Cloud Developer Job at Peraton, Washington DC

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  • Peraton
  • Washington DC

Job Description

Program Overview

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a talented Cloud Developer to deliver proven, industry-leading cloud development experience to our law enforcement customer, helping solve their big data challenges.

Location: On-Site; Washington, DC

Technology is constantly evolving, and adversaries are digitally outpacing law enforcement’s ability to keep pace. Those charged with protecting the United States often face challenges in accessing the evidence needed to prosecute crime and prevent terrorism.

The Government has trusted Peraton to provide the technical expertise, tools, and resources necessary to bring criminals to justice. In response to this mission-critical challenge, Peraton is seeking a talented Cloud Developer to deliver proven, industry-leading cloud development experience to our law enforcement customer, helping solve their big data challenges.

Role & Responsibilities: 

In this role, you will provide resources to support the automation of application building, testing, security scanning and remediation, and deployment processes. Responsibilities include:

  • Cloud Platform Management
    • Manage and operate cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and their native DevOps tools
    • Integrate cloud-based infrastructure services such as AWS OpenSearch and EKS
  • Automation & Scripting
    • Write and utilize scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, Python) for automation
    • Automate configurations of machine images (AWS AMIs, Azure Virtual Machines)
    • Automate DevOps tasks consistently across three enclaves
  • Configuration Management & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
    • Leverage tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible to automate deployment and maintenance
    • Implement IaC practices using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation for scalable, consistent provisioning
  • Platform Engineering & Tooling
    • Engineer, maintain, and upgrade developer platforms and tools including GitLab, JFROG Artifactory/Xray, Splunk, Hashicorp Vault, Boundary, Consul, Terraform, Nexus, JIRA, Crucible, Jenkins, SonarQube, Ansible, and Ansible Tower
  • CI/CD Integration
    • Configure and integrate COTS products and cloud services into CI/CD pipelines (search, containerization, monitoring, logging, authentication)
    • Tools include AWS OpenSearch, AWS EKS, Splunk, Microsoft Azure AD, and other cloud-based services
  • Monitoring & Resilience
    • Configure monitoring and alerting (CloudWatch or third-party tools) to ensure application health and performance visibility
    • Implement redundancy, failover, and auto-scaling solutions aligned with resilience requirements
  • Analysis & Design
    • Analyze and design DevOps solutions based on user and technical requirements
    • Document procedures, configurations, and best practices for future scalability and maintenance

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: 

  • A BS/BA degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; 4 minimum years with AS/AA; or an MS/MA; 6 total years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
  • Experience in a DevOps or Infrastructure Engineer role deploying and supporting scalable & secure cloud-deployed solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • Experience building solutions using AWS EC2, VPC, RDS, S3, Cloud Formation, Cloud Trail, and other AWS technologies.
  • Experience writing & maintaining Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
  • Experience in managing identity and access management roles.
  • Experience developing and maintaining a CI/CD architecture.
  • U.S. citizenship is required. 
  • A current Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and the ability to obtain a polygraph

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $80,000 - $128,000. 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

Application Duration Statement: 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. 

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

Job Tags

Contract work, Temporary work, Internship, Shift work,

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