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About Peraton
Peraton is a next-generation national security company driving missions of consequence globally 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. Our employees solve the most daunting challenges our customers face daily. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Program Overview
The Military Health System (MHS) is responsible for providing quality healthcare to active-duty members, retired military personnel, and their families. Successful delivery of quality healthcare and optimization of MHS resources rely on sharing information and implementing useful advanced technology capabilities. MHS web services and web applications provide essential resources for data sharing and operations, ensuring data integrity and secure information exchange for all MHS customers and supported organizations.
PEO MS/CIO (J6) manages the technical aspects of health care information systems and networks. J6 provides an advanced and robust IT environment supporting diverse business processes within the MHS business areas. The web services infrastructure enables access to systems, office automation tools, and data sharing websites used in the day-to-day operations and delivery of health care related information to all MHS supported partners and beneficiaries.
About The Role: Mobile Software Engineering SME
Peraton is seeking a proven Mobile Software Engineering SME (Subject Matter Expert) to join the team. This role supports a development environment focused on driving system innovation for related services and designing web and mobile based applications, emphasizing performance and security.
Responsibilities
- Conducts research in the design, development, testing, and utilization of electronic data processing software.
- Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs applications software and systems containing logical and mathematical solutions.
- Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
- Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems regarding program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers, assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.
- Ensures software standards are met.
- Analyzes user needs and software requirements to determine design feasibility within time and cost constraints.
- Confers with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, and others to design systems and obtain information on project limitations, capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
- Designs, develops, and modifies software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
- Coordinates software system installations and monitors equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met.
- Develops software and database code solutions to enable system capabilities across the supported mobile development platform.
- Plans, directs, and coordinates all activities associated with creating software across multiple functional areas and products.
- Prioritizes and allocates projects, products, and resources with the assistance of architects and managers.
- Participates in strategic decisions about technology, definition, and implementation of software products.
- Directs software development projects, ensuring timely completion according to quality standards, and facilitating communication (project status, justifications for variances, technical information) upward and across the project team.
- Organizes projects by developing a project plan, communicating product goals, defining project strategy, identifying roles and responsibilities of key project groups, developing a schedule with key milestones, identifying risks, contingency plans, and allocating project resources.
- Monitors technology trends, such as emerging standards for new technology opportunities.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 16 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 14 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 10 years with Ph.D.
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must have active Secret clearance.
- 4 year degree in an IT or math related field, or equivalent years of experience.
- Must obtain within first 6 months of hire: IAT II certification with related coding Computing Environment (CE) certification(s) to comply with DoD 8570 and DoD 8140.03 requirements.
- Primary work locations: Tacoma, WA, Auroa, CO, San Antonio, TX, and Falls Church, VA. Remote work may be considered in special cases when approved by the customer.
- Strong customer service and communications skills, both oral and written.
- Strong critical thinking skills that facilitate expedient problem solving.
- Strong background in software and database development with experience in secure, scalable web and mobile platforms.
- Proficient in Java, C#, Python, or Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) and web frameworks such as ASP.NET, Django, or Laravel.
- Skilled in SQL and non-relational databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL).
- Knowledge of web security standards including Cross Site Scripting (XSS), Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF), and SQL injection mitigation.
- Experience leading agile development teams and managing timelines, risks, and stakeholder communication.
- Experience with agile development methodologies and ability to lead project planning, estimation, and tracking efforts.
Desired
- Experience working within Military Health environments is a plus.
Compensation and Benefits
Target Salary Range: $190,000 - $304,000. 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.
Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
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