Peraton is seeking a Software Architect to support our Space Force customer. The SWAFS program is migrating legacy capabilities into the AWS cloud, while continuously adding new capabilities for legacy applications and users. The Software Architect will assist migrating legacy tools to the cloud while delivering new capabilities built upon decades of environmental science and celestial studies to increase the immediate awareness and risks to DoW Infrastructure and Systems, advancing Space Weather Forecasting capabilities.
Provides architectural and big picture oversight for development of new or enhanced products. Articulates the architectural vision, conceptualizes and experiments with alternative architectural approaches, creates models and component and interface specification documents, and validates the architecture against requirements and assumptions. Work with various product developers, product managers, and customer application experts to create software products containing required features and modifications. Provide technical advice to other departments within the organization and may be responsible for integrating components built by product developers. May lead a team of planning analysts responsible for research and technical assistance for a user group. Works without supervision on highly complex projects. Wide latitude for independent judgment. Highly skilled with extensive proficiency and a firm understanding of the following: Cloud deployments, DevOps, Software Development and Modern UI Frameworks.
The Software Architect may be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Benefits:
At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We’re fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way. This program may offer enhanced benefits to employees local to a designated location with the ability to work onsite within a SCIF. These enhanced benefits include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.
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.
$135,000 - $216,000. 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.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

At Peraton, we're at the forefront of delivering the next big thing every day. We're the partner of choice to help solve some of the world's most daunting challenges, delivering bold, new solutions to keep people around the world safer and more secure.
How do we do it? By thinking differently. We're not mired in the past. We look at all problems with fresh eyes. We look past the obvious to bring the best talent, tech, and ideas together to completely transform how things get done. So bring your unique ideas, your entrepreneurial spirit, and your drive to succeed and get ready to be part of something bigger. Get ready to do the can't be done.
________
Recruitment fraud is a growing trend where fraudsters have been known to attempt to use our name to trick job seekers with fake employment opportunities. This type of scam is typically carried out through fake job postings, fake websites, or email accounts claiming to be from Peraton. The intent of recruitment fraud is to gain access to your personal information, such as your banking information, credit card number, or social security number.
Please be aware that our careers site can be found at careers.peraton.com and our corporate site can be found at peraton.com.
To learn more about Recruitment fraud and what to expect and not to expect from a Peraton recruiter, please visit: https://careers.peraton.com/recruitment-fraud/