Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Peraton is a national security and enterprise IT company supporting government missions and agencies. The company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement decision logic engine updates, regulatory routing logic, and consultation package builder enhancements for a federal environmental platform supporting Endangered Species Act Section 7 compliance.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of decision logic engine updates for new species types and Endangered Species Act - Section 7 regulatory logic
- Implement correct species list generation logic for multiple consultation types including marine-only, anadromous, and joint agency consultations
- Develop agency routing logic to correctly route consultations to the appropriate regulatory agency based on species and project location
- Incorporate agency-specific content requirements into biological assessment templates within the consultation package builder
- Validate end-to-end decision logic and template functionality in the non-production environment
- Support pilot consultation workflow execution, resolving logic defects identified during testing
- Incorporate live consultation feedback from production into decision logic revisions and consultation package builder updates
- Contribute to the Consultation Logic Alignment Memorandum, documenting the technical implementation of joint agency consultation logic, species routing rules, and template content requirements for formal government review
- Deliver Updated DKeys and Consultation Package Builder Assets, incorporating all approved logic changes, template updates, and agency-specific content requirements and submitting finalized assets for government acceptance
- Submit finalized logic updates to the government for review and acceptance
- Enforce code review requirements prior to all deployments; maintain all code in the version-controlled repository
Skills
- Bachelors degree and 8 years professional experience or a Masters degree and 6 years professional experience or an Associates degree and 10 years professional experience; or a high school diploma/equivalent and 12 years' professional experience
- U.S. Citizenship required; must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Extensive experience with software development with a focus on federal application development
- Experience developing complex business rules engines, decision logic systems, or regulatory workflow applications
- Proficiency in Java, Python, or equivalent backend development languages
- Experience with REST API integration for connecting decision logic engines to cloud data platforms and front-end consultation workflows
- Experience with federal software development standards including code review, version control, and peer review requirements
- Experience producing formal technical documentation or compliance memoranda for government review and acceptance
- Familiarity with federal compliance requirements (Section 508, FedRAMP, FISMA)
- Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or Enterprise Architecture or a related technical field is strongly preferred
- TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification
- Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, or cloud data lakehouse architecture on AWS
- Familiarity with DOI, FWS, NOAA Fisheries, or other natural resource agency IT environments
- Experience with ESA Section 7 compliance or environmental regulatory systems
- Active Public Trust Clearance
Benefits
- Remote work allowed 100%
- Employees may be eligible for overtime
- Employees may be eligible for shift differential
- Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus
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