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Peraton is currently seeking to hire a Cyber Security Analyst to become a part of Peraton’s Department of State (DoS) Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective and secure business processes.    Location: Rosslyn, VA; Hybrid /  Flexible for occasional telework – must be local to work location.   In this role, you will: - Need to be able to identify APT activity and recommend mitigation procedures. - Be familiar with MITRE Attack Framework and Diamond Modeling. - Design and define system architecture for new or existing complex computer systems. - Determine systems specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility and maintenance of system security. - Successfully coordinate design of subsystems and integration of total system. - Identify, analyze, and be able to resolve program support deficiencies. - Develop and recommend corrective actions. - Be proficient in providing technical guidance for database administrators and software developers.

Be part of our exciting team supporting a robust, world-wide communications network, providing office automation packages; document and information management tools; and collaboration, voice, and video tools in a secure, flexible, distributed architecture supporting a classified DoD IT system.  Peraton is seeking a CyberSoftware Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse software systems with specific emphasis on network and cyber focused on the threat to information networks.   Responsibilities include: - The development, building, configuration, management and documentation of systems supporting the mission. This includes documentation of software designs, user documentation, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs). - Develop, maintain, and enhance complex and diverse software systems. Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements. Debug existing software and designs and codes new software or modify existing software to add new features.

The Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP)Task Leadwill serve as the senior contractor personnel responsible for overseeingexecution of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3)/VDP Directorate support services and providing direction and guidance to a team of cyber triage analysts. The VDP Task Lead will be responsible for the quality and efficiency of the contractor’s performance and shall assist the Government with all financial and business processes of the task, excluding inherently governmental functions.   The VDP Task Lead willbe responsible foroverseeing review and vetting of security vulnerability reports submitted to the Department of Defense (DoD) VDP from independent security researchers. The Task Lead will be responsible for working with a small team to verify the validity and scope of the reported vulnerabilities. They will work with the team to assess each vulnerability for severity and assign an associated risk score. The Task Lead will serve primary interface with Government Leadership and liaison between the public researchers and DoD system owners. They willmonitor and track progress on report submissions andvalidate mitigation or remediation actions throughout the lifecycle of the reports.

Ready to make an impact? Peraton is an industry leader providing innovative solutions for space, critical Intelligence Community missions, and offensive and defensive cyber operations. We are seeking a Satellite Control Network (SCN) Remote Ground Station (RGS) Material Handler in Diego Garcia, BIOT. In support of our Consolidated Air Force Space Command Modifications, Maintenance, and Operations (CAMMO) program.   The Material Handler will be responsible for the following but not limited to:   - Responsible for overseeing all activities as they relate to the receiving, storing, distribution, disposal, shipping and inventory of materials, products, and supplies IAW U.S. Air Force Operating Instructions (OIs) and directives - Responsible for overseeing all activities relating to Air Force programs to include but not limited to; bench stock, forward supply point management, CA/CRL, Test Measurement Diagnostic Equipment management, Air Force Precious metals program - Perform all activities and completed all documentation associated with shipping, receiving, turn-in, and accountability of all assigned assets - Develop metrics and maintenance data to ensure the effective supply of spares are maintained at Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) Remote Tracking Stations - Perform routine inventory and maintain 100% control of all assigned assets - Inventory, record and manage Information Technology Equipment Custodian (ITEC) Account (formerly known as ADPE). - Ensure vehicles are available, functional act as Primary or Alternate unit Vehicle Control Officer. - Perform operations, preventive maintenance inspections (PMI), and maintenance of assigned SCN mission and non-mission equipment - Must be able to lift 50lbs to waist level unassisted; occasionally individual lifting in excess of the 50lbs is required as part of a two person lift for larger items.  Appropriate personal protective equipment will be used  

Responsible for supporting the planning, deployment, and administration of current and planned operational activities by providing infrastructure expertise, including ad hoc tasking and projects in an operational support role. Also responsible for exploring and evaluating short- and long-term solutions for operations activities, including capturing and presenting past, current, and future activities for decision makers.    Must have personal integrity; exhibit initiative, creativity, and flexibility; apply interpersonal, communications, and problem-solving skills; and demonstrate ability to collaborate, build a network of IC relationships, and continually learn. 

Responsible for supporting the planning, deployment, and administration of current and planned operational activities by providing infrastructure expertise, including ad hoc tasking and projects in an operational support role. Also responsible for exploring and evaluating short- and long-term solutions for operations activities, including capturing and presenting past, current, and future activities for decision makers.    Must have personal integrity; exhibit initiative, creativity, and flexibility; apply interpersonal, communications, and problem-solving skills; and demonstrate ability to collaborate, build a network of IC relationships, and continually learn. 

Peraton is seeking to hire a Senior Cyber Architect to join the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Sustainment Services (LGSS) program to add to our distinguished team to sustain and enhance the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS). The JPSS CGS is responsible for implementing JPSS Program command, control, and communications and data processing requirements for JPSS CGS-serviced missions. The JPSS is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation operational Earth observation Program that acquires and distributes global environmental data from multiple polar-orbiting satellites, playing a critical role to NOAA’s mission to understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans, coasts, and space environments, which supports the Nation’s economy and protection of lives and property.   Responsibilities:   - Designs and develops new systems, applications, and solutions for enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks. - Ensures system security needs are established and maintained for operations development, security requirements definition, security risk assessment, systems analysis, systems design, security test and evaluation, certification and accreditation, systems hardening, vulnerability testing and scanning, incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning. - Provides analytical support for security policy development and analysis. - Integrates new architectural features into existing infrastructures, designs cyber security architectural artifacts, provides architectural analysis of cyber security features, and relates existing system to future needs and trends, embeds advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction, provides engineering recommendations, and resolves integration and testing issues. - May interface with external entities including law enforcement, intelligence and other government organizations and agencies. - Managing complex vulnerability remediations and developing novel patch and vulnerability management solutions. - Developing cyber solutions and managing a group of cyber architects in development and deployment activities. - SME level management and training of IT Security staff on core cyber capabilities.  

Peraton is seeking to hire a Cyber Architect to join the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Sustainment Services (LGSS) program to add to our distinguished team to sustain and enhance the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS).  The JPSS CGS is responsible for implementing JPSS Program command, control, and communications and data processing requirements for JPSS CGS-serviced missions.  The JPSS is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation operational Earth observation Program that acquires and distributes global environmental data from multiple polar-orbiting satellites, playing a critical role to NOAA’s mission to understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans, coasts, and space environments, which supports the Nation’s economy and protection of lives and property.    Responsibilities:   - Designs and develops new systems, applications, and solutions for enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks. - Ensures system security needs are established and maintained for operations development, security requirements definition, security risk assessment, systems analysis, systems design, security test and evaluation, certification and accreditation, systems hardening, vulnerability testing and scanning, incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning. - Provides analytical support for security policy development and analysis. - Integrates new architectural features into existing infrastructures, designs cyber security architectural artifacts, provides architectural analysis of cyber security features, and relates existing system to future needs and trends, embeds advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction, provides engineering recommendations, and resolves integration and testing issues. - May interface with external entities including law enforcement, intelligence and other government organizations and agencies. - Experience in leading the analysis, assessment, design, and implementation of enterprise Cybersecurity solutions.  

Cyber Security Analyst will conduct research, evaluate system configuration data, and provide recommendations to enhance security posture of network and infrastructure. The selected applicant will need to understand network protocols to identify attack points that could be exploited by an adversary and work with the team to implement changes to mitigate potential weaknesses.     Seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to detect, analyze, and mitigate cyber threats. Specifically, the candidate will:  - Participate in the penetration test lifecycle to understand threats and recommend solutions - Perform network traffic analysis of organizational systems to analyze raw packet data and identify anomalous behavior - Identify gaps in cybersecurity systems and processes to reduce organizational risks  - Offer innovative cyber defense solutions to protect customer systems - Understand and recommend industry best practices for the configuration of Networks and Linux and Windows Machines  - Leverage analytical tools like Splunk and Wireshark among others to assist in the analysis 

Peraton is seeking Network LAN/WAN Administrators to support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) – 3 in Coronado, CA.   The purpose of the Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance (EOM) Task Order (TO) is to provide USSOCOM, its Component Commands, its Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs), and its deployed forces with Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services to maintain Network Operations (NetOps); maintain systems and network infrastructure; provide end user and common device support; provide configuration, change, license, and asset management; conduct training, and perform Install, Move, Add, Change (IMACs) services. The responsibilities and tasks associated with each requirement play a pivotal role to USSOCOM, the CIO/J6 organization, and ultimately the end-user who operate around the globe 24x7x365.   The Network LAN/WAN Administrator performs Tier one and two network support in accordance with the SIE OPORD. This position provides administration of network and communications systems, including, but not limited to, Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) systems. The Administrator must have solid technical skills, with experience in a variety of network protocols, software, and hardware involved in LAN and WAN operations. This position requires strong troubleshooting, analytic and diagnostic skills, along with good communication abilities. The Network Administrator must have comprehensive knowledge of Government hardware, software, and network components. The Administrator is responsible for creating monitoring reports and managing equipment logs, as well as ensuring the functionality of links. This position coordinates network administration and performance requirements with other members of the networking team as well as identifies, analyzes, and documents long-range requirements, and administers resources related to the enterprise network. The Administrator shall prepare technical implementation plans that provide integrated solutions, including actions, milestones, timelines, and critical paths required for complete solutions. The Administrator is required to research applicable standards and requirements documents to assure network compliance. The Network LAN/WAN Administrator plans for and provide reasonable responsiveness in terms of network performance (e.g., availability, reliability, and throughput). This position prepares activity and progress reports for the Government regarding network performance initiatives. This position shall provide full lifecycle support of LAN and WAN infrastructures. The Administrator shall follow the designated network standards for the design, installation, and maintenance of LAN and WAN infrastructures.   Duties include but are not limited to:   - Providing installation, tuning, testing, operating, monitoring, upgrading, patching, break/fix, defense, and management of WAN and LAN routing and switching infrastructure hardware and software including network hardware and software. - Planning, designing, engineering, configuring, installing, operating, maintaining, defending, troubleshooting, and repairing LAN/WAN capabilities, including point-to-point circuits, satellite connectivity, dedicated Internet connections, and broadband Internet connections including necessary additions and changes to associated routers, switches, and encryption devices. - Planning, designing, engineering, configuring, operating, maintaining, defending, troubleshooting, and repairing LAN PORs. - Planning, designing, engineering, configuring, operating, maintaining, defending, troubleshooting, and repairing WAN infrastructures, including necessary additions and changes to associated routers, switches, external USSOCOM and commercial provider circuits and encryption devices. - Planning, designing, engineering, configuring, operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing WAN Programs of Record (PORs). - Planning, designing, engineering, configuring, operating, maintaining, defending, troubleshooting, and repairing the Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) architectures of USSOCOM, its Component Commands, TSOCs, and deployed forces. - Planning, designing, engineering, configuring, maintaining, defending, troubleshooting, and repairing classified and unclassified wireless LANs, including wireless access points and their interconnection to the wired infrastructure. - Provisioning, operating, managing, and monitoring LAN/WAN Virtual Private Network (VPN) services to securely connect remote elements and mission partners over the SIE and shared public IP networks, while ensuring compliance with applicable DoD, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), DISA, United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), and USSOCOM policies, procedures, regulations, and directives. - Troubleshooting LAN/WAN voice, data, and transmission networks and evaluate the effect of architectural changes on them. - Implementing network and security access - Configuring, updating, monitoring, managing, troubleshooting, and documenting routers and switches in the USSOCOM LAN/WAN networks. - Collaborating and coordinating with external Government and commercial circuit providers to expedite the restoration of circuit outages. - Participating in and support LAN/WAN exercises - Some positions may require shift work and/or an ability to work a non-standard work schedule to support the USSOCOM mission

Join Peraton: Elevate Your Career in National Security and IT Innovation At Peraton, we're not just another IT company. We're a mission-critical partner in the national security sector, dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that ensure safety and security worldwide. As a cornerstone in the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, and civilian sectors, our 22,000 strong team is committed to achieving what others deem impossible. Our motto, "Do The Can't Be Done," reflects our dedication to solving the most complex challenges facing our customers.   Why Peraton? We're focused on making a significant impact—supporting essential government agencies and forging advancements in the U.S. Intelligence Community. At Peraton, your work directly contributes to safeguarding national interests and promoting global security.   Opportunity Snapshot: We're seeking a seasoned Cloud Systems Administrator to join our National Programs Business Intelligence Systems & Applications Operating Unit. This pivotal role supports the SITE III DO contract, enhancing mission-critical applications and services within a key directorate of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Your efforts will ensure robust, reliable intelligence collection and dissemination, supporting defense intelligence, combatant commands, partner nations, and federal agencies.   What You'll Do: - Ensure optimal operation of multi-user computer systems, collaborating with network engineers and software developers. - Manage system resources to enhance CPU and disk efficiency and responsiveness. - Administer system security, setting up user accounts and profiles, and ensuring compliance with the latest standards. - Provide comprehensive support, from Tier 1 troubleshooting to Tier 2 problem resolution. - Optimize system performance, oversee software installations, and manage storage solutions. - Evaluate new technologies and make recommendations on hardware and software acquisitions. - Ensure rigorous application of security settings and conduct regular security assessments. Who You Are: - Experienced in managing Unix and Linux environments and familiar with their configuration. - Proficient in scripting and setting up systems from scratch, including application installations. - Knowledgeable in security protocols, able to resolve vulnerabilities and run Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). Join Us: At Peraton, you’ll be part of a team that values innovation, reliability, and accountability. We offer a dynamic work environment where you can truly make a difference. This is more than just a job—it’s a calling, where you can contribute to high-stakes projects and ensure that our national security apparatus remains cutting-edge. Are you ready to "Do The Can’t Be Done"? Apply now to become a part of our mission-focused team at Peraton.

At Peraton Labs we deliver innovative solutions and revolutionary new capabilities to solve the most difficult and complex challenges for government agencies, utilities, and commercial customers. With a distinguished heritage tracing back to Bell Labs, Bellcore, DHPC, and Telcordia, our experts pave the way. Peraton Labs’ cybersecurity research protects mission-critical systems and national cyber infrastructure through a broad range of initiatives in computer network defense, secure-by-design techniques, cyber operations, and experimentation platforms.   We are seeking candidates with a strong background in software development and networking for full-time positions in our network system group. Candidates will work with teams to research, conceive, and develop prototypes as well as operational software. Candidates should be adept at identifying successful approaches to complex problems. Projects will involve a mix of research and development and will range from applied research to advanced prototyping to development, verification, and certification of operational software. This position will be full-time at a customer facility. The ideal candidate will be one who is able to collaborate as part of a dynamic customer, Peraton Labs, and subcontractor team as well as execute work independently.   This position requires full time on-site work in College Park, Maryland.

Responsibilities: The DoD-Defense Industrial Base Collaborative Information Sharing Environment (DCISE) is the operational hub for DoD's Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity Program, focused on protecting intellectual property and safeguarding DoD content residing on or transiting contractor unclassified networks. DCISE develops and shares actionable threat products, performs cyber analysis and diagnostics, and provides remediation consults for over 1000 Defense Industrial Base Companies (DIBCOs). - The qualified candidate for this position will be responsible for driving transformative initiatives and lead efforts to looks for solutions that can be delivered as a Cybersecurity-as-a-Service for the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) so they can better protect themselves against the adversary - Provide management support of multiple pilots and projects under the Expanded Offerings and Projects (XOP) Division   - Act as the Big Data Platform (BDP) SME for the team, providing briefs and talking points to various government stakeholders - Provide continuous monitoring and analysis of DIBCOs perimeter network traffic for malicious activity   - Provide continuous monitoring and analysis of CDC public-facing infrastructure for threats to potential vulnerabilities - Stay up to date with the latest cyber vulnerabilities via open source and closed source tools - Schedule and execute service onboarding calls with CDCs when they sign up for DCISE services - Conduct Analysis of Alternatives through evaluation of performance, operational effectiveness, operational suitably, and estimated costs of alternative solutions  - Engage with customers and external stakeholders to effectively address technical considerations and resolve issues related to multiple service and pilot offerings 

Peraton is seeking an Information Assurance and Security Engineer to join the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Sustainment Services (LGSS) program to add to our distinguished team to sustain and enhance the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS).  The JPSS CGS is responsible for implementing JPSS Program command, control, and communications and data processing requirements for JPSS CGS-serviced missions.  The JPSS is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation operational Earth observation Program that acquires and distributes global environmental data from multiple polar-orbiting satellites, playing a critical role to NOAA’s mission to understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans, coasts, and space environments, which supports the Nation’s economy and protection of lives and property.    Responsibilities: - Provide technical services for the NOAA FISMA High system computers and networks including: software/hardware patching and NIST 800-53 high-impact security control configurations. - Support the NOAA cyber security mission by building, configuring, troubleshooting, and updating the network security capabilities that protect NOAA core networks and information. - Monitor network connectivity and ensure high quality data transmission using standard network tools. - Create the established network security processes to defend and operate the national NOAA network. - Provide technical expertise to large or complex projects. - Establish and maintain standard operating procedures for operations team members. - May interface with external entities including law enforcement, intelligence and other government organizations and agencies. - POAM management and vulnerability lifecycle, maintaining ATO postures. - Secure configuration management and NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 implementation guidance.

Peraton is seeking qualified individuals to join our Network Security Engineering team to provide engineering support for Cyber Situational Awareness (SA), Cyber Command and Control (C2), Mission Assurance, and Homeland Defense.   This is position is at the Dam Neck Research Lab Facility. (Viriginia Beach, VA area). This program is experiencing strong growth for the foreseeable future. Join today! - Provide technical and engineering support of tactical and operational interoperability during test and evaluation activities for the Atlanta Weapon System (AtWS) builds based on AEGIS Weapon Systems (AWS). - Provide documentation for all network related installations and activations - Support development of technical artifacts, engineering documentation and network drawings. - Assist in the management and maintenance of lab facilities. - Support the planning and design efforts for the AtWS Advanced Test and Integration Lab (AATIL) infrastructure network - Support integration and test events - Monitor event logs and conduct audits on the infrastructure equipment. - Provide Engineering Support configuring Microsoft OS, Linux OS and Cisco networking devices, troubleshooting and analyzing using packet analyzers or other applicable DoD approved troubleshooting tools and method as needed to complete assigned testing - Apply software release build updates and security patches during maintenance windows. - Upgrade Microsoft and Linux software. - Conduct regression testing to ensure upgrades/patches have not corrupted the system. - Conduct Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity scans and compliance checks on the Combat Management System servers and network devices on a as needed basis. - Defense Information System Agency (DISA) ACAS scans. - DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance checks.

Description:   At Peraton we drive missions of consequence spanning the globe.  As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise engineering provider we deliver trusted engineering capabilities to our nation’s security and provide solutions which keep our nation safe. The Space and Intelligence Sector is seeking an Expert Level (18+ years) Systems Architect to work within our dynamic engineering team in Springfield or Chantilly VA.  The Enterprise Engineering team supports the Government by providing Model-based systems engineering (MBSE),  Architecture Engineering, Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) to support system requirements, design, analysis, verification, and validation activities from the conceptual design phase and continuing throughout development life cycle phases.  You will be a key member supporting NGA’s Sensor Integration (TIS) Office, providing strategic and solutions-level systems engineering support for the integration of new sensor capabilities into the Enterprise Architecture.     Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: - Developing DoDAF operational (OV), data (DIV), system (SV) and service (SvcV) view products in support of the NGA enterprise architecture. - Utilizing architecture products to shape/inform solution requirements in support of acquisition objectives. - Aligning architectures to the customer’s strategic goals/objectives (roadmaps, mission capabilities). - Performing architectural analysis and design using both structured and object techniques. - Creating new architecture designs and integrating new architectural features into existing infrastructures while maintaining the integrity and security of enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks. - Identifying system-of-system architectural needs by drilling through all layers of embedded security within the given WAN / LAN architecture. - Applying external interface requirements to architectural products; documenting external operational and system data exchanges.

As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets.   Peraton is currently seeking to hire a Geospatial Information Systems Analyst for its' Federal Strategic Cyber group in Arlington, VA.   Location: On site in Arlington, VA    Role and Responsibilities:  - You will become a member of the contractor support team providing Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) analysis and telecommunications infrastructure analytical support to a DHS customer in Arlington, VA. - You will be responsible for GIS analytical support, including: geospatial analysis and modeling for communications infrastructure, preparation of cartographic products, utilization of geodatabases, representing the customer GIS program with other state, federal, interagency groups, coordinating with other agencies and customers, and familiarity with relevant data formats and standards. - Utilize your experience with ESRI desktop and web-based products, to include ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ESRI extensions, ArcGIS Online, MS Office, RDBMS concepts, and Python or ModelBuilder application development. - Strong attention to detail and ability to peer review products for quality control and provide feedback to colleagues. - Support the government in a variety of long- and short-term analyses of key infrastructures, supporting training and exercises in supporting the development and conduct of internal and external activities, supporting all-hazard emergency operations by developing GIS products to provide information to senior government leaders, government and industry partners and emergency responders on both the projected impacts disasters and the actual impacts following events. - Other activities may include development of briefings, creation of ad-hoc products to answer customer inquiries, supporting emergency operations, temporary deployment to disaster and other relocation sites and other duties and tasks that may be required to meet the client needs.

Peraton is seeking an experienced Cyberspace Joint Operations Planner to join our USCYBERCOM team located in Fort Meade, MD.   In this role you will: - Monitor and review strategies, doctrine, policies, directives, and instructions from higher echelon headquarters and make recommendations to ensure compliance and/or consideration in planning efforts - Develop plans and orders through the application of operational art and operational design, and by using the Joint Planning Process (JPP), within the milestones, deliverables, and interaction points for plans developed using Adaptive Planning and Execution (APEX) activities - Provide input to briefings, transitioning concepts to execution, and assisting in the coordination of joint operational planning in support of training, exercises, combat, and contingency plans and operations - Develop and integrate cyberspace capabilities into deliberate, contingency, operations, and crisis action planning - Provide input for the development of TTPs, CONOPs, COAs, and other related documents related to OCO, DCO, and the securing, operating, and defending of the DODIN - Provide input to address shortfalls, prioritize and validate requirements, and be prepared to modify development planning efforts based on the changing cyberspace environment - Contribute to the development of exercise scenarios, exercise operational plans, and other required documentation to support planning and execution to accomplish USCYBERCOM exercise training priorities - Conduct research of current and emerging threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) - Participate in Joint Planning Groups (JPGs), and Operational Planning Groups/Teams (OPG/OPTs)

Peraton is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer to join our USCYBERCOM team.   In this role you will: - Possess an in-depth understanding and the ability to apply intermediate concepts of cyber engineering and cybersecurity - Maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the DOD cybersecurity policies and the Risk Management Framework - With no guidance, conduct cybersecurity engineering research and analysis, provide recommendations for the implementation of security mechanisms, and provides educational briefings on the recommended cybersecurity mechanism - Contribute substantive content to the development of cybersecurity documentation, concept papers, and test plans required by Command policies and the Risk Management Framework - Maintain comprehensive knowledge and understanding of DOD and/or Intelligence Community (IC) engineering efforts, across multiple engineering disciplines - With no guidance, evaluate functional operation and performance. In light of test results makes recommendations regarding C&A - Liaise between the operators, the developers and the system engineers; ensures requirement are within the limitation - Assesses infrastructure requests; provides recommendations and guidance on development - Perform other ad hoc tasks in execution of Commander's Cyber Mission assessment priorities.

Peraton has a new role where as a Subject Matter Expert, you will provide technical knowledge and support the analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environments of FBOP/DOJ systems.  A great degree of understanding and working knowledge of FISMA and FedRAMP processes,  functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation and implementation to achieve ATO is required.  Job duties include but are not limited to: assisting stakeholders and the compliance team with the preparation, categorization; selection; documentation, implementation; assessment, and authorization and monitoring of FBOP throughout their lifecycle; and, support the evaluation and documentation of recommendations for system improvements, optimization, development, and/or maintenance.    Job duties include but are not limited to:  - assisting stakeholders and the compliance team with the preparation, categorization; selection; documentation, implementation; assessment, and authorization and monitoring of DOJ/FBOP systems throughout their lifecycle; - support the evaluation and documentation of recommendations for system improvements, optimization, development, and/or maintenance. Commensurate experience in IT, NIST 800 and FedRAMP system accreditation is required. - support for the review of security assessments and associated documentation, and capture IT security changes of relevance and maintain IT system profiles in the DOJ’s Cyber Security Assessment and Management system (CSAM) repository both on premises and cloud instances. - Develop IT Security Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) from CSAM and aid planning and implementing migration strategies, as necessary, and perform annual security assessments, including NIST SP 800-53 assessment and independent security assessments, as required. - Developing and maintaining an IT System Security Compliance Schedule that address POA&M Action Items, required ITSS reports/updates, Change Control Board Meetings, scheduled Vulnerability Scans, and updates to System IT Security Documentation. - Collaborate with O&M support teams to develop and coordinate authorization documentation associated with the DOJ and customer processes including the Systems Categorization, Systems Security Plan, and Systems risk assessment - Review information system infrastructure and application architecture to assess security requirements, and confirm Security Authorization Scope, including identifying the hardware and software components to be covered by the Security Authorization Package. - Conduct assessments of assigned information systems security requirements, evaluate current security posture and recommend priorities for remediation. Assess and plan the engagement, leveraging relevant work completed for other systems to achieve schedule cost savings and minimize impact on customer staff resources. - Update System Security Plans (SSPs) for IT system and complete the appropriate activities in CSAM to permit the generation of a complete SSP; coordinate distribution of SSP for review by project teams and track progress; and revise applicable areas in the CSAM tool as required. - Update and maintain associated security plans using DOJ templates for contingency plan; configuration management plan; incident response plan; and a security awareness, training, and education plan. - Complete security test and evaluation (ST&E) of IT system using DOJ’s CSAM Tool: verify ST&E using test case; coordinate distribution of ST&E for review by project teams and track progress; and revise ST&E as required. - Complete risk assessment for IT systems: verify risk assessment using test case; coordinate distribution of risk assessment for review by project teams and track progress; and ensure that accurate risk information is entered CSAM. - Perform Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) of controls as required. - Complete Certification Statement: Review SSP, ST&E, and RA; and include vulnerabilities revealed in SSP, ST&E, and RA - Draft, approve, and validate POA&Ms while ensuring they are kept up-to-date, accurate, and represent a true plan to mitigate identified security weaknesses. - Assess NIST SP 800-53, Rev 4/5. Controls and document results in DOJ’s CSAM repository. Ensure that CSAM contains quality data and that it is consistent with DOJ requirements. - Review and conduct NIST-based self-assessments, identifying any weaknesses which need to be addressed, and developing a POAM for each of those weaknesses based on industry best practices. - Support and document security controls tests, assist in remediation, and ensure that POAMs are being appropriately managed. - Evaluate and strengthen standard SA&A Documentation, Security Assessment Reports and provide security infrastructure recommendations (i.e. IDS, firewalls, vulnerability scan tools, etc.) - Using CSAM, generate the C&A package.  

Responsibilities: Peraton is currently seeking an experienced Incident Response Analyst with OT/ICS/SCADA experience for its' Federal Strategic Cyber program in Arlington, VA.    Location: On-site role in Arlington, VA. Ideal candidate needs to be amenable to travel, approximately 40%.    In this role, you will:   - Respond to cybersecurity incidents for ICS/OT/IT environments and provide recommendations to affected entities to prevent the reoccurrence of these incidents within a variety of critical infrastructure sectors. - Apply specific functional knowledge to resolve cybersecurity incidents and perform proactive threat hunts. Develop or contribute to solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.  - Be involved with highly technical operations and forensic analysis and serve as consultants, continuously advising client decision makers. - Provide industry experience and expertise for one or multiple critical infrastructure sectors/sub-sectors, including but not limited to Water, Power, Critical Manufacturing, and Transportation - Follow pre-defined procedures to respond to and escalate incidents. - Provide expertise to define procedures for response to customer cyber security incident in the industrial control system environment. - Apply traditional incident response and threat hunting tradecraft to industrial control system/critical infrastructure environments—with a deep understanding of the nuance and constraints of industrial environments. - Seamlessly work alongside a team of host, network, and cloud forensic analysts to meet the mission requirements for both incident response and threat hunting engagements. - Maintain accurate records of incident response activities and findings. - Prepare and deliver incident reports to management and stakeholders. - Need to be comfortable working in a team environment and collaborating to meet mission goals. - Keep current with latest security trends and news to continually improve hunt and incident response operations. - Be a Self-starter with strong attention to detail and critical thinking ability. - Have a strong customer-service orientation with excellent written and oral communication skills. - The ability to self-teach and self-test new tools and methodologies, and to problem-solve independently. - There is an onsite requirement for minimum one day (1) week, with up to 3 days depending on situational requirements. - Estimated 40% travel.   If you are passionate about safeguarding critical infrastructure and have the expertise to respond to cyber incidents in ICS and SCADA environments, we encourage you to apply for this challenging and rewarding position.  

Duties - Manage 1-25 SETA and cyber security direct and accreditation personnel supporting various job functions to include: systems integration, requirements management, governance, capabilities development, operatations and engineering support and/or other scope on a technical support contract. - Hire and terminate resources based on contractual requirements. - Guide technical performance and execution of the contractual requirements by Peraton personnel. - Develop and administer performance goals and assessments for direct reports. - Fill and execute an individual contributor role on the program providing Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I).

Ready to make an impact?  Peraton is an industry leader providing innovative solutions for space, critical Intelligence Community missions, and offensive and defensive cyber operations. We are seeking an Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) Remote Ground Station (RGS) Chief of Support at Diego Garcia to support our Consolidated Air Force Space Command Modifications, Maintenance, and Operations (CAMMO) program.   **This position requires 24/7 support, via 12-hour shifts. Travel is minimal and only for training purposes.**     What you’ll do… - Oversee the maintenance activities at an Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) Remote Tracking Station (RTS); a 24x7 work force of operations and maintenance (O&M) technicians working with RF, digital telecommunications, encryption, and networking systems.  Attend O&M meetings as required - Verify maintenance activities are properly scheduled, performed and documented.  Use the Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS) to schedule, document and track maintenance activities, to include unscheduled equipment failures and preventive maintenance inspections (PMIs).  Coordinate authorized service interruptions (ASIs or “down time”) with customers and AFSCN schedulers to perform PMIs - Coordinate, liaison and represent our “level 1” organizational maintenance team with “level 2” depot maintenance activities; including PDMs, EDLMs and UDLMs.  Verify receipt and proper staging of equipment for depot teams. Receive and coordinate updates to maintenance documentation from depot to include redlines, technical order (TO) changes and process changes due to depot activities - Review and comment on “minor modifications” to systems’ software, hardware and technical processes proposed by depot maintenance. Review the plans for these modifications, and verify they are within technical capabilities of the team - Verify the documentation, tools and equipment necessary to execute the modification is available for the O&M technicians.  Report findings to the site team and share information with the entire CAMMO program through correspondence and at meetings - Verify proper logistics support for the site’s maintenance activities, to include ready spares as allotted, proper tools and test equipment available, and parts ordering processes run fluidly on site and quickly respond to needs - Oversee and verify inventories of spares, supplies, tools and equipment, and verify proper and accurate updates to applicable inventory documentation - Identify the need for processes and process improvements to maintenance activities.  Develop and review maintenance related instructions, procedures and policies for accuracy, relevance and completeness. Oversee the use of these processes; updating them to employ more efficient and effective use of time and resources - Ensure all software required for site operations are downloaded from applicable databases and back-up copies of existing software is maintained for fall back requirements - Verify personnel comply with contractor conduct and training requirements. Verify personnel are trained to participate in all 50 SW or higher exercises. Coordinate personnel schedules to complete maintenance training activities and qualification of maintenance certifications for the Station Manager and Chief of Operations - Manage and coordinate all Configuration Management requirements for site. Provide feedback and documentation is required - Maintain all site O&M certifications - You may be assigned additional duties i.e. safety, security, COMSEC, etc. as required.  - Monitor and manage maintenance activities for AFSPC MUE

Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced Cyberspace Intelligence Analyst for the USCYBERCOM program located at Fort Meade, MD.   In this role you will: - Lead and act as a full participant in JPGs and OPG/OPTs developing and integrating cyber capabilities into planned operations, and in support of Combatant Commander regionally-focused planning efforts - Contribute to the development of cyberspace operations through the analysis of intelligence products; perform a vast array of cyberspace intelligence analyst duties with limited guidance - Possesses an in-depth understanding of intelligence analytic concepts to monitor, assess, and report on cyberspace operations, capabilities, and vulnerabilities - Contribute substantive content for operational level reports, briefings, and Operational plans (OPLANS) - With no guidance, advises stakeholders and coordinate actions - Develop, integrate, and maintain operational TTPs, SOPs, and Concept of Operations (CONOPs) - Evaluate countermeasure assessments and provide recommendations to leadership on implementation of counter measures - Contribute substantive content to the development of complex analytic approaches and recommendations to problems and situations for which data are incomplete, controversial, or which no precedence exists - Perform other ad hoc tasks in execution of Commander's Cyber Mission assessment priorities.

Peraton is seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to join our Cyber Intel team in Laurel, MD. This candidate should be a self-motivated individual who proactively completes tasks with strong attention to detail. The candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team of 5-6 person team, working closely with customers. The candidate will be exposed to a vareity of technologies depending on customer requirements. A successful candidate for this poitions has Linux experience in a containerized cloud environment. Additionally, agile development, Jira and Confluence experience would also be a benefit. The candidate will provide infrastructure system administration support for Jupyter Notebook, an open source developed, web-based data science platform that supports DIY analytics. They will be expected to montior the application, pull logs on AWS and restart containers as needed, troubleshoot and resolve operations issues, and create automation scripts and documentation as needed in a collaborative team environment. 

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to join our Cyber Intel team here in Laurel, MD. You will work within the Compute Team with a massively parallel enterprise platform, built with Java on Free and Open-Source Software products including Kubernetes, Hadoop and Accumulo, to enable execution of data-intensive analytics on a managed infrastructure. The candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team and will be exposed to a variety of technologies depending on customer requirements.

Peraton is seeking a seasons Software Engineer to join our Cyber Intel team here in Laurel, MD. The Software Engineer will work, within the Compute Team, with a massively parallel enterprise platform, built with Java on Free and Open-Source Software products including Kubernetes, Hadoop and Accumulo, to enable execution of data-intensive analytics on a managed infrastructure. Peraton is seeking a self-motivated Java developer who proactively completes tasks with a strong attention to detail. The candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team and will be exposed to a variety of technologies depending on customer requirements.

Peraton is seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to join our Cyber Intel team in Laurel, MD. You will work, within the Compute Team, with a massively parallel enterprise platform, built with Java on Free and Open-Source Software products including Kubernetes, Hadoop and Accumulo, to enable execution of data-intensive analytics on a managed infrastructure. Peraton is seeking a self-motivated Java developer who proactively completes tasks with a strong attention to detail. The candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team and will be exposed to a variety of technologies depending on customer requirements.

Peraton is seeking a mid-senior level Systems Administrator to who will be responsible for maintaining MS Windows and Red Hat servers and workstations at White Sands Complex near Las Cruces, NM. The Systems Administrator will join a team of engineers dedicated to maintaining the health and safety of multiple spacecraft/satellite communications systems and equipment to include the advancement of U.S. scientific and national security capabilities across the mission areas of Communications, Space Weather and Situational Awareness.   Peraton is the prime contractor for NASA at the White Sands Complex (WSC) near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Operating here are two functionally identical satellite ground terminals: The White Sands Ground Terminal, and the Second TDRSS Ground Terminal. These ground terminals ensure uninterrupted communications between various ground stations, NASA’s orbiting fleet of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), customer spacecraft (satellites), and the computer systems that support such spacecraft. WSC serves as an interface for distributing satellite data to control centers and scientists who then use the daily influx of data to expand our ever-growing knowledge of the Earth and the universe.   This position will be responsible for: - Install, integrate patch, and maintain various system servers and workstations such as, but not limited, Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2012 R2 and later, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and later. - Provide systems engineering technical support across the SENSE organization, technical working groups, peer reviews, technical interchange meetings, and periodic status coordination meetings. - Troubleshoot system anomalies and discrepancies that have been elevated for resolution. - Capture system installations and modifications within change management documentation and/or ticketing system. - Track, create and/or implement remediation solutions for vulnerability and compliance findings reported by the IT Security team. - Perform system backup and recovery actions for assigned systems. - Plan and develop system upgrade strategies for End of Life or End of Support systems. - Support mission operations full time for all operational needs, including taking on-call rotations as required. - Train and become certified on all applicable systems which are used to operate, control, and plan the mission. - Lead engineering efforts to design, update, repair, or sustain the ground system IT infrastructure. - Maintain file shares and storage capacities, as well as user privileges. - Perform scans and ensure NASA IT standards are met, or the applicable standard, within the ground system IT infrastructure. - Work with ITSec to develop POA&M’s and RBDs as required. - Support and maintenance for COMSEC systems.

Peraton is seeking a mid-senior level Systems Administrator to support NASA’s Space Exploration Network Services and Evolution (SENSE) contract. This position is located at the NASA White Sands Complex (WSC) in Las Cruces, NM.     Peraton is the prime contractor for NASA at the White Sands Complex (WSC) near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Operating here are two functionally identical satellite ground terminals: The White Sands Ground Terminal, and the Second TDRSS Ground Terminal. These ground terminals ensure uninterrupted communications between various ground stations, NASA’s orbiting fleet of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), customer spacecraft (satellites), and the computer systems that support such spacecraft. WSC serves as an interface for distributing satellite data to control centers and scientists who then use the daily influx of data to expand our ever-growing knowledge of the Earth and the universe.   This position will be responsible for: - Install, integrate patch, and maintain various system servers and workstations such as, but not limited, Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2012 R2 and later, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and later and VMS. - Provide systems engineering technical support across the SENSE organization, technical working groups, peer reviews, technical interchange meetings, and periodic status coordination meetings. - Troubleshoot system anomalies and discrepancies that have been elevated for resolution. - Capture system installations and modifications within change management documentation and/or ticketing system. - Track, create and/or implement remediation solutions for vulnerability and compliance findings reported by the IT Security team. - Perform system backup and recovery actions for assigned systems. - Plan and develop system upgrade strategies for End of Life or End of Support systems.

Peraton has an immediate need for Cybersecurity Analysts (DCO Watch) in Bellevue, NE. The Cybersecurity Analyst (DCO WATCH) role will be onsite and supports the ITCC II contract at USSTRATCOM. This position requires US Citizenship, open to upgrade or sponsorship for a DOD TS/SCI clearance   What you’ll do:   Provide Defensive Cyber Operations Watch support in the following areas: - Protect the confidentiality, integrity & availability of the customer’s data - Monitor networks for anomalous activity, network intrusion attempts and possible misconfiguration - Utilize SIEM to detect, analyze, and respond to network defense alerts and incidents - Initiate incident response & handling, and assist with forensic analysis - Monitor and use network security systems to include Firewalls, IPS/IDS, review SNORT rules and alerts - Use network forensics tools, network flows, collection/display systems, network replay devices, among other network defense software and tools - Maintain a 24/7 work schedule; and meet Department of Defense CND certification requirements - Document daily events accurately with details and brief coworkers and leadership on events - Review, interpret, log and act upon cyber intelligence reports as necessary - Review and investigate potentially malicious SPAM

We have a compelling opportunity for a Security Specialist to support the Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) in Linthicum, Maryland.    Responsibilities: - Executes administration and coordination of DC3 security programs to ensure compliance with Defense and DC3 security policies and procedures with minimal supervision. - Ensures compliance with security standards and provides guidance and support to staff members concerning all security administrative functions such as personnel security, information, and system security, COMSEC, physical security. - Provides administrative security support associated with the receipt, distribution, inventory, reproduction, and disposition of classified material. - Reviews applications for security clearances and clearance renewals. - Administers and maintains physical security procedures for visitor control, employee identification and safeguard of company facilities, equipment, materials, and employee property. - Develops and conducts security briefings and security education programs. - Provides oversight for programs for the protection of classified information as well as propriety information. - Supervises preparation, transmittal, and receipt of visitor certifications. - Investigates losses and security violations and recommends corrective actions. - Manages the continuing eligibility program for personnel using e-QIP, Scattered Castles, and DISS (Defense Information System for Security). - Periodically inspects the facility to ensure physical security measures. - Contributes to development, review, and disposition of standing operating procedures and continuous improvement initiatives. - May act as Top Secret Control Officer (TSCO) for projects. - Act as team lead

Peraton is looking for an experienced Cyber Intelligence Analyst to become part of Peraton’s Department of State (DoS) Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program where we provide leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective and secure business processes throughout the world. This includes protecting a global cyber infrastructure comprising networks, systems, information, and mobile devices all while identifying and responding to cyber risks and threats. Those supporting Peraton’s DSCM program work to leverage their expertise to propose creative solutions and solve real-world cybersecurity challenges and problems.    Location: Rosslyn, VA. Hybrid may be possible - the customer requires every employee to be on-site for the first 90- days. After the inital 90-days, a hybrid schedule may be offered and possible.   In this role, you will:  - Perform consolidated and comprehensive information and intelligence analysis of threat data obtained from classified, proprietary, and open source resources to provide indication and warnings of impending attacks. - Provide senior level briefings at all levels of classification, facilitating seamless fusion of information. - Fuse information from multiple classification levels to inform decision-making and collaboration across stakeholders. - Foster innovation among the Division, serving as the focal point of collaboration between both technical and non-technical personnel - Analyze and report on unique attack vectors, emerging cyber threats, and current trends used by malicious actors. - Perform cyber and technical threat analyses of foreign countries, hacker groups, terrorist organizations and other entities with capabilities. - Assess the cyber threat environment for US Missions worldwide. - Provide cyber security guidance to internal personnel on threats to external accounts (e.g. employee personal accounts, official social media, etc.). #DSCM

Peraton is seeking an experienced Military Information Support Operations (MISO)/formerly psychological operations (PSYOP) and/or Information Operations (IO) Planner to perform duties in the CCMD Joint Operations Center (JOC) for integration and synchronization with Combatant Command (CCMD) staff, subordinate units, and associated joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multi-national (JIIM) partners. The JOC MISO/IO Operations planner is expected to be a conduit for Information for the CCMD, ensuring all information is submitted across the Information Related Capabilities (IRCs) to be able to integrate within all plans of operations for mission analysis, analytic problem solving, and assessment of Information Operations.   This position is located in Tampa, FL – MacDill AFB.   You will have the opportunity to: - Review, analyze, and operationalize operational-level IO-related directives in support of CCMD mission objectives. - Work independently, as an MISO/IO subject matter expert (SME), by providing a timely flow of relevant information by providing daily reports, collecting, sharing, disseminating and completing tasks assigned.   - Work with the Overseas Global Force Management (GMF) and processes while utilizing information system platforms Command and Control Information Environment (C2IE) and Rocket Chat rooms. - Provide senior leaders a comprehensive knowledge of current events with information inputs for key task, high impact assignments to provide information in support for Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (CCIR’s) for Commanders to make sound timely decisions.  

Peraton is hiring a Senior Utility Cloud Support 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 Senior Utility Cloud Support Systems Engineer, you will provide engineering solutions to meet required capabilities for cloud, Virtual Desktop (VDI), and other current and future computer infrastructure; create bills of materials, network designs and diagrams, rack elevations, cable run lists, build books, and other documentation for new and updated installations; work with network, storage, and server personnel to define new or modified solutions to complex problems; and respond to requests for new MUC and VDI systems, design them to meet capacity and user requirements, and determine required power, space, cooling, and funding to meet these goals.

Peraton is hiring a Utility Cloud Support 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 Utility Cloud Support Systems Engineer, you will provide engineering solutions to meet required capabilities for cloud, Virtual Desktop (VDI), and other current and future computer infrastructure; create bills of materials, network designs and diagrams, rack elevations, cable run lists, build books, and other documentation for new and updated installations; work with network, storage, and server personnel to define new or modified solutions to complex problems; and respond to requests for new MUC and VDI systems, design them to meet capacity and user requirements, and determine required power, space, cooling, and funding to meet these goals.

Peraton is hiring a Junior Utility Cloud Support 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 Utility Cloud Support Systems Engineer, you will provide engineering solutions to meet required capabilities for cloud, Virtual Desktop (VDI), and other current and future computer infrastructure; create bills of materials, network designs and diagrams, rack elevations, cable run lists, build books, and other documentation for new and updated installations; work with network, storage, and server personnel to define new or modified solutions to complex problems; and respond to requests for new MUC and VDI systems, design them to meet capacity and user requirements, and determine required power, space, cooling, and funding to meet these goals.

Peraton seeks a DevSecOps Full-stack Software Developer to support ARCYBER TWC with Engineering and Technical Advisory (ETA) services for Industry Engagement, Cloud architecture/planning, Risk Management Framework (RMF), Configuration Management, Network Engineering, Information Advantage, and Data Science & Analytics.  Location: Fort Eisenhower, GA .  Tasks include: - Provide DevSecOps methodologies across the organization to maximize productivity and to promote CI/CD workflows.  - Remain technologically relevant through learning emerging DevOps technologies and advocating their uses to benefit CI/CD workflows. - Participate in all areas of software design and implementation to include strategic planning, development, security, operations, collaboration, and compliance. - Automate everything, both your job and others as much as possible, while maintaining configuration artifacts to ensure reproducibility. - Automate security patching, static code analysis, remain knowledgeable on common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs). - Provide ideas to help ensure security posture on systems, applications, and containers. - Participate in the design and implementation of scalable and secure software architecture. - Understand agile software development life cycle.

Peraton is hiring a Technology Transition Systems Engineer to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, MD. As a Systems Engineeron 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 Technology Transition Systems Engineer on our team you will provide systems engineering and project management support to a division focused on assisting with the transition of innovative technologies from the customer's research organization and external entities, and identifying, evaluating, and facilitating the adoption of new and emerging innovative technical capabilities into the corporate enterprise baseline. You will also define requirements, perform analysis of alternatives, identify and assess risks, develop test plans, evaluate experiments and prototype solutions, and oversee implementation and integration efforts. You will coordinate cross-functional activities across multiple stakeholders, including senior decision authorities, technical subject matter experts, capability developers, operations analysts, and compliance and policy representative. You will assist with the development of standards, policies, and processes aimed at optimizing the effective and efficient transition of technical solutions into the enterprise architecture for sustained customer use. You will also assume the responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the systems engineering area of responsibility, and communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and external industry partners.

Description:   At Peraton we drive missions of consequence spanning the globe.  As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise engineering provider we deliver trusted engineering capabilities to our nation’s security and provide solutions which keep our nation safe. The Space and Intelligence Sector is seeking an Expert Level (18+ years) Systems Architect to work within our dynamic engineering team in Springfield or Chantilly VA.  The Enterprise Engineering team supports the Government by providing Model-based systems engineering (MBSE),  Architecture Engineering, Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) to support system requirements, design, analysis, verification, and validation activities from the conceptual design phase and continuing throughout development life cycle phases.  You will be a key member supporting NGA’s Sensor Integration (TIS) Office, providing strategic and solutions-level systems engineering support for the integration of new sensor capabilities into the Enterprise Architecture.     Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: - Developing DoDAF operational (OV), data (DIV), system (SV) and service (SvcV) view products in support of the NGA enterprise architecture. - Utilizing architecture products to shape/inform solution requirements in support of acquisition objectives. - Aligning architectures to the customer’s strategic goals/objectives (roadmaps, mission capabilities). - Performing architectural analysis and design using both structured and object techniques. - Creating new architecture designs and integrating new architectural features into existing infrastructures while maintaining the integrity and security of enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks. - Identifying system-of-system architectural needs by drilling through all layers of embedded security within the given WAN / LAN architecture. - Applying external interface requirements to architectural products; documenting external operational and system data exchanges.

Peraton is seeking a Cyber Systems Engineering, Senior Associate for our Korea site. We support the "Eighth Army which is America's Pacific Guardians of Freedom" - Eighth Army today stands ready to defend our national interests and those of our allies whenever called upon.   In this role you will have the opportunity to: - Monitor, analyze, and detect cyber events and incidents within information systems and networks under general supervision. - Assist with integrated, dynamic cyber defense, coordinates and maintains security toolsets to support organizations’ continuous monitoring and ongoing authorization programs. - Establish a framework by which cyber risk can be measured and quantified in the marketplace. - Determine security requirements by evaluating business strategies and requirements; researching information security standards; conducting system security and vulnerability analyses and risk assessments; studying architecture/platform; identifying integration issues; preparing cost estimates. - Implement security systems by specifying intrusion detection methodologies and equipment; directing equipment and software installation and calibration; preparing preventive and reactive measures; creating, transmitting, and maintaining keys; providing technical support; completing documentation. - Verify security systems by developing and implementing test scripts. - Maintain security by monitoring and ensuring compliance to standards, policies, and procedures; conducting incident response analyses; developing and conducting training programs. - Be responsible for the design, development, implementation, and integration of a DoD IA architectures, systems, or system components for use within computing, network, and enclave environments. - Ensure that the architecture and design of development and operational systems are functional and secure. This includes designs for program of record systems and special purpose processing nodes with platform IT interconnectivity.

We are seeking an experience Defensive Cyberspace Operations Specialist to support the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Joint Cyber Center (JCC). The JCC provides a leading-edge cyberspace operations capability in support of United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) combined operations within the Korean Theater of Operations (KTO) during armistice, contingencies and war.    Our Defensive Cyberspace Specialist will have the opportunity to: - Provide defensive analysis, reporting and recommendations, provide cyberspace defensive posture risk analysis, mitigation strategies and solutions, and analyze cyberspace network events to determine the impact on current operations. - Support activities require research, analysis, and coordination across multiple agencies, adherence cyberspace best practices, and cyberspace subject matter expertise (SME) consultative support to the USFK Command and Staff, Services and components operating in the Korea Theater of Operations (KTO) and US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) AOR. - Conduct research and evaluate technical, nontechnical, intelligence, and commercially available information with specific emphasis on network operations and cyberspace warfare techniques, tactics, and procedures focused on the threats to US networks, and where applicable, commercial networks and systems that directly or indirectly supporting DoD interests and operations. - Develop and deliver defensive reports that include recommendations and solutions to strengthen cyberspace defensive posture to determine the impact on current operations. - Use the results of vulnerability analysis to generate products that contribute to planning and directing defensive cyberspace operations on military networks; candidate shall have knowledge of common types of vulnerabilities, workaround and fixes, mitigations, exploits, and best business practices related to computer network defense.

Peraton is hiring a Training Center / Laboratory Support Systems Administrator to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Ft. Washington, MD. As a Systems Administrator 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 Training Center / Laboratory Support system administrator on our team you will provide support required to operate and maintain all hardware and software in compliance with established policies required by the customer for their production and training networks, as well as responsible for establishing and maintaining user accounts and help desk functions for staff and students.

Peraton is hiring an Information Assurance Systems Engineer to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Fort Meade, Maryland.  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 an Information Assurance Systems Engineer on our team you will provide systems engineering and architecture support in the areas of architecture and standards, systems engineering integration, evaluation and testing, systems engineering implementation, and application services to a cryptologic program.  You will: - Identify, analyze, and recommend potential network and security architectures for the underlying infrastructure on which the customer will develop, test, and operate lifecycle of physical production from ordering through production and distribution. - Analyze the user requirements, concept of operations, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirement specifications. - Assist with the development of system requirements and functional requirements, as well as assist with deriving lower-level requirements from higher-level allocated requirements. - Employ basic information assurance mechanisms (e.g. identification, authentication, access control, accountability) and security mechanism technology (passwords, cryptography, discretionary access control, mandatory access control, hashing, key management, etc.). - Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of work products in Technical Process Areas associated with ISO/IEC 15288. - Develop system architecture and system design documentation. - Develop derived requirements for Information Assurance Services (confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation.

Peraton is hiring a Cybersecurity Systems Engineer to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, MD. As a systems engineeron 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 the customer site.   As a Cybersecurity Systems Engineer on our team, you will support our customer’s network defense effort by providing engineering services to assess the technical viability of Cyber programs and related efforts, to include software requirements definition, test, software validation and verification processes, and implementation of the integration activities to ensure synchronization with larger corporate and enterprise processes.   You will: - Provide cybersecurity subject matter expertise and engineering support to system owners, - Create process documentation, migration plans, and program-level SE documents, - Participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), identifying SE areas that need enterprise coordination, - Provide oversight and monitoring of existing development and integration activities, and coordinate with Forward Deployed Lead Systems Engineers (LSE) and teams and stakeholders, - Track development software, system requirements, and planning documentation, - Guide and oversee the development and implementation of SE processes, - Document as-is and to-be Cybersecurity enterprise architectures, - Provide system testing assistance in the development of Test Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) and other related program documentation, - Analyze test results and make recommendations based on test results, and - Provide oversight of software configuration and management processes.

Peraton is currently searching for a talented Senior Software Engineer / Frontend Developer to become part of Cyber Defense organization with the Federal Strategic Cyber program.    Location: Arlington, Virginia. Hybrid role, need to be able to come on-site as needed.    In this role, you will:  - Conceive, specify, design, program, document, testing, bug fix and patching software applications as a part of a team. - Lead the front-end design and implementation of custom web application towards dynamic requirements. - Need to be in-tune with changing requests and adapt accordingly. - Research, test, build, and coordinate the conversion and/or integration of new products based on client requirements. - Design and develop new software products or major enhancements to existing software. - Address problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms. - Resolve problems with software and respond to suggestions for improvements and enhancements. - Participate in development of software user manuals. - May support additional areas of the application as team needs change. - May analyze/design databases and/or assist in architecting cloud environments within an application area, working individually or coordinating as part of a team.     #CISA

Peraton is actively seeking a skilled Technology Transition and Decommission (T&D) Systems Engineer to enhance our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, MD. This role is pivotal in supporting one of the most extensive enterprise-wide Engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This full-time position demands a commitment of 1880 hours annually and is based at the client’s site.   In this capacity, you will play a crucial role in managing the transition and decommissioning of legacy technologies, ensuring seamless integration and minimal disruption. Our Technology T&D Office extends its expertise not only throughout the customer organization but also to external partners in the Intelligence Community, guaranteeing that all transition stakeholder requirements are meticulously addressed. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the technology transition process, tracking progress, identifying potential risks and devising strategic mitigations. You will also contribute to planning and support activities that align with customer support requests and governmental objectives. Each task will be clearly outlined and tracked to facilitate contractor assignments and ensure alignment with strategic goals.   As a Technology T&D Systems Engineer, you will provide essential systems engineering expertise, researching systems, services, and capabilities slated for decommissioning or transition. You will document all pertinent details and artifacts to aid decision-making processes for stakeholders and capability owners. Additionally, you will be instrumental in planning, monitoring, and producing systems engineering artifacts to support government efforts in managing technology transitions within the capabilities architecture.   This role requires a dynamic individual capable of leading and documenting decision-making meetings to engage stakeholders effectively in achieving organizational objectives. If you are ready to contribute to a high-stakes, rewarding environment, we welcome you to join our team at Peraton.

Peraton is hiring a Technology Transition and Decommission (T&D) 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 the customer site. As a Technology T&D Systems Engineer on our team, you will support the customer in managing the transition and decommission of legacy technologies.   The technology transition office provides support not only across the customer organization but also to external IC partners, to ensure transition stakeholder requirements are understood and considered.   Transition activities include: - Managing and supporting the technology transition office process, monitoring and measuring progress through the process, identifying risks and recommending mitigations, and supporting planning activities. - Customer support requests are evaluated by the Government to determine alignment with its scope and objectives. Discrete task descriptions are created for all requests and are used for tracking and to enable contractor assignments. - You will provide systems engineering expertise in researching systems, services and capabilities to be decommissioned or transitioned and documenting the known details and artifacts to enable decision making by the stakeholders and capability owners. - This role involves planning, monitoring, and generating systems engineering artifacts to assist the government in facilitating technology transition into and out of the capabilities architecture, and works with the government to facilitate, lead and document decision meetings to engage stakeholders in accomplishing the work.

Peraton is currently seeking an experienced Cloud Monitoring Analyst Team Lead to support the CIRT Team in supporting the Department of State’s (DoS) Computer Incident Response Team leveraging deep knowledge of computer forensic techniques, malware analysis and monitoring / incident response to work with key stake holders in an effort to develop methodologies and processes to support the Department’s migration and integration of cloud-based services.   Location: Rosslyn, VA and Beltsville, MD. The customer requires every employee to be on-site for the first 90 days. After the 90 day period, a hybrid schedule may be offered. This position will support Monday – Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm.     In this role, you will:   - Conduct research and evaluate technical and all-source intelligence with specific emphasis on network operations and cyber warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures focused on the threat to networked weapons platforms and US and DoD information networks. - Lead and manage other Cloud analysts on a daily basis. - Participate in strategic modernization planning and lines of effort. - Collaborate with cross functional teams with in the division. - Collaborate with all teams within CIRT. - Analyze network events to determine the impact on current operations and conducted all-source research to determine advisory capability and intent. - Prepare assessments and cyber threat profiles of current events based on the sophisticated collection, research and analysis of classified and open- source information. - Correlate threat data from various sources. able to develop and maintain analytical procedures to meet changing requirements and ensuring maximum operations. - Collect data via a combination of standard intelligence methods and business processes. - Produce high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior government and network operations officials. #DSCM

Peraton is seeking an experienced Cyber Penetration Tester to become part of Peraton’s Department of State (DoS) Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective and secure business processes.   Location: Arlington, VA.  This is a hybrid role and will require regular on-site work in Arlington, VA    What you’ll do: - Support the Penetration Testing (Red Cell) Team. - Assesses the current state of the customer’s system security by identifying all vulnerabilities and security measures. Helps customer perform analysis and mitigation of security vulnerabilities. - Perform and report on penetration testing of systems including cloud to satisfy the NIST 800-53 CA-8 security control and using methodologies that may include, NIST SP 800-115, Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES), and Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF). - Stay abreast of current attack vectors and unique methods for exploitation of computer networks. - Provide support to incident response teams through capability enhancement and reporting. - Assist in maintaining Red Cell infrastructure. - Develop or modify tools that automate discovery or exploitation (e.g. bash, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell). - Ability to work independently or in a small group. #DSCM