Cloud Software Engineer – AI/ML Project Top Secret/SCI w/Poly
Laurel, MD$104k–$166kPosted May 15, 2026
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Cloud Software Engineer – AI/ML Project Top Secret/SCI w/Poly
Job Locations
US-MD-Laurel
Requisition ID
2026-166863
Position Category
Information Technology
Clearance
Top Secret/SCI w/Poly
Responsibilities
Are you passionate about building cutting-edge cloud solutions that support national security? Do you thrive in fast-paced, mission-driven environments? Peraton is seeking a talented and skilled Cloud Software Engineer to join our Cyber Intelligence team in Laurel, MD. As part of a collaborative, high-impact integrated product development team, you’ll work on next-generation cyber and AI/ML capabilities hosted on large-scale compute clusters and AWS Cloud infrastructure. This is your chance to help shape innovative services that make a real difference. Interested in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning? If so, this is the position for you. The Cloud Software Engineer Level 1 Engineer provides cloud software research, development, and engineering services to include requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, sustainment, testing, validation, and issue diagnosis/resolution. #peratonroyalmove #MPOJobs #AJCM #PeratonRoyalMove#MDFSP Python, Java, C, C++, Hbase, Accumulo, Big Table, Map Reduce programming model and technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, Pig, etc., Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), JSON and/or BSON. Taxonomy, Ontologies, and Big-Data Cloud Scalability (Amazon, Google, Facebook), cluster monitoring tools (e.g. Hobbit, Ganglia), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large Language Model (LLM), Machine Learning (ML), AI/ML algorithms, statistical analysis, RAG, agents, and agentic workflow
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in a related technical field from an accredited college or university is highly desired which will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of experience. NOTE: A degree in Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or similar degree will be considered as a technical field.Two (2) or more years of directly related experience in software development/engineering; including requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolutionAt least 2 years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, software development, installation, evaluation, enhancement, maintenance, and problem diagnosis/resolution.Have demonstrated ability to work with OpenSource (NoSQL) products that support highly distributed, massively parallel computation needs such as Hbase, Accumulo, Big Table, etc.Have at least one (1) year of experience developing software with high level languages such as Java, C, C++, et cetera.Minimum of two (2) years of experience in software integration and software testing, to include developing and implementing test plans and test scriptsAn Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required Additional Desired Qualifications:Preferred, not required, to have one of the following Cloud Developer Certifications:AWS Certified Developer-AssociateAWS Certified Machine Learning-AssociateAWS Certified Machine Learning-Specialty AWS Certified Machine Learning-SpecialtyAWS DevOps Engineer ProfessionalCertified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)Demonstrated experience with OpenSource (NoSQL) products that support highly distributed, massively parallel computation needs such as Hbase, Accumulo, and/or Big TableDemonstrated experience with Map/Reduce and/or Hadoop, Hive, and/or PigDemonstrated experience with the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)Demonstrated experience with Big-Data Cloud Scalability (e.g. Amazon, Google, and/or Facebook)Demonstrated experience designing and developing web applications with JavaScriptDemonstrated experience designing and developing automated analytic software, techniques,...