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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.\nResponsibilities\nPeraton is looking for a Lead Application Developer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. This person will lead the design, development, modernization, and integration of enterprise applications supporting mission-critical federal operations.\nThis role requires a technically hands-on leader who can drive delivery across modern cloud-native environments while working closely with architects, engineers, product teams, and external partners. You will contribute directly to application development, modernization strategy, DevSecOps adoption, and system integration efforts.\nYou are expected to move beyond feature delivery-ensuring applications are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned to evolving mission and compliance requirements.\nLocation: Suitland, MD (Hybrid)\nDay to Day Roles and Responsibilities:\nLead development and modernization of enterprise applications within a cloud-native ecosystem \nRefactor legacy and COTS applications into modular, microservices-based architectures using open-source technologies \nDesign, develop, and integrate APIs, event-driven services, and messaging-based systems \nDevelop secure, scalable, and highly available applications supporting high-volume and near real-time processing \nContribute to AI/ML-enabled application workflows, including model integration and deployment support \nBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated testing, deployment, and security validation \nImplement DevSecOps best practices, including secure SDLC, automated scanning, and compliance validation \nSupport system-of-systems integration across multiple applications, contractors, and technical teams \nEnsure applications align with federal security and compliance requirements, including NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust, MFA, and ATO support processes \nDesign and support data ingestion, ETL pipelines, transformation, analytics, and dissemination capabilities \nTroubleshoot and resolve complex issues across application, infrastructure, integration, and data layers \nLead code reviews, mentor developers, and enforce engineering standards and best practices \nCollaborate within Agile/Scrum and SAFe delivery environments to ensure consistent execution and delivery quality \nQualifications\nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelors degree and 12 years of experience or an Associates degree and 14 years of experience or a High School diploma/equivalent and 16 years of experience. \nMust be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust \n12+ years of experience in software development, application engineering, or enterprise application modernization.\nDemonstrated experience leading application development teams supporting large-scale federal IT modernization or transformation initiatives.\n\nProven experience designing, developing, and modernizing enterprise-grade, cloud-native applications.\n\nExperience modernizing legacy or COTS applications into open-source, microservices-based architectures.\n\nExperience with APIs, distributed integrations, event-driven architectures, and messaging systems.\n\nExperience implementing DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines within secure environments.\n\nExperience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.\n\nExperience with data integration, ingestion, ETL pipelines, data transformation, and dissemination workflows.\n\nExperience with infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including Terraform.\n\nWorking knowledge of federal security and compliance requirements, including NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust, MFA, and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.\n\nExperience supporting highly available, scalable, and resilient applications, including performance optimization.\nExperience working in Agile/Scrum and SAFe development environments.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience supporting large-scale federal statistical, Census, or other mission-critical modernization programs.\n\nCloud certifications in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.\n\nExperience integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities into enterprise applications.\n\nExperience with Apache Kafka or other large-scale event-streaming technologies.\n\nExperience supporting complex system-of-systems integration initiatives.\n\nTarget Salary Range\n$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.Benefits Statement\nPeraton 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.\nApplication Statements\nThe 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. 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