GEOINT Data & Mission Integration Engineer

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

We are seeking GEOINT Data & Mission Integration Engineers to integrate mission applications, geospatial data sources, processing services, APIs, metadata, and shared platform capabilities.

 

These engineers will collaborate with application developers and platform teams to define interfaces, enable interoperable data exchange, support geospatial data formats, and validate end-to-end processing workflows. The ideal candidate combines systems integration and software development skills with experience in geospatial data processing, API integration, and mission-oriented applications.

Responsibilities

GEOINT Application & Systems Integration

• Support application developers in establishing interfaces between mission applications, geospatial processing services, and shared enterprise capabilities.

• Develop and maintain API specifications, integration examples, interface documentation, and technical guidance.

• Integrate mission applications with shared processing, catalog, and data services.

• Troubleshoot application interfaces, data exchanges, and service integration issues during onboarding and production operations.

• Collaborate with software developers and platform engineers to resolve integration dependencies and improve interoperability.

• Establish reusable integration patterns and technical documentation to support consistent implementation across applications.

Geospatial Data Interoperability

• Support the exchange and processing of geospatial data using formats such as GeoTIFF, NITF, and GeoJSON.

• Develop data transformation and processing workflows that preserve data integrity, provenance, and metadata.

• Integrate geospatial data sources, collection systems, and approved data platforms.

• Support metadata management, cataloging, discovery, and access to geospatial products across applications.

• Validate data formats, interface compatibility, and processing requirements to ensure reliable data exchange.

• Identify and resolve data interoperability issues across systems and processing workflows.

Mission Workflow Integration & Validation

• Support end-to-end testing of geospatial data processing and product-generation workflows.

• Validate processing accuracy, throughput, latency, data integrity, and error handling.

• Coordinate with integration and test engineers to develop and execute integration, mission-workflow, and regression tests.

• Analyze workflow failures and coordinate corrective actions with application, data, and platform engineering teams.

• Document integration patterns, troubleshooting procedures, and recurring issues to improve reuse and maintainability.

Location: This position is fully onsite in Chantilly, VA.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.

• BS/BA and 5 years of experience, an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Approximately 5–8 years of experience in data integration, geospatial software, API development, mission-application integration, systems integration, or a related technical discipline.

• Experience with REST APIs and structured data exchange.

• Experience working with geospatial data formats, geospatial processing, or geographic information systems.

• Software development or scripting experience.

• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and interface-documentation skills.

• Ability to collaborate directly with application developers, platform engineers, and technical stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with one or more of the following is beneficial:

• GDAL or comparable geospatial data-processing tools.

• PostGIS or other spatial database technologies.

• GeoTIFF, NITF, and GeoJSON.

• Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) interfaces and standards.

• Commercial imagery integration.

• Geospatial intelligence or other mission-oriented geospatial systems.

• Data catalogs, metadata services, and geospatial discovery capabilities.

• Experience integrating geospatial data across secure or highly regulated environments.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. 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 Statements

The 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.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.