Senior Cybersecurity Systems Engineer

Peraton is hiring a Senior Cybersecurity Systems Engineer to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Annapolis Junction, MD. As a Systems Engineer on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at a customer location. As an experienced systems engineer on our team, you will provide systems engineering and technical services to the mission customer’s critical networks and systems effort.  You will gather and review technical documentation, facilitate conversations between the service providers and product owners, and meet with those product owners to discuss and document infrastructure requirements. You will support requirements gathering, process design and implementation, and CONOPS development. You will also provide engineering services to assess the technical viability of programs and related efforts, to include software requirements definition, test software validation and verification processes, and implementation of the integration activities to ensure security of critical Federal systems. You will: #LI-AH1 #PeratonIntelCareers

• Provide Cybersecurity subject matter expertise and engineering support,
• Create process documentation, migration plans, and program-level SE documents,
• Participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), identifying SE areas that need enterprise coordination,
• Provide oversight and monitoring of existing development and integration activities, and coordinate with Forward Deployed Lead Systems Engineers (LSE) and teams and stakeholders,
• Track development software, system requirements, and planning documentation,
• Guide and oversee the development and implementation of SE processes,
• Document as-is and to-be Cybersecurity enterprise architectures,
• Provide system testing assistance in the development of Test Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) and other related program documentation,
• Analyze test results and make recommendations based on test results, and,
• Provide oversight of software configuration and management processes.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or other related discipline plus at least 20 years of systems engineering experience. A Master’s degree or PhD may be substituted for two years of experience. A high school diploma or GED plus 24 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable.

The candidate should have solid experience supporting Cyber systems, especially as related to systems requirement analysis and deconstruction of high-level requirements into measurable system requirements for development and integration teams.

Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

• Experience supporting cybersecurity operations activities and best practices, is a strong plus.
• The ideal candidate would be familiar with the customer’s Cybersecurity organization.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Peraton is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and participation in an attractive bonus plan.

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Peraton 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 and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.