Expert Cyber Systems Engineer

Job Locations US-VA-Chantilly | US-VA-Springfield
Requisition ID
2025-158568
Position Category
Information Technology
Clearance
Top Secret/SCI w/Poly

Responsibilities

We are seeking an Expert Cyber Security Engineer to lead the integration of robust security practices into the design and development of complex information systems. This role is critical in ensuring that cybersecurity requirements are effectively captured, refined, and implemented into IT components and enterprise systems.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead or assist in guiding development teams in designing, upgrading, or modernizing information systems with strong security foundations.

  • Conduct product research and support Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) to identify the most effective security technologies and approaches.

  • Contribute to system concept development and align cybersecurity designs with legal, regulatory, and environmental conditions.

  • Develop and document comprehensive security architectures, technical roadmaps, and investment strategies.

  • Oversee and mentor a team of Cyber Security Engineers at the Senior, Mid, and Junior levels.

Qualifications:

  • Proven experience architecting and implementing cybersecurity in large-scale systems.

  • Strong knowledge of system security principles, risk management frameworks, and security controls.

  • Experience leading technical teams and managing cybersecurity initiatives across the system development lifecycle.

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex requirements into actionable security designs.

Why Join Us?
You'll play a strategic role in shaping secure systems that support mission-critical operations. Join a team of professionals dedicated to excellence in cybersecurity and innovation.

 

Qualifications

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 eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

 

Skills and Experience:

Required:

  • Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 18 years of equivalent experience as a Cyber Security Engineer.
  • 18 years of working experience in government or industry within Cyber Security Engineering.
  • DoD 8570 Level II (IASAE) certification compliance
  • TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.

Desired:

  • Expert working experience in government or industry leading enterprise-level cyber security efforts involving architecting, designing, development, and configuration of cloud and on premise-based systems and software.
  • Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Cloud Based Technology such as: Service Orientated Architecture (SOA), On-demand self-service, Broad network access, Resource pooling, Rapid elasticity, Measured Service, Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
  • Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data.
  • Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.

Peraton Overview

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.

Target Salary Range

$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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