Software Engineering (Ignite Innovator Pgm), Associate- Herndon or Blacksburg, VA

Peraton is seeking Entry-Level Software Engineers to join the Ignite Innovator Program located at our Technology and Engineering Strategic Delivery Center in Herndon VA or Blacksburg VAThe ideal candidate will support exciting projects across Peraton in areas such as communications space cybersecurity defense health and mobile.

The target start date for this position is January 2026 for December 2025 grads and June 2026 for May/June 2026 grads.

The Ignite Innovators program is Peratons premier two-year technical leadership development program that serves as your bridge from college to an empowered career in national security. As an Ignite Innovator youll receive hands-on training from industry leaders gain vital experience working on missions that matter and begin developing your long-term career goals. Upon completion of the program Ignite Innovators have the opportunity to transition to Peraton mission sector programs.

Responsibilities:

• Design develop and test leading edge technology solutions in areas such as cybersecurity satellite ground systems information management systems cloud computing and mobility.
• Work in a collaborative team-oriented Agile software development environment to help shape the direction of the project.
• Support the software engineering life-cyclein areas such as requirements/story development software architecture and design software development and unit/component testing.

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Bachelors degree in computer science computer engineering software engineering or a related field.
  • December 2025 and May/June 2026 grads are welcome to apply.
• 0-2 years of experience working as a software engineer.
• Experience programming in Java or a similar language and a solid foundation in object-oriented development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to quickly adapt and learn new technologies and concepts.
• Self-motivated independent detail oriented responsible team-player.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• 3.0 and above GPA.
• Prior work or educational experience working in an Agile software development environment.
• Experience with web development frameworks database technologies web services and/or web application servers.
• Experience with integrated development environment and configuration/build management tools and processes.
• Experience with deploying software into cloud environments particularly Amazon Web Services using technologies such as Ansible Docker and Rancher.

Location:

• Herndon VA
• Blacksburg VA

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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 worlds 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 cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.