Software Engineer Lead

Software Engineer Lead

Job Locations

US

Requisition ID

2026-163768

Position Category

Information Technology

Clearance

Public Trust

Responsibilities

The Peraton Medicare Systems team is seeking a Software Engineer Lead to support the Medicare DME claims system for our client the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The Devops Engineer will design, develop and modify our DevOps platform/infrastructure and create CI/CD orchestration across our AWS cloud and mainframe ecosystem as we modernize applications to AWS.

This role is based out of Windsor Mill, MD. Depending on selected candidate's location, this role can be worked fully remote, hybrid or onsite.

What you'll do:

Automate and orchestrate application and testing CI/CD pipelines across Mainframe and Amazon Web Services
• Collaborate with our DevOps team in designing orchestration for mainframe and cloud application deployments and maintenance
• Integrate test and security automation within CI/CD pipelines to include both legacy mainframe and modern cloud architectures.
• Support unit testing and integration of developed orchestration and CI/CD components.
• Evaluate and recommend DevOps tools sets and platforms
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior staff.
• Be passionate and curious about technology and cloud computing.
• Determine integrated application user needs; analyze system capabilities, and design orchestration workloads to deliver mainframe and cloud applications
• Coordinates software system installations and monitors equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 9 years experience, Masters degree 6 years of experience
• Automation experience with configuration/deployment management systems such as, Terraform, Jenkins, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, AWS Cloud Formation or other such tools
• Experience delivering change in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Experience in the Atlassian toolset: Jira, Confluence, etc.
• Proven experience with the following or similar languages: Python, PHP, Ruby, Groovy and Java.
• Proficient with git and git workflows
• Proficient in leveraging CI and CD tools to automate testing and deployment
• Familiarity with one or more of the following DevOps Tools: Git or GitHub, Jenkins, puppet, chef ansible
• US Citizenship is required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in implementing DevOps and CI/CD pipelines in a mainframe zOS environment a plus
• Experience with mainframe DevOps tools such as IBM Dependency, Based Build, Groovy, and Urban Code Deploy a plus.

Peraton Overview

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.

Target Salary Range
$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.