Cyber Software Engineering, Senior Associate

Peraton

Fort Meade, MD

Full Time

Entry Level

66k-106k

about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

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.

Key Responsibilities

Develop software capabilities taking into account the underlying hardware on which they run
Optimize algorithms and software implementations in order to meet requirements such as binary size, utilization, and performance
Perform Agile development, accurately estimating the time to complete tasks
Respond to time-sensitive operational requirements
Understand how malware is detected by personal security products and/or network monitoring and methods to evade such detection
Develop and execute comprehensive testing of software products (e.g. unit tests, functional tests, and integration tests)
Develop software implants that have network communications and the ability to persist across reboots
Document software designs, explain performance tradeoffs made, and decompose high-level designs into specific software development tasks
Develop, find flaws in, and modify complex algorithms that span multiple layers of abstraction
Recommend new technologies and processes to achieve assigned goals

Requirements

1 year experience with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering Science or a very closely related discipline
1+ years of experience in Cybersecurity/Cyber Network Operations type software development
Experience with Python
Understanding of basic networking
Native Android development experience (C, ARM assembly)
Reverse engineering experience
Active TS SCI security clearance with a current polygraph

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Benefits & Perks

Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and dependents
25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap
Eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan

Working at Peraton

Peraton is committed to solving the most daunting challenges facing its customers, operating at the nexus of traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains, and delivering trusted solutions to protect the nation and its allies.

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