Associate Mern Stack Developer Jobs in California

ResponsibilitiesThe Mission

Join Peraton's innovative team and help modernize the Theater Mission Planning Center (TMPC) while ensuring the reliability of today's operational system. TMPC is the mission planning and execution component of the Tomahawk Weapon System (TWS).

You'll work with experienced mentors to maintain and enhance the current system while contributing to its transformation into a next-generation capability, growing your skills across the full technology stack.

What You'll Do

Location: This role may have the ability to work in a hybrid capacity but primarily on-site in Santa Clara, CA or Reston, VA.

As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will collaborate with a supportive team to maintain current capabilities while contributing to the development of modern solutions. In this role, you will:

• Modernization Effort: Contribute to the evolution of the system by assisting in the development of microservice-based components that will enhance and eventually replace the legacy application.
• UI-UX Development: Help build intuitive and responsive user interfaces using Angular, gaining hands-on experience bringing complex data to life for end users.
• Back-End Development: Contribute to the development and enhancement of secure, scalable services using .NET Core and C#, with PostgreSQL as the database.
• Infrastructure & Automation Exposure: Gain exposure to CI/CD pipelines and assist with writing and maintaining Ansible playbooks for automated deployments.
• DevSecOps Practices: Learn and apply DevSecOps principles, supporting efforts to integrate security throughout the development lifecycle in accordance with Navy cybersecurity standards.
• Agile Collaboration: Work within our Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, collaborating closely with senior engineers, system engineers, and cybersecurity professionals to deliver incremental value.
• System Sustainment & Support: Assist in maintaining, troubleshooting, and enhancing the existing TMPC application. Support bug fixes, performance improvements, and incremental feature updates to ensure system reliability and mission readiness.

QualificationsRequired Education and Experience:

• Education: Master's degree in Computer Science or related field or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field with 2+ years of experience or Associates degree with 4+ years of experience or a Hgh School diploma with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Programming Foundation: Working knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language (e.g., C#, Java, Python).
• Software Development Fundamentals: Familiarity with debugging, testing, and maintaining applications.
• Interest in Full-Stack Development: Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning both front-end and back-end technologies.
• Operating Systems: Exposure to Windows and/or Linux development environments.
• Security Clearance: Active DoD Secret Clearance.

Desired Experience:

• Exposure to .NET Core, C#, Angular, or PostgreSQL.
• Experience with modern web development concepts, including JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue), CSS, and JavaScript.
• Understanding of microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with RESTful API design.
• Exposure to relational or NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with DevOps concepts, CI/CD, or automation tools such as Ansible.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Git-based version control systems.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Selenium.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies; SAFe experience is 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.EEOEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.Employment Type: FULL_TIME