Cyber Systems Engineer

Peraton is hiring a Cybersecurity Systems Engineer to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, 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 the customer site. As a Cybersecurity Systems Engineer on our team, you will support our customer’s network defense effort by providing engineering services to assess the technical viability of Cyber programs and related efforts, to include software requirements definition, test, software validation and verification processes, and implementation of the integration activities to ensure synchronization with larger corporate and enterprise processes. You will:

• Provide cybersecurity subject matter expertise and engineering support to system owners,
• 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 10 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 14 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, 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.

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