Key Responsibilities
Mission-Focused Software Engineering
Analyze, decompose, and translate mission/user requirements into scalable software architecture and performance-driven designs.
Design and implement new UI features, visualizations, dashboards, and mission workflows supporting RF SIGINT operations.
Integrate front-end applications with back-end services, signal processing pipelines, data repositories, and real-time mission environments.
System Integration & Optimization
Integrate new and legacy software into diverse Linux, UNIX, and Windows operational baselines.
Develop and optimize algorithms and interfaces supporting signal processing, system performance, and time-sensitive mission demands.
Implement complex database and repository interfaces, ensuring high throughput and low latency.
Full Software Lifecycle Execution
Develop, test, debug, and deploy mission-critical software under strict performance, timing, and resource constraints.
Modify and modernize legacy software to adapt to new hardware, operating environments, and mission requirements.
Create, review, and maintain technical documentation, system design artifacts, user guides, and interface specifications.
Leadership & Technical Ownership
Lead or serve as senior technical advisor for multiple development teams, ensuring alignment with mission goals and software engineering best practices.
Select or influence the software development processes (Agile, SAFe, Kanban, etc.) used for major efforts.
Ensure quality control of all team deliverables and enforce rigorous engineering standards.
Work closely with systems engineers, hardware engineers, and mission stakeholders to refine architectures and ensure operational readiness.
Operational Interface & Mission Support
Support installation, configuration, and validation of deployed systems.
Monitor mission system functionality to ensure operational performance metrics are met.
Recommend emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools that enhance mission capabilities.
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Qualifications
Required Qualifications
15 years experience as a Software Engineer supporting programs of equivalent scope/complexity.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline (4 additional years SWE experience may substitute the degree requirement).
5+ years hands-on experience with RF SIGINT systems, operations, or mission toolchains.
9+ years designing, coding, testing, and debugging software on
Microsoft Windows (XP or later)
UNIX/Linux (Solaris 8+, Red Hat Linux)
10+ years of senior-level development experience with
Java & Spring Framework
JavaScript / TypeScript
React (or similar front-end frameworks)
Experience integrating and optimizing software in distributed, data-intensive, or signal-processing environments.
Experience leading or mentoring software teams.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph (mandatory).
Knowledge of secure coding, IC/DoD standards, and mission accreditation constraints.
Desired Qualifications
Experience with modern DevSecOps tools and platforms
Docker, Kubernetes
RabbitMQ
Apache Tomcat
Experience implementing UI components for real-time systems or geospatial/temporal visualization.
Familiarity with SIGINT data formats, RF metadata, or electronic warfare workflows.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, or cloud-hosted mission systems.
Why Join Peraton?
Peraton delivers innovative, mission-essential capabilities across cyber, space, intelligence, and defense domains. As one of the nation’s largest mission capability integrators, Peraton supports some of the most sensitive operations in the federal space.
As a senior engineer at Peraton, you will
Work on real, mission-critical SIGINT capabilities that directly support national security.
Join a high-caliber engineering team recognized for solving some of the IC’s hardest technical problems.
Help shape the technical direction of front-end modernization for RF intelligence systems.
Influence architecture, drive innovation, and lead technical execution across development teams.
If you are a senior engineer who thrives in high-impact environments and wants to shape the future of SIGINT user interfaces and mission systems, Peraton wants to meet you.
Target Salary Range $146,000 - $234,000. 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.
