Junior Software Engineer at Peraton in Annapolis Junction, MD

Summary: Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Junior Software Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems, participating in the full software development lifecycle. Responsibilities: - Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications in accordance with documented requirements - Develop innovative and efficient solutions for processing-intensive, real-time, or large-scale data systems - Participate in the design and architecture of software systems, including hardware/software trade-offs - Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints - Perform integration, testing, and validation of software components to ensure alignment with design requirements - Document design specifications, test plans, and test results in support of ongoing development and maintenance - Troubleshoot, resolve, and document software defects and performance issues through systematic debugging and analysis - Apply modern software development methodologies and tools appropriate to the development environment - Recommend and implement the use of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) or Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) software where applicable to reduce development time and cost - Participate in software reuse initiatives and ensure modular, scalable, and maintainable code design - Provide input on requirements analysis and software component synthesis from the system level down to the individual software modules - Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance specifications - Debug and troubleshoot existing software systems to identify and correct defects - Recommend improvements to software development processes, standards, and documentation practices - Design and implement new software features or modify existing functionality to meet evolving requirements - Integrate existing software into new or modified systems and operating environments - Develop and execute simple data queries for existing or proposed databases and data repositories Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required - No prior experience is necessary with a qualifying degree - In lieu of a degree, four (4) years of relevant software engineering (SWE) experience on projects with similar software development processes may be substituted - Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required Required Skills: Software Engineering Principles, Data-intensive Analytics, Real-time Systems, Active TS/SCI Clearance Important Skills: Bachelor’s Degree in CS, Software Development Lifecycle Nice-to-Have Skills: Debugging, Troubleshooting, Documentation Practices Benefits: Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap, Eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan