Software Engineering Manager - SATCOM

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.

Responsibilities

Peraton is delivering advanced mission planning, digital engineering, and command-and-control capabilities supporting the U.S. Government’s space communications enterprise. Our team uses modern MBSE practices to translate mission needs into precise, traceable, and verifiable technical requirements across a complex, multi-system environment.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will manage and grow a team of software engineers while contributing directly to the design and delivery of core platform services supporting secure, scalable, and reliable satellite ground communications and data-transport capabilities. You will combine hands-on software development with direct people management—coaching engineers, driving career growth, leading hiring, and managing performance—while fostering engineering best practices to ensure resilient, maintainable, and compliant solutions for U.S. Government missions.

In this role, you will serve as a senior technical contributor and engineering lead, providing technical direction to software developers while remaining hands-on in architecture, design, development, integration, and troubleshooting. You will collaborate closely with systems engineering, MBSE, cybersecurity, test, DevSecOps, and customer stakeholders to ensure software solutions align with system requirements, architectural objectives, security requirements, and overall program goals.

What you’ll do:

• Drive end‑to‑end architecture and implementation of cloud‑native services by leading multi‑tenant AWS platform design, defining microservice and integration patterns, setting scalable and secure engineering standards, and delivering robust APIs, microservices, and backend capabilities.
• Contribute directly to full-stack software development while guiding team delivery through code reviews, peer mentoring, and engineering best practices to maintain high-quality, reliable solutions.
• Oversee line management responsibilities—including staffing, performance reviews, career development, and daily team operations—to build a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented engineering culture.
• Translate business, mission, and system requirements into software architectures, technical specifications, implementation strategies, and development priorities.
• Work closely with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Test teams to maintain traceability and alignment between requirements, models, software implementation, and verification activities.
• Lead and contribute to backend development using Python, including APIs, automation logic, data-processing capabilities, and platform-level services.
• Guide the design and development of user interfaces and reusable frontend components that provide consistent, accessible, scalable, and maintainable application functionality.
• Define and implement secure authentication, authorization, and role-based access-control mechanisms across applications and services.
• Lead end‑to‑end integration, deployment, and production-support efforts by coordinating software integration with customers and mission partners, partnering with DevSecOps to enhance CI/CD and operational tooling, and driving structured investigation and resolution of complex software and production issues.
• Identify technical risks, architectural gaps, and software dependencies and develop mitigation strategies to support successful program execution.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and architectural approaches and recommend solutions appropriate for secure U.S. Government mission environments.
• Solve complex technical challenges associated with secure, highly available, and scalable satellite communications and ground-system infrastructure.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience, may have prior supervisory or management experience.
• This position requires the candidate to possess a minimum of Secret clearance. The candidate must maintain the clearance.
• Proficiency in Python for backend systems and API development, with experience in microservice architectures, backend service development, and asynchronous messaging using technologies such as PostgreSQL, Kafka, OAuth 2.0, JWT, and Unix shell scripting.
• Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing relational databases and SQL‑based capabilities, including triggers, functions, and stored procedures.
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization mechanisms, including RBAC, ABAC, OAuth 2.0, JWT, and applying Zero Trust software development principles.
• Proficiency in modern front‑end development using TypeScript, Vite, and contemporary practices such as component‑based architecture, state management, application routing, and responsive design.
• Experience with Git‑based source control (Git, GitHub), structured code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing practices, including unit testing, integration testing, and automated test workflows.
• Experience investigating and resolving production issues in operational environments and supporting deployment operations using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Working knowledge of PKI concepts and experience delivering software on at least one major commercial cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Desired qualifications:

• Ability to effectively collaborate with MBSE and Test engineering teams.
• Ability to prepare and present technical designs and recommendations to cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Ability to engage with end‑users to clarify requirements or support implementation activities.
• Ability to learn new tools, technologies, or frameworks in support of evolving project needs.

Benefits: 

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We’re fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way. 

Target Salary Range$135,000 - $216,000. 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. Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application StatementsThe application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own. EEOEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.