Information System Security Specialist w/ESS expertise

Peraton is seeking qualified individuals to join our team to provide engineering support for Cyber Situational Awareness (SA), Cyber Command and Control (C2), Mission Assurance, and Homeland Defense in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

This includes conducting Agile software engineering in a Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) environment, performing Cloud architectural design, operation, and administration functions, and cyber security and Risk Management Framework (RMF) support.

Also included are rapid design, development, test, deployment, maintenance and operation of specific software and hardware capabilities to meet current Cyber Defensive needs.

Peraton has an opportunity for an Information System Security Specialist w/ESS expertise to:

• Provide input as an ESS Subject Matter Expert for program documentation and policy
• Provide reporting on network and host health in regards to ePO and ESS Product deployment and compliance
• Manage network wide Software Whitelisting
• Provide reporting on Data Loss Prevention violations and risks
• Create, test and implement ePO policy and tasks
• Manage ePO server and Microsoft SQL Database
• Perform and implement STIG Checks for ESS related systems
• Manage ePO Dashboards and queries for ISSM and Stakeholder reporting
• Provide general IT industry advice for Network Policy and Procedures
• Assist in the management of XACTA (Risk Management Framework) packages

• 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA. 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
• Use, installed, and configured ESS (Endpoint Security Solutions).
• Experience creating new ePO point product policies for an enterprise environment
• Experience creating and troubleshooting Firewall rules for a variety of operating systems and environments
• Experience managing and tuning an application whitelist, specifically experience utilizing Solidcore or a similar File Integrity Management systems
• Experience troubleshooting endpoint product deployment and removal, as well as generalized software deployment practices
• Generalized experience with Incident management (Chain of custody, reporting practices, cyber tabletop exercises)
• Experience in managing DLP incidents and reporting, as well as DLP policies in ePO
• Experience utilizing a Security Event Manager to detect potential network threats, in combination with utilizing ePO / Trellix client logs
• Experience in Server Administration for ePO server (Local Security Policies, Password Management, Access Control, and auditing)
• Experience in managing SQL Databases (Able to create and perform SQL Queries, STIGing, Account Management, Audit management)
• IAT Level II certification
• Minimum certification as 461 (or similar as required by the Technical Instruction) at the Intermediate level per DoDD 8140.01, or successor
• Must possess an active Top Secret with SCI eligibility clearance or above

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 do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.