Information Security Administrator

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.

Peraton is seeking an experienced Security Administrator with a primary focus on security administration, audit support, policy management, and third-party risk oversight to maintain a continuous compliance posture against NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, HIPAA, and related frameworks.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with strong project management skills, audit experience, and the ability to manage multiple security and compliance workstreams while supporting security leadership, privacy stakeholders, vendors, on-site security engineering teams, and independent assessment organizations.

This selected individual will support our SafeGuard Services (SGS) team, a subsidiary of Peraton, which performs data analysis, investigation, and medical review, to detect, prevent, deter, reduce, and make referrals to recover fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare/Medicaid healthcare programs.

 

What you'll do:

 

The Security Administrator will be responsible for the following but not limited to::

 

Security Compliance & Policy Management

• Author, maintain, and update security policies, procedures, standards, plans, and control documentation for the SGS Contracts environment.
• Perform control testing and gap analysis against NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, HIPAA/HITECH and the CMS ARS and PIM.
• Document deficiencies and manage the Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) lifecycle from identification through verified closure
• Respond to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs), CCIC bulletins, and compliance data calls

Audit & Assessment Support

• Support maintenance of the control evidence library and GRC platform records, control mappings, and compliance reporting using CFACTs.
• Serve as the operational-side evidence provider for annual independent assessments and CMS reviews.
• Support Security Assessment preparation and security assessment report development
• Ensure audit-readiness on any given day rather than reconstructed compliance

Third-Party & Vendor Risk Management

• Conduct vendor security due diligence and assessments.
• Perform contract and control reviews, continuous monitoring, and risk reporting
• Manage vendor security questionnaires and ongoing compliance verification

Security Management & Monitoring (SMM) Administration

• Administer SMM platform documentation, audit activities, and training programs
• Serve as application owner liaison or support PMO coordination for SMM-related activities
• Support application ID administration and controls

Physical Security & Access Control

• Generate and audit Lenel access control reports on a weekly and monthly basis
• Conduct group audits and access reviews.
• Support training and onboarding activities

Program & Administrative Support

• Leverage SharePoint and PowerApps knowledge to streamline workflows and reporting
• Participate and support change control boards; evaluate applications; participate in technical solutioning and evaluation
• Support program operations which may include and is not limited to; leading small projects and initiatives, supporting business capture and growth, and providing cross functional support
• Telework available from EST, MST or CST.time zones.

Basic qualifications:

• 2 years with BS/BA or 6 years with a HS diploma/equivalent
• Security Administration experience and the ability to work flexible hours.
• Experience in security governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), third-party risk management, audit support, and data protection.
• Experience performing control assessment and gap analysis against NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, and managing the POA&M lifecycle
• Vendor and Application security risk management experience.
• Authoring ability for policies, control narratives, and deficiency documentation that withstands external review.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration abilities.
• US. citizenship required.

 Desired qualifications:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering
• Healthcare Compliance: Working knowledge of HIPAA/HITECH.
• CMS: Experience with CMS requirements and Authority to Connect/Operate support, including Security Assessment Workbooks (SAWs), security assessment reports, and control evidence packages
• State & Federal Government: Experience in government regulated compliance environments
• Technical Skills: Experience with SharePoint administration, and PowerApps development
• Incident Response: Hands-on incident response experience in regulated environments
• Verified Experience: Preference for candidates with verified work experience over recent college graduates
• Emerging technologies: Artificial intelligence (AI), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Large Language Models (LLM)

$51,000 - $82,000. 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.

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

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