Lead Software Developer at Peraton

About the Role

Peraton is seeking a motivated professional to join our team as a Lead Software Developer to support the US Department of Agriculture's Cotton Management Systems program. This role involves managing the flow of harvested cotton as it relates to the Federal Government's Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL) program. The system tracks the quality, location, and value of 15-20 million bales of cotton annually and the status of all loans associated with the cotton. It includes public-facing web pages for access by USDA employees and customers as well as interfaces into many other customer and government systems for managing loan creations and repayments.

Responsibilities

• Work with users to define existing or new system scope and objectives.
• Design, develop, code, test, and debug software.
• Provide expertise and direction in the development and/or modification of computer-based scientific, technical, and business software systems.
• Provide analytical support and technical advice during the conceptualization, development, and implementation phases.
• Review and evaluate systems and software for adherence to government directives, standards, guidelines, and criteria concerning software safety and systems safety.
• Confirm design mitigations are captured in the design and its documentation and verifies implementation.
• Use government-approved tools for development, problem tracking, and status reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years with Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related degree from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years of relevant database and system development experience for large scale information technology and database systems utilizing Java and SQL Server.
• 5+ years of experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to write secure code.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills, self-motivated, tenacious, and demonstrate sound judgment and integrity.
• Experience with J2EE programming using Spring Framework including dependency injection, Spring MVC, Spring JDBC.
• Experience with relational database design and SQL programming.
• Experience with automated unit testing including use of mocking frameworks like Mockito or EasyMock.
• Possess a Sun/Oracle Certified Java Developer certification or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing applications using Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Experience with web services technologies such as SOAP, HTTP, WSDL, XSD, and REST.
• Experience working with DevOps.
• Experience with JavaScript frameworks like AngularJS and NodeJS, jQuery.
• Knowledgeable of configuration management practices.
• Knowledgeable with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Basic understanding of Accessibility (Section 508).

Our Values

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.