Senior API Developer

Peraton Inc • Home, WA • 1d ago

Senior API Developer
Job Locations
US-WA-Home
Requisition ID
2025-160427
Position Category
Information Technology
Clearance
Public Trust
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking a Senior API Developer. The MHS is responsible for providing quality healthcare to active-duty members and retired military personnel, and their families. Sharing information and implementing useful advanced technology capabilities are essential to the successful delivery of quality healthcare and the optimization of MHS resources. MHS web services and web applications provide resources that all MHS customers and supported organizations may utilize for data sharing and operations while maintaining data integrity and ensuring information is exchanged securely. PEO MS/CIO (J6) is the technical manager for health care information systems and networks. It is J6's responsibility to provide an advanced and robust IT environment that supports a wide variety of business processes within the MHS business areas. The web services infrastructure provides access to systems and office automation tools and data sharing websites used in the day-to-day operations and delivery of health care related information to all MHS supported partners and beneficiaries.
In support of this mission, Peraton is looking for a proven Senior API Developer to join the team in support of a development environment to help drive system innovation for related services and designing web and mobile based API interfaces with a focus on performance and security.
Responsibilities:
Develops custom API interfaces to allow for the enablement of solution capabilities across the supported development platform.
Plans, directs, and coordinates all activities associated with creating software across multiple functional areas and products.
Prioritizes and allocates projects, products, and resources with the assistance of architects and managers.
Participates in the strategic decisions about technology, definition, and implementation of the software products.
Directs software development projects to include, ensuring that projects are completed on time and according to quality standards, facilitating communication upward and across project team including project status, justifications for variances and technical information.
Organizes projects through development of a project plan which includes communication of product goals as defined by top management, definition of project strategy, identification of the roles and responsibilities of key project groups, development of a schedule with key milestones, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of project resources.
Monitors technology trends such as emerging standards for new technology opportunities.
Skills:
Strong customer service and communications skills, both oral and written
Strong critical thinking skills that facilitate expedient problem solving
Proficient in RESTful API design, versioning, and documentation
Skilled in Java, Python, or JavaScript and experienced with frameworks such as Spring, Flask, or Node.js
Familiar with API security standards (OAuth 2.0, JWT, API key management)
Experience writing unit and integration tests for APIs and working with mocking/testing tools
Ability to mentor junior developers and work collaboratively in Agile environments
*This position is contingent upon Peraton receiving an award.
Qualifications
Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD, 12 years w/HS Diploma or equivalent
Experience in the use and deployment of API Interfaces
Current active IAT II certification with related coding Computing Environment (CE) certification(s) to comply

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