Systems Architect

Peraton is looking to hire an Application System Architect in the Washington DC Metro area. This role will be a remote position. At times, the role will also require travel to the Quantico client site when necessary.

What you'll do:

Lead Agile development teams in delivering complex software solutions and enterprise capabilities.
• Define system architecture, core design principles, and technical frameworks while ensuring alignment with enterprise requirements.
• Develop engineering strategies for integrating emerging technologies into customer environments and business processes.
• Conduct feasibility studies and cost-benefit analyses to evaluate software, hardware, and process solutions.
• Design, integrate, and optimize enterprise systems, addressing interoperability, scalability, and multi-platform challenges.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between customers, Product Owners, Scrum Teams, and stakeholders.
• Support backlog management, requirements development, feature prioritization, Sprint planning, reviews, and Program Increment (PI) planning activities.
• Collaborate across teams, vendors, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), and functional organizations to ensure successful delivery and releases.
• Support DevOps, CI/CD, and modern software development practices throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and oversight to development teams.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement software tools, frameworks, and technologies.
• Develop technical documentation, executive briefings, status reports, and presentations for senior government and program leadership.
• Maintain project artifacts and user stories in Jira and Confluence.
• Support Enterprise Architecture teams, Release Train Engineers (RTEs), and senior leadership in achieving program objectives.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: 8 years with BS/BA, 6 years with MS/MA, 3 years with PhD or 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Must be local to the Washington, D.C. area.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, SAFe, Kanban, Waterfall, SDLC processes, enterprise architecture, and project management frameworks.
• Experience leading technical teams and collaborating with customers, partners, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with software development (Java preferred), full-stack development, and modern web technologies including React, Angular, Vue.js, JavaScript, and CSS.
• Experience working with structured and unstructured data, databases, and enterprise storage solutions.
• Experience with AWS cloud services (S3, EC2, ECS, etc.); AWS Solutions Architect certification preferred.
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD tools such as GitLab, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, Jenkins, Zephyr, Docker, PostgreSQL, and ServiceNow.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and customer support skills with the ability to resolve complex technical issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical information to executive and government stakeholders.
• SAFe certification and DoD 8570 certification (Security+ or CISSP) preferred, or ability to obtain.

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.