Cybersecurity Engineer Senior

Join Peraton's mission-critical team supporting secure, real-time data delivery across complex operational environments in direct support of our nation's warfighters. If you are driven by national security and energized by cutting-edge C2ISR capabilities, sensor integration, and resilient data transport solutions, we invite you to join our team. 

We are seeking highly cleared professionals who excel at the intersection of advanced communications infrastructure, distributed systems, and mission assurance—where reliability, security, and performance are paramount. 

Specifically, we are looking for a TS/SCI cleared Cybersecurity Engineer - Senior to support this mission at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. 

Responsibilities:  

• Serves as a lead cybersecurity engineering expert within the PMO, driving the management of enterprise-level and site-specific projects and holding significant responsibility for the cybersecurity integrity of their associated PRDs. 
• Leads the identification and definition of robust cybersecurity requirements, architectural patterns, and systematic paths for complex system integration activities, major expansions, and critical site activations, directly influencing the security scope and requirements of PRDs, contributing to development of Approved Product Lists and Market Research Reports. 
• Architects and evaluates strategic cybersecurity solutions, providing expert technical advice to Government leadership POCs on optimizing security posture, mitigating risks, and ensuring long-term operational resilience, as captured in PRDs. 
• Develops and presents high-level technical and architectural roadmaps for C2ISR cybersecurity, influencing PMO decisions on security technology adoption, resource allocation, and program direction, and ensuring PRDs reflect these strategic choices. 
• Directs and coordinates cross-functional teams to integrate cybersecurity technical considerations into broader C2ISR projects, resolving complex architectural and technical security challenges, and ensuring PRD alignment and feasibility. 
• Functions as a technical expert across multiple high-impact cybersecurity engineering assignments, guiding junior and journeyman engineers, and contributing significantly to the strategic expansion and modernization of global C2ISR infrastructure through the PRD process, with a focus on security by design. 

Required qualifications: 

• Previous experience as a Cybersecurity Engineer or similar role supporting a DoD customer at the CCMD level 
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience with a BS/BA or 6 years’ experience with an MS/MA or 3 years’ experience with a PhD. or 12 years w/o a degree or 10 years with AS/AA degree
• A current, active DoD security clearance at the TS/SCI level 
• US citizenship is required 
• DoD 8140 role for WRC: 462; Element: CS; Work Role: Control Systems Security Specialist; Proficiency Level: Intermediate 

Desired Qualifications: 

• DoD-approved IA baseline certification for ADP-III/IT-III based on the IAT level and CE/Operating System (OS) certificate within six months of the assignment. 

Work Environment:  

• Location: MacDill AFB, FL 
• On-site expectations: Full-time on-site presence required for equipment management and asset tracking 
• Travel: May require occasional travel to CONUS and OCONUS sites for logistics coordination and facility assessments  

Why Join Us?   

• Be part of a mission-critical team supporting our nation’s elite and its mission partners in delivering cutting-edge C2ISR capabilities 
• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment supporting critical national security operations 
• Manage cutting-edge communications and sensor systems that directly impact operational readiness 
• Access to professional development opportunities and career growth within the intelligence and cybersecurity community 
• Opportunity to work with advanced tactical communications technologies and AISR systems  

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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.

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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