Java Software Developer

Peraton seeks a Java AWS Developer that will play a key role in designing and developing AWS native applications for United States Medicare beneficiaries. Working as part of an agile team, this position will create front end and back-end application components and APIs to support development and enhancement of cloud-based solutions.  The successful candidate will be a strong collaborator to deliver a best-in-class customer experience. We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, are customer-focused, team oriented, with attributes and interpersonal skills that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

 

What you'll do:

• Effectively collaborate as part of an agile team in the delivery of software components to includes participation in sprint ceremonies such as backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand up, retrospectives, etc.
• Demonstrates strong architecture and design skills building high-performing APIs using AWS services and Java.
• Design and implement highly scalable, interactive application with high usability.
• Collaborate with product teams, internal and external to iterate ideas on data products, services, feasibility, trouble shoot functional and performance issues.
• Rapidly iterate on product ideas, build prototypes, and proof of concepts.
• Provide requirements analysis, software design, development, coding, testing, and debugging of custom solutions.
• Work with DevOps Engineers to enable automated deployments to AWS into existing CI/CD pipelines or through the creation and use of new CI/CD pipelines.
• Document solutions and specifications in Confluence, create and complete user stories via Jira, and collaborate with team members and stakeholders via Slack.
• Collaborate with other teams to leverage available platforms, infrastructure as code templates, and to continuously optimize application performance.
• Create back-end components using Java, Maven or Gradle, Junit, Spring Boot, Docker, Git, Jenkins, etc.
• Perform peer reviews of application code and mentor junior developers.
• US Citizenship Required

Basis Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 5 years experience or advanced degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field 
• 5+ years Software Development experience
• 5+ years of hands-on experience developing high performance APIs & Web applications.
• 5+ years of experience in building APIs using AWS services.
• Very Strong Java skills and experience required.
• Experience with program languages and technologies including Java, Maven or Gradle, Junit, Mocking Framework, Docker, Jenkins, and Python.
• Experience with AWS Database such as Amazon RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB
• Experience using GitHub, Jira, Confluence, TestRail
• Experience building, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise applications while maintaining 24/7 availability.
• AWS Certified Developer - Associate or AWS Solution Architect 

 

Desired Qualifications:

• Previous Federal program or Medicare experience preferred.

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.

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.