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 Cyber Data Capabilities Developer to support DCDC to develop, test, and maintain software capabilities for big data processing and cyberspace data analysis. Location: Fort Meade, MD.

In this role, develop software to turn cyberspace operations telemetry into an analytic output.

Tasks include:

• Design and deploy software applications, analytic services, reusable libraries, and analytic pipelines for operational data.
• Refactor and optimize code, such as Python, SQL, Scala, R, Julia, C, C++, Go, Rust, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Bash, and PowerShell
• Develop batch and streaming data ingestion, parsing, normalization, enrichment, correlation, indexing, and query functions.
• Design and integrate APIs, microservices, data interfaces, and event-driven services -- produce software designs, API specifications, data schemas, and interface documentation.
• Use Git-based distributed version control -- maintain GitLab repositories, merge requests, code-review records, and release artifacts
• Conduct code reviews. Produce documentation for automated tests, test results, code scans, defect remediation, and performance benchmarks.
• Profile and improve compute, memory, storage, query, and network performance for high-volume datasets; address reliability, fault tolerance, observability, and recoverability.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD; Will also consider Minimum of 12 years with HS diploma; Minimum of 14 years with Associates.
• Must have professional software development experience, including 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.
• Able to meet applicable DoD 8140 work-role qualification requirements. Primary alignment is DoD Cyber Workforce Framework Software Developer (621). 
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active TS with ability to obtain/maintain SCI.

Desired Qualifications:

• Direct support to defensive or offensive cyberspace operations, cyber mission teams, detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, or adversary emulation.
• 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.
• Prefer experience with the JCWA Common Runtime Stack for Data (JCRS-D), Caspian, or comparable DoW cyber data environments.
• Technical leadership in Agile teams and experience supporting Joint, Service, DoD, or Cyber Mission Force organizations.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. 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.