Spring & Summer 2027 Solution Architect Co-op

About the Position

Spring & Summer 2027 Solution Architect Co-op

Peraton is seeking a Spring & Summer 2027 Solution Architect Co-op to support the County of San Diego Contract from January 2027 to August 2027.

As Solution Architect co-op students will work with senior architects to design cloud and AI solutions for County services, including system diagrams, architecture patterns, and AWS-based designs under the AI-DLC framework. You'll see how enterprise systems are planned before a line of code is written.

Peraton is the County of San Diego's IT and telecommunications partner, supporting the technology that County departments rely on to serve more than 3 million residents, from public health and social services to public safety and libraries. As a intern/co-op on the CoSD program, you'll work alongside Peraton professionals on real projects that modernize County services, including emerging work applying AI to how software is designed, built, and delivered.

Co-op structure: 40 hours/week throughout the duration of the co-op, with a hybrid work arrangement based in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior architects to design cloud and AI solutions for County services.
• Create system diagrams, architecture patterns, and AWS-based designs under the AI-DLC framework.
• Work on real projects that modernize County services.
• Gain experience in software design and cloud computing.

Requirements

• Required Qualifications

  • US Citizenship
  • HS Diploma and some advanced level training.
  • Current undergrad or graduate student pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (upper-level undergrad or graduate preferred).
  • Understanding of software design and cloud computing fundamentals.
  • Ability to create technical diagrams and explain design decisions.

• Desired Qualifications

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect Associate certification.
  • Familiarity with architecture patterns (microservices, serverless, event-driven).
  • Exposure to AI-DLC, infrastructure as code, or AWS AI services.
  • Prior software development internship.

We Offer

• Salary: $28-38/hour
• Competitive 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.

About the Company

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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.