Peraton is seeking a Chief Software Architect in Chantilly, VA to support our Intelligence Community customer as part of a highly talented, highly motivated and high-performing team. You will support an important program as part of the systems engineering team which involves design, analysis, engineering, test, deployment, cybersecurity, and operations of an exciting complex system in an Agile construct to contribute to mission success for a variety of stakeholdersDesign software using industry standard design patterns and best practicesWork with the system engineering team to understand customer business needs and prioritiesDefine software requirements, both functional and non-functional, as high-level epics, features and user stories to support scaled agile framework methodologyDevelop prototypes to support product and/or technology evaluationsDevelop automated unit and integration tests that can be incorporated into continuous integration (CI)/continuous development (CD) pipeline.Provide production and operational support, as needed, to ensure deployed software meets functional and non-functional requirements.Required QualificationsBachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems or Computer Engineering and 10+ years of relevant experience. However, equivalent experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.You have an active TS with SCI clearance and maintain said clearance and thereafter as well as willingness to obtain polygraph, if required.Experience developing service-based solutions using the Java technology stack, building REST-based services (Spring MVC, Spring Boot, etc.), and deploying in a container-based microservices architecture (Docker, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, etc.)Experience in enterprise software system modernization effortsExperience in cloud-based environments including the development of software that supports architectures that involve public/hybrid cloudsExperience developing and deploying software systems in an incremental manner using the scaled agile framework methodologyExperience developing high volume, highly available, and secure software systemsDesired QualificationsExperience with space-based systems, operations, and conceptsExperience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and conceptsExperience with/modifying legacy systemsDemonstrable competency in at least one procedural and one object oriented languageExperience in CI/CD pipelines and automated testingPeraton 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 and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our 22,000 employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.