Cloud Developer

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 Dev Ops 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, Cloud Formation, 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.

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.

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 Dev Ops tools
  • Integrate cloud-based infrastructure services such as AWS Open Search and EKS
• Automation & Scripting
  • Write and utilize scripting skills (Bash, Power Shell, Python) for automation
  • Automate configurations of machine images (AWS AMIs, Azure Virtual Machines)
  • Automate Dev Ops 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 Cloud Formation for scalable, consistent provisioning
• Platform Engineering & Tooling
  • Engineer, maintain, and upgrade developer platforms and tools including Git Lab, JFROG Artifactory/Xray, Splunk, Hashicorp Vault, Boundary, Consul, Terraform, Nexus, JIRA, Crucible, Jenkins, Sonar Qube, 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 Open Search, AWS EKS, Splunk, Microsoft Azure AD, and other cloud-based services
• Monitoring & Resilience
  • Configure monitoring and alerting (Cloud Watch 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 Dev Ops solutions based on user and technical requirements
  • Document procedures, configurations, and best practices for future scalability and maintenance