Cyber Systems Engineer

Peraton is hiring a Cyber 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 a customer location. As a Cyber Systems Engineer on our team you will assist with the development of technical system requirements, functional requirements, operational requirements and their translation to conceptual designs and models that lead to implementable solutions that solve Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) problems.  You will develop and maintain documentation of cybersecurity monitoring of SSPs under the customer’s purview, and provide Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) system, operational, and service representations of CSSP functions per the customer’s CIO architectural direction.  Systems engineering support for the CSSP mission areas and capabilities is the overall focus of the task.

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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 2 years of experience. A high school diploma or GED plus 14 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable.
• Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

• Knowledge of Cybersecurity Service Provider functions and responsibilities.
• Able to work with top-level government management and to work as a team member.
• Able to assist in policy formulation and decisions.
• Interested in researching technical information.
• Strong in writing and communications skills.

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

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.

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.