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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
998
open professional roles
1,366
opened in the last 90 days
1,377 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
31
states hiring
Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Florida, Washington, Colorado
What it hires for: Engineering (717), Operations (119), Data & Analytics (85), Finance (44), Legal (22). By level: senior ic (380), mid level (356), early career (340), manager (170), entry level (70).
Where: US (133), US-MD-Fort Meade (50), US-MD-Annapolis Junction (48), Chantilly, VA, US (41), US-MD-Laurel (41), Washington DC (39), Herndon, VA, US (38), Washington, DC, US (36).
Peraton outlook: Cooling
From public records and our own hiring data, as of the last check. It looks at layoff notices, capital raised and how fast roles are opening. It does not judge the company by its industry or its city.
- 998 open professional roles, 1,366 opened in the last 90 days
- 3 layoff notices filed in the last 12 months
Context
- Its industry, Aerospace & Defense, is steady nationally. Learn the skills it asks for.
Where Peraton ranks
Where Peraton placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #6Employers with the most security jobs71 roles · of 93
- #12Employers with the most mid-level jobs220 roles · of 100
- #15Employers with the most engineering jobs336 roles · of 100
- #16Employers with the most entry-level and junior jobs202 roles · of 100
- #19Employers with the most data and analytics jobs65 roles · of 100
- #20Employers with the most open jobs642 open roles · of 100
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Peraton in the industry job lists
Where Peraton places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #7Entry-level defense and aerospace jobs and who is hiring166 entry-level · of 25
- #10Employers with the most open defense and aerospace jobs513 open · of 25
- #16Entry-level AI jobs and who is hiring7 entry-level · of 25
Peraton hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Peraton's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 1,381 professional roles in that time.
- 211 of Peraton's 832 open roles (25%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 69 open roles (8%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Databricks, PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn.
- Of the 128 open roles that state where the work happens, 53 remote, 19 hybrid, 56 on-site.
- Among open roles, 399 require a security clearance.
- 20% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 18% for Aerospace & Defense employers.
- 23 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 25 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Peraton ranks #18 of 299 Aerospace & Defense employers we track.
What Peraton asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- aws 127
- python 113
- agile 111
- ci/cd 88
- kubernetes 71
- linux 71
- azure 64
- java 55
- sql 55
- devops 54
AI tools named: Databricks (13), PyTorch (12), TensorFlow (9), scikit-learn (6), AWS Bedrock (4), ChatGPT (4). AI certifications named: AWS ML Specialty / ML Engineer Associate (6), AWS Certified AI Practitioner (1).
How Peraton compares with Aerospace & Defense employers
| Measure | Peraton | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 832 | 41 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 20% | 18% |
Median across 296 Aerospace & Defense employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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- Remote Senior Technical Project CoordinatorHerndon, VA
- Senior Manager, Technology Program ManagementBaltimore, MD
- Senior Cybersecurity Research Scientist & Team LeadBedford, NH
- External Job Posting Portfolio ManagerWashington DC · $135k–$216k
- External Job Posting Title Risk / Quality ManagerNew York, NY
- Program Performance Analyst (Fully Remote)United States
- Test ManagerHerndon, VA · $104k–$166k
What Peraton pays
Across 278 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 20% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Various | $135,000–$216,000 | 2 |
| IC | Engineering | $80,000–$128,000 | 7 |
| IC | Various | $89,000–$142,500 | 4 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Conferences where Peraton appears
Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.
Common questions
- Is Peraton hiring?
- Peraton has 998 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 1,366 opened in the last 90 days and 1,377 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Peraton pay?
- Across 278 postings with a posted salary range, Peraton's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Peraton hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 211 of Peraton's 832 open roles (25%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Peraton offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 128 open roles that state where the work happens, 53 remote, 19 hybrid, 56 on-site.
- What skills does Peraton ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are aws (127), python (113), agile (111), ci/cd (88), kubernetes (71), linux (71).
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Layoff notices from Peraton
Layoff notices Peraton has filed with state labor departments. 3 notices in the last 12 months, 133 workers where a headcount is given.
| Notice date | Employer | State | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeratonTakes effect Dec 14, 2026 | Maryland | Fort Mead | 72 | Mass Layoff - No Recall | State record | |
| PeratonTakes effect Jan 5, 2027 | Maryland | Fort Mead | 26 | Mass Layoff - No Recall | State record | |
| PeratonTakes effect Feb 28, 2026 | Maryland | Woodlawn | 35 | Mass Layoff - No Recall | State record |
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