Software Engineer (Junior)

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a Software Engineer (Junior) to support the MODES III program, responsible for development, integration, testing, and maintenance of web/CMS front ends and backend services in AWS GovCloud under senior supervision.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting development, integration, testing, and maintenance of web/CMS front ends, lightweight backend services, and dashboard data feeds in AWS GovCloud under senior supervision
• Implements accessible front end components (HTML5, CSS, JS) and CMS template changes compliant with Section 508/WCAG; assists with responsive and mobile first rendering
• Assists with basic API integration, data mapping for dashboards, and ETL/ingestion tasks into secure dev/test environments
• Executes routine builds and deployments into dev/test following CI/CD runbooks; performs basic automated and manual test execution
• Supports incident triage for non critical outages, gathers logs, creates defect tickets, and escalates per incident procedures

Requirements:

• Active Secret clearance required
• Experience / Education: 2 years relevant experience with BS/BA degree or 0 years with MS/MA or 6 years w/o a degree or 4 years with AS/AA
• Certifications: This role requires a demonstration of capability within the Cyberspace IT workforce. Successful applicants must satisfy Foundational Qualification standards via an approved industry certification (e.g., A+ or Network+) or documented equivalent military/educational training as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix
• Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty) or equivalent cloud certifications
• Experience supporting large-scale government IT modernization programs
• CompTIA Security+