secret clearance with the ability to upgrade to TS/SCI and pass a polygraph within 30 days of employment or at the customer's request.
• Proficient in Java, including Model, Entity, Data Transfer Object (DTO), and 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 Remote Debugging (JDWP) and Spring Framework - MapStruct Annotations.
• Experience with relational databases, such as PostgreSQL, and understanding of queries and commands.
• Experience working with Linux distributions and using commands and navigation.
• Experience with Messaging technologies like ActiveMQ and Camel Route.
• Working knowledge of web application basics such as HTTP, HTML, REST, WebSocket, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and Gerrit/GIT.
• Experience with Rest API/API Gateway.
• Experience with Apache Kafka.
• Experience with Microservices, Containerization, and Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated experience with cluster management tools such as AWS EKS and Rancher.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as RDS, ElastiCache, or similar.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficient in at least one scripting language such as Python.
• Familiar with web server configuration on NGINX, Apache, or similar.
• 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.
• Experience with NiFi, developing flows and process groups.
• Active CompTIA Security+ CE certification or working toward certification.

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.