Job Summary:
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a SW & Data Architect to define enterprise software architecture standards and data governance frameworks for the National Airspace System, contributing to the modernization of air traffic management systems.
Responsibilities:
• Define enterprise ICD templates, authoring standards, and interface registry governance
• Establish CI/CD pipeline reference architecture - build, test, security scan, deployment stages
• Enforce DO-178C software safety compliance for safety-critical NAS systems
• Define cloud reference architecture for BNATCS - AWS GovCloud/Azure Government patterns
• Produce architecture baselines, ADRs, and software architecture artifacts for current active applicable NEEDS package systems
• Coordinate DevSecOps pipeline standards with security gates (SAST/DAST)
• Define enterprise data governance policy framework - data ownership, stewardship, quality standards, lifecycle management
• Develop canonical data models (conceptual, logical, physical) and enforce naming conventions across domain teams
• Design data integration patterns (ETL/ELT, streaming, event-driven) for cross-package data flows
• Enforce aviation data exchange format compliance (SWIM, FIXM, AIXM) across domain teams
• Produce data architecture artifacts for current active applicable NEEDS package systems - data dictionaries, metadata catalogs, data flow diagrams
• Support procurement trade studies with software and data architecture evaluation criteria
Qualifications:
Required:
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field
• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain a public trust clearance.
• Proficiency in distributed systems, microservices, API design, and cloud-native patterns
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of DO-178C software safety standards preferred
• Experience with data modeling tools and methodologies (ERwin, Sparx EA, or equivalent)
• Experience with data governance frameworks and master data management
• Knowledge of cloud data architecture patterns (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government)
• Experience with ICD authoring and interface management for complex systems
• FAA or DoD software/data architecture experience preferred
Preferred:
• Experience architecting software for real-time systems, low-latency processing, or high-availability environments
• Background in data architecture and data integration - ETL/ELT pipelines, data lakes, streaming analytics - within an integration context
• Familiarity with network and transport layer considerations (SD-WAN, secure transport) that affect distributed software system design
• Experience with AIOps, observability platforms (Splunk, Datadog, ELK, Prometheus/Grafana), and application performance management (APM)
• Hands-on experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) or architecture modeling tools (Cameo, Sparx EA, Archi)
• ITIL certification and experience aligning software delivery with ITSM processes
• Relevant certifications such as Certified Software Architecture Professional (CSAP)
Company:
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges. Founded in 1992, the company is headquartered in Woodbridge, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.