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Role and responsibility for this position:  The Senior AI Planning Research Scientist will solve hard, real-world planning problems requiring nothing less than state-of-the-art solutions. You’ll take responsibility for accomplishing specific deliverables within a small team setting of fellow engineers.  You’ll communicate and collaborate with fellow team members and help guide junior staff.    Peraton Labs generates transformative applied research to fuel solutions for our customer’s unique challenges. We are a self-sustaining research center within Peraton that provides applied research and engineering to enable government agencies, utilities, and commercial enterprises to fully exploit the future of communications, analytics, and cyber security.   Who we’re looking for:  - Cyber: We are looking for staff with a strong interest (and ideally a track record) in cybersecurity research and development. - Generalists: You should have a breadth of knowledge across multiple domains.  You’ll typically focus your work on the domain(s) of your specialty or preference, but a strong multi-domain awareness and ability is required.  You should have a curiosity to learn new technology.   - Tangible: You’ll work on applied research programs to conceive and develop prototypes to solve cutting-edge, complex problems.  

Peraton is seeking a motivated professional to join our team as an Asset / Equipment Administrator in the Operations Branch on Team “PS.” This position is in support of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, (MEPCOM). Location: This position is an on-site role in Northern Chicago, Illinois.   In this role, you will: - Be responsible for acquiring and maintaining all equipment. - Ensure that all equipment has sufficient functionality and quality. - Support budget decisions on equipment costs - Manage the acquisition and installation of new equipment. - Maintain inventory of all equipment and operational status - Support asset management of hardware equipment and licenses - Manage/allocate storage space for all equipment and spares. - Maintain smooth operation of all equipment in computer systems and maintain coordination with network administrators and software developers. - Troubleshoot and resolve problems to ensure quality of all equipment. - Interact with users and evaluate vendor equipment products. - Make recommendations to purchase new equipment. - Coordinate with project leaders on equipment needs. - Support project teams engaged in the design, implementation, and modification of equipment. - Identify appropriate technical and business resources as needed. - Keep current on advances in the field of new equipment and technology.    

Peraton is seeking a skilled QA Engineer with expertise in automated testing to join our team. The QA Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of our software applications through the development and execution of automated test scripts.  - Develop and execute automated test scripts using industry-standard tools and frameworks. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and product owners, to understand user stories and acceptance criteria. - Participate in the agile development process, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. - Conduct 508 compliance testing to ensure our applications meet accessibility standards. - Identify, document, and track software defects and inconsistencies using issue tracking systems. - Perform regression testing to validate software changes and ensure existing functionality is not compromised. - Contribute to the continuous improvement of our testing processes and methodologies. - Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders.

SafeGuard Services (SGS), a subsidiary of Peraton, performs data analysis, investigation, and medical review to detect, prevent, deter, reduce, and make referrals to recover fraud, waste, and abuse.   What you'll do:   The Fraud Investgator will perform high level complex investigations of medical professional service providers and develop cases for future action, including referral to law enforcement, education, over payment recovery and other administrative actions.  Will work with internal resources and external agencies to develop cases and corrective actions as well as respond to requests for data and support.   - An investigator uses good judgment and may work independently with minimum supervision and direction. - The investigator also may work as part of a team as there may be times when the investigator needs to work with state and/or federal investigators and other personnel.  - An investigator handles multiple caseload assignments concurrently; organizes and analyzes complex evidentiary patterns; interviews and obtains statements from witnesses and others. - Investigators may also be required to complete complex investigative reports that apply regulations or rules to the program(s) affected by the behavior being investigated. There may also be times when the investigator will need to apply federal or state laws. - Investigators are expected to research and understand the relevant offenses being investigated; conduct efficient and effective investigations concerning those alleged offenses and detect or verify suspected violations; obtain information and evidence by observation, record examination, and interview. - Investigators then analyze the results of the investigation to ascertain if the allegations have been corroborated and work with others to determine the appropriate steps that need to be taken to address the issues. - As part of an investigation, the investigator will need to prepare correspondence; be objective and accurate and communicate with others with tact. - There may be times when investigators need to react to unplanned situations, be flexible in planning their activities and adopt effective courses of action. - As investigators will be working with health privacy information, they also must maintain confidentiality and understand all the laws, rules and regulations concerning health privacy. - Telework available from the Northeastern states - Must be a US Citizen

Peraton is seeking a skilled and highly motivated Procurement Director of Compliance to oversee and maintain our approved purchasing system in alignment with CPSR audit requirements. Reporting directly to the Chief Procurement Officer/Senior Vice President, this role will spearhead all Procurement compliance activities, manage the Small Business Liaison Office (SBLO) team, and providing oversight for Procurement training and development.   - Expertise in Maintaining Compliance: Demonstrate experience and subject matter expertise in maintaining a compliant purchasing system, navigating CPSR audits, and implementing necessary corrective actions. Act as the primary point of contact during CPSR audits, ensuring all required documentation and processes for a successful audit outcome. - Advocacy and Competency Building: Advocate for Peraton Procurement competencies, emphasizing accountability, proactive outreach, and a strong focus on continuous learning and development. - Regulatory Adherence Leadership: Lead adherence to federal regulations and internal policies concerning procurement processes, ensuring comprehensive compliance across all operations. - SBLO Team Leadership: Lead the SBLO team, driving increased advocacy, networking, and educational initiatives to enhance relationships with small business partners and customers. - Policy and Procedure Development: Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures ensuring compliance with federal regulations, particularly those concerning purchasing system requirements for federal contracts. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate cross-functionally with procurement, finance, legal, and relevant departments to ensure seamless alignment and compliance in purchasing practices. - Internal Audits and Continuous Improvement: Conduct regular and ongoing internal audits to identify gaps, areas for improvement, and ensure strict adherence to policies and procedures. - Regulatory Updates and Training Development: Stay abreast of changes in federal regulations and industry best practices, integrating these updates into the company's compliance framework. Lead the development of training curriculum for both Procurement staff and internal customers, ensuring staff receive updated guidance on compliance-related matters aligned with business needs. - Strategic Collaboration and System Enhancement: Collaborate with the CPO and the Procurement Leadership Team to drive system improvements, streamline processes, and foster staff growth.

PM SAI falls under Program Executive Office – Intelligence Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S). PM SAI is headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) with product line support offices located at APG, MD. PM SAI is responsible for development, production, modernization, fielding, and sustainment of integrated manned and unmanned aerial Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensor payloads that leverage National and other Services’ capabilities. PM SAI also provides product solutions to support warfighting Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (PED) of Intelligence products.   We are Hiring:   The Systems Engineer / Electronic-Warfare Subject Matter Expert will be located at APG, MD.    What you'll do: - EO, IR, RF, EW and/or PNT background for aircraft and ground survivability Background on testing capabilities in lab and field. - Background/knowledge in developing test plans. - Set schedule M-F, 8 hours. - Hybrid schedule with option of RDO.    Nice to Have: - APG location is preferred, but Ft. Belvoir is acceptable as well.

Peraton requires Network LAN/WAN Administrators to support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) – 3.  Positions are located at the SOCOM Headquarters at MacDill, AFB FL, and at the TSOC and Component locations in the United States and abroad.    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 -   *Positions are contingent on contract award.* **Salary range is based on geographical location.** #SITEC2023

Applies technical knowledge to assist clients in the design and development of solutions to complex technical engineering and applications problems, network challenges, or system administration issues. Establishes the basic structure of the system, defines essential core design features and elements that provide the framework. Incorporates engineering strategies for introducing new technology into the customer's infrastructure related to its business processes of collection, analysis, production, and dissemination. Performs cost-benefit analyses to determine whether requirements are best met by manual, software, or hardware functions; making maximum use of commercial off-the-shelf or already developed components. Applies knowledge of enterprise IT or engineering needs to design improved processes, generate valid requirements, and ensures that these are consistent with the customer's enterprise technical architecture. May participate in business development activities.

Peraton has a great opportunity for a Space situational awareness / Space Domain Awareness (SSA / SDA)Engineer in Alexandria, VA supporting our Intelligence Community (IC) customer. At the heart of national security, we've been embedded into this cutting-edge program, known as Skyfire, for nearly a decade where our team has tremendous opportunity for meaningful growth. You will be working in a rewarding, mission focused environment, cutting edge software design, development, and deployment, contributing to the protection and defense of national space assets. Your efforts will fundamentally change what Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Mission Protection means for our Nation. This position requires minimal travel.    Skyfire is an SDA Indications and Warning (I&W) system. Its purpose is, find RSOs of interest, provide data to ground operators, and establish a repository of resident space objects (RSOs). Located in Chantilly, VA, the Skyfire team uses: programitics, sensor modeling, and system engineering expertise to deliver this world-class SDA I&W system.    The person in this role serves as a liaison among external stakeholders with diverse perspectives and the internal stakeholders of the project including the development and training teams. Provides subject matter and Skyfire expertise in support of the operator stakeholders at their work locations to answer questions, assist with development of operating procedures, and provide proficiency and on-the-job training. Provides operator perspectives and SME to other areas of the project including the development and training teams to ensure that operator and operational needs are understood. Provides support for exercises involving the use of Skyfire by supporting operator use of Skyfire during the exercise and coordination and troubleshooting as needed among all stakeholders including operator, operational support, and development teams to achieve the exercise goals.

Peraton requires Network LAN/WAN Administrators to support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) – 3.  Positions are located at the SOCOM Headquarters at MacDill, AFB FL, and at the TSOC and Component locations in the United States and abroad.    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.   * Positions are contingent on contract award *   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

We are seeking experienced Technical Writer for our client’s operational requirements on a mission focused program within a challenging, dynamic setting located in Bethesda, Maryland. Successful candidates in this position will collaborate with a diverse group of individuals across the intelligence community and directly contribute to Project Management for IC Enterprise License Agreements and IC-wide software.   Primary Responsibilities:  - Responsible for editing, proofreading, and providing writing support on non-technical and/or technical documents or sections of documents prepared by writers such as manuals, procedures, and specifications. - Duties may include ensuring documents meet editorial and government specifications and adhering to standards for quality, graphics, coverage, format, and style. - Influences development of solutions that impact strategic project/program/family goals and business results. - Recommends and implements new solutions, processes, policies, standards in support of function’s strategy and operations. - Provides measurable input to new solutions, processes, or standards in order to achieve functional/project objectives.

Personnel Security SME We are seeking experienced Security Research Analyst for our client’s operational requirements on a mission focused program within a challenging, dynamic setting located in the Maryland area. Successful candidates in this position will collaborate with a diverse group of individuals across the intelligence community.  Candidates will be required to directly contribute to the development, implementation, and oversight of effective, efficient, and uniform policies and procedures for governing the conduct of investigations and adjudications of eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position government-wide.   Primary Responsibilities:  Provide subject matter expertise and support to senior staff. Tasks may include but are not limited to:  review and analyze security policy and implementation guidance; provide oversight functions on personnel security policy, practices, functions and authorities across the Executive Branch; draft reports, talking points, briefings, and guidance on personnel security programs, processes, and performance; provide input into the substantive requirements and implementation for the automated collection of personnel security metrics submitted to ODNI by Departments and Agencies; provide analysis and assist in drafting responses for the Congressionally Directed Actions (CDAs).

Project Management Analyst   We are seeking experienced Project Management Analyst for our client’s operational requirements on a mission focused program within a challenging, dynamic setting located in Bethesda, Maryland. Successful candidates in this position will collaborate with a diverse group of individuals across the intelligence community. Primary Responsibilities: - Support the development, analysis, and coordination of policies. - Provide direct secretariat support to internal and external governance forums - IT boards, committees, and councils. - Support business process improvements and customer management reporting. - Assist with translating mission user requirements into detailed technical solutions. - Develop and/or maintain guiding documents, such as transition plans and CONOPs. - Implement improvements and efficiencies in business processes. - Support the development and execution of project management plans that clearly articulate the scope of work, required tasks, and ensures progress. - Provide program management support for IC Enterprise License Agreements (ELA) for software and IC-wide service contracts, to include monitoring current agency usage, establishing future needs, tracking procurement status, and gathering best practices. - Provide program management and system administrator support to guide implementation and operation of IC-wide software applications. This may include providing monthly assessments, participating in working groups, developing, and providing training, managing software updates and user accounts, and producing SOPs.

We are seeking an experienced Data Scientist professional to serve in the office the Presidential Daily Briefing. The selected candidate will provide ongoing critical support to the Presidential Daily Briefing Staff by assisting the sponsor in building new tools, such as electronic databases and tracking mechanisms, to respond to the evolving needs and requirements of the PDB enterprise to support managers, briefers, analysts, and other contributors to the PDB process. These tools will assist to inform executive decision-making for the PDB and senior leadership. The PDB requires dedicated data analysis and output reports to inform decision-making at ODNI and across the IC. At any given time, there are multiple data management planning, vetting, and analysis projects in motion; and daily, weekly, and monthly tasking for data output in support of PDB mission requirements.   The selected candidate shall assist in the following tasks: - Translating users' needs and capabilities into requirements and detailed technical options for government consideration. - Modeling, adapting, developing, and maintaining logical data, service, and interface specifications. - Collecting, monitoring, and reporting on key performance indicators. - Conducting trend analysis. - Developing dashboards and reports to support government oversight and measures of performance of IC investments. - Making recommendations to the Sponsor on improving business and enterprise oversight processes. - Adapting, developing, and maintaining new physical data, service, and interface specifications in differing formats. - Translating requirements into scalable and supportable solutions that work well within the overall system architecture. - Developing program assessment processes and methodologies to measure and report on portfolios' effectiveness. - Developing data collection needs and collecting data to facilitate the Sponsor's decision on investments.

 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 a junior-level Systems Engineer to work within our dynamic Sensor Integration team in in either Springfield or Chantilly VA.  The Sensor Integration team supports the Government by providing systems engineering and integration support for NGA’s Sensor Integrations (TIS) Office.  This team provides strategic and solutions-level systems engineering support for the integration of new sensor capabilities into the Enterprise architecture.  You will be working within a team providing strategic and innovative solutions for integrating radar data, products, analytic services, etc. within the Enterprise. 

We are seeking a Senior Oracle Database Administrator to architect, engineer and operate the Oracle Database Platform as a Service offerings in support of a Hybrid Cloud datacenter.   Location: Onsite in Kansas City, Missouri     What you will do: As a Senior Oracle Database Administrator you will be responsible for planning, engineering, operating, maintaining, and problem resolution of the Oracle Database Platform as a Service capabilities. You will also work with associated hybrid cloud datacenter infrastructure and teams: virtualization; backup/storage; operating systems management; networking; and management, monitoring and automation tools. You will support system operations, hardening, migration capabilities, customer interaction and support, and patching. You will also be involved in planning and executing cloud migration and operations activities.   The Hybrid Cloud Systems program operates and provides cybersecurity services to support the USMC application hosting environment. The team also provides engineering and implementation services to deploy and operate the on-prem, hybrid-cloud and cloud datacenter environments. This is an opportunity to shape the way the USMC achieves its goals to provide enterprise application hosting while ensuring daily support and secure operations for a world-wide warfighter community.   Your responsibilities will include: - Administer Oracle Platform as a Service hosting environment (Oracle 19c on RHEL operating as virtualized databases). - Monitor, triage, respone to events, incidents, tasks, changes including working ticket queues and executing approved Data Center projects and activities across the Oracle service area. - Monitor, execute and troubleshoot RMAN backup/restore - Implent and manage oracle networking with SSL/TLS - Develop, update, and troubleshoot scripts used to manage the Oracle environment. Current scripts include bash, python, and ansible. - Gather requirements, design, architect, plan, and implement database solutions using virtualized Oracle 19c. - Provides cluster and datacenter database administration, operational support, and problem resolution. - Collaborates with other datacenter engineers on incident, event, and problem resolution; expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and 8 desired; experience with VMWare virtualization and cloud platforms desired. - Works with various vendors to install, upgrade, configure, administer, automate, and optimize Oracle virtualization architecture and associated software, providing a secure, reliable, and highly available data base platform to Data Center customers and services. - Performs software installation and upgrade automation including scripting in bash and python as well as automation of data center efforts using VMWare tools (VMWare Ops Manager, vRealize Automation/Orchestrator). - Develops and maintains a comprehensive system event, performance, and capacity monitoring plan. - Troubleshoots problems, takes appropriate corrective action and/or interacts with IT staff or vendors in performing complex testing, support and troubleshooting functions. - Coordinates troubleshooting and collaborates with customers to resolve customer database operation incidents. - Provides 24x7x365 on-call support in rotation with Technical Lead nights/weekends with after hours response required in support of some incidents. - Supports monthly and quarterly security/application patching process.

Role and responsibility for this position: As a hands-on Cybersecurity Research Scientist, you will be at the forefront of developing, testing, and fielding novel network cybersecurity appliances for the Department of Defense. Working with systems engineers and researchers, you will be responsible for researching, developing, configuring and integrating state-of-the-art cyber deception tools into enterprise-like environments, developing and managing a pipeline that integrates ML models with existing detection capabilities, and enabling transition of research prototypes to new environments. You will develop tools for facilitating management and operations of Peraton Labs’ cyber range product and for enhancing its capabilities. You will participate in the planning, setup, and conduct of cyber exercises using this cyber range, including red-teaming.   Who we’re looking for: - Cyber: We are looking for staff with a strong interest (and ideally a track record) in cyber security research and development. - Generalists: You should have a breadth of knowledge across multiple domains. You’ll typically focus your work on the domain(s) of your specialty or preference, but a strong multi-domain awareness and ability is required. You should have a curiosity to learn new technology. - Tangible: You’ll work on applied research programs to conceive and develop prototypes to solve cutting-edge, complex problems.

Qualified candidate will 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.  Peraton’s DSCM program encompasses technical, engineering, data analytics, cyber security, management, operational, logistical and administrative support to aid and advise DoS Cyber & Technology Security (CTS) Directorate.  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 strive to leverage their expert knowledge and propose creative solutions to real-world cybersecurity challenges.       The Task Manager – Cyber Threat and Analysis Division (CTI/CTAD) role will be based in Rosslyn, VA.    Position Description: - Serves as the contractor's task manager overseeing personnel and activities supporting the Cyber Threat Analysis Division. - Interfaces and coordinates with Government leads with key focus on effective, efficient, and compliant contractor support. - Executes proper staffing, providing appropriate, qualified, and sufficient contractor resources to meet specified requirements. - Establishes work duties and schedules, and addresses work discrepancies. - Supervises and communicates program policies, purposes, and goals to subordinates. - Formulates and enforces work standards. Performs quality control; ensures contractor performance meets established performance standards. - Monitors, tracks, and reports on the status of contractor activities. Identifies, promotes, and implements process improvements. - Supports Government leads in developing and executing strategic objectives. - Coordinates collaboration among teams within the division, other offices and partner agencies. #DSCM

  Peraton is seeking a highly motivated, result-driven Cloud DevOps Engineer with proven success in AWS Cloud information system environments. Must have self-driven proactive work style to meet and exceed established goals and expectations.  Must have excellent problem-solving, analytic, and interpersonal skills capable of working individually or within an Agile team.   What you’ll do:   The Devops Engineer will be responsible for the following but not limited to: - Leveraging AWS Devops and clouds tools to automate, provision, and monitor CI/CD processes. - Hands-on support for mission-critical deployments - Implementing security for cloud authentication, authorization, auditing, monitoring - Implementing data security over client infrastructure and environments. - After-hours on call rotation shift support through the PagerDuty application - No travel Required.

Peraton requires Systems Administrators to support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) – 3.  Positions are located at the SOCOM Headquarters at MacDill, AFB FL, and at the TSOC and Component locations in the United States and abroad.    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.   Systems Administrators perform tier one and two network support in accordance with the SIE OPORD. Position requirements may vary depending on location, system complexity, the types of operation and additional network systems, and the size of the supported organization. Experience with specific types of hardware and software systems used by the Government is required. Systems Administrators monitor and control one or more mid-range application servers. This position studies program operating instructions to ensure proper configuration and effective operations. Systems Administrators continuously observe the operation of assigned applications and storage devices to prevent hardware or software failure. This position manipulates systems in accordance with standard procedures to ensure operations when individual parts of a system malfunction. Systems Administrators confer with senior administrators, systems and applications engineers, and storage personnel to correct errors requiring a change of instructions or sequences of operations. Systems Administrators maintains operating records such as machine performance and production reports. Systems Administrators provide various project management, technical, and administrative support for assets employed at approved global locations and support the development of policies and procedures. They must possess strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills, in addition to in-depth technical knowledge of the Government’s systems’ hardware and software. Duties include but are not limited to: - Installing operating system software, patches, and upgrades - Analyzing, troubleshooting, and resolving system hardware, software, and networking - issues - Configuring, optimizing, fine-tuning, and monitoring operating system software and hardware - Performing system backups and recovery - Developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures for conducting server host and virtual machine builds on prem and cloud environments - Completing troubleshooting issues related to Horizon VDI components - Developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures for VDI Environment - Providing Systems Administrator support to systems hosting complex operational databases, software configuration control, and system interfaces for computer systems - Maintaining file servers, network access - Troubleshooting and documenting systems anomalies to ensure optimum equipment performance - Some positions may require shift work and/or an ability to work a non-standard work schedule to support the USSOCOM mission Locations: - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - BDSC, Iraq - Birmingham, AL - Camp HM Smith, HI - Camp Humphreys, South Korea - Camp Lejeune, NC - Cannon AFB, NM - Coronado, CA - Djibouti, Djibouti - Doha, Qatar - Draper, UT - Eglin AFB, FL - Benning, GA - Liberty, NC - Campbell, KY - Carson, CO - Lewis, WA - Homestead, FL - Hurlburt Field, FL - Little Creek Naval Base, VA - MacDill AFB, FL - Manama, Bahrain - Manila, Philippines - National Capitol Region, District of Columbia - Pentagon, VA - Peterson AFB, CO - Qatar, Qatar - SOJTF-OIR, Kuwait HQ - Stuttgart, Germany - Washington, District of Columbia - Yokota, Japan *Positions are contingent on contract award.* **Salary range is based on geographical location and experience.** #SITEC2023

Peraton is hiring an IT Operations Deputy Manager to assist with managing the day-to-day IT activities for an enterprise Air Force program.  This position will report directly to the Engineering and Operations Senior Manager and will assist in leading a 24/7 “Mission Essential” team of IT professionals.  The ideal candidate will directly support the Air Force customer by assisting with Incident Management, Change Management, and Service Request processes.  The Deputy Operations Manager will also help to monitor system stability and assess performance of enterprise mission-critical systems to ensure stability, prevent delays and outages, and quickly resolve technical issues that arise.  This role leads other technical professionals in the execution of site-specific installation/implementation guides and serves as the single point-of-contact for all Operations escalation activities related to the program.   What you'll do: - Assists the Operations Senior Manager with directing day-to-day IT support for various functional teams that are geographically disbursed across the U.S. and OCONUS - Assist with operational support for a 24x7 Service Desk comprise of Tier 2-3 IT support technicians - Coordinates refinement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Operational Work Instructions (OWI) to ensure program meets established Service Level Agreements (SLAs) - Works closely with the EITSM Manager for handling service desk escalations by assessing the situation and devising a solution to the problem, which could include equipment replacement or repair - Coordinates vendor support for hardware/software for fielded equipment - Assist with effectively managing and staffing qualified personnel to perform all Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Statements of Work (SOW) for subcontractors - Assists the Operations Senior Manager and the Program Manager with labor forecasting, staffing including hiring assistance, employment oversight, performance review, timesheet approval, training, and discipline of employees - Promotes system operational efficiency by standardizing management processes and automating them IAW with ITIL principles

Peraton is seeking a Data Exchange Software Engineer in Chantilly, VA, to support our Department of Defense (DoD) as part of a highly talented, highly motivated and high-performing team. As part of the engineering team you will support an exciting program which involves design, development, test, and deployment of an exciting and complex system in an Agile construct to contribute to mission success for a variety of stakeholders.  Join us and be part of the next generation of innovators as we blaze a trail forward for our profession and company.   Responsibilities: - Transform customer requirements into a technologically advanced, high-performing software architecture within program technical, schedule, and cost constraints supporting our DoD customers - Work with emerging service and distributed computing technologies for satellite data processing and distribution as a member of our software development/systems integration teams supporting our DoD customers - Work in a high-performance environment using Agile Software Development processes to support system design, architecture, application deployment, and application maintenance - Perform backlog grooming and sprint planning, developing and reviewing code, updating technical documents, generate unit tests, ensuring code meets requirements through unit testing, and resolving discrepancy reports - Develop, install and configure software components or algorithms in a cloud-based environment/framework - Work with the Scrum Master, Product Owner, and other scrum team members to ensure successful integration with other software components

Peraton is now hiring a Software Test Engineer in Chantilly, VA  to support Intelligence Community and DoD customers as part of a talented, high-performing team. As part of this team you will work with emerging service and distributed computing technologies for satellite situational awareness (SSA) data processing and distribution.      The EMMETT program, a next gen Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Indications and Warning (I&W) system, establishes a repository of resident space objects (RSOs), finds RSOs of interest, and provides data to ground operators. The EMMETT team uses: programmatics, sensor modeling, and system engineering expertise to deliver this world-class SDA I&W system.     What you'll do:  - Utilize experience in maintaining and enhancing test scripts and creating and executing test procedures to support development, integration, regression and user acceptance testing.  - Design and write test plans and procedures, analyze test results and develop and review code as necessary.  - Document bugs in Jira and provide test reports. 

Peraton is seeking an Information Systems Security Manager in support of our Corporate IT Operations team.This position will be in support of our networks in Basking Ridge, NJ and Red Bank, NJ.    Responsibilities: - Comply with the ISSM Roles and Responsibilities as laid out in DAAPM 2.2, JSIG Rev 4, ICD-503, and other applicable documentation. - Maintain the Security Authorization or Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) of their assigned system(s). - Track and coordinate with the Regional Information Assurance Director and the Peraton Information Assurance Director the Security Authorization of their assigned system(s). - Deliver all required documentation using the current customer approved templates, forms, regulations, and methods. - Continuously update all Security Authorization documentation as required by the customer and in accordance with applicable Risk Management Framework (RMF) packages. - Provide advisement to stakeholders to assign resources and establish timelines to ensure the successful Security Authorization of a system. - Maintain all required documentation for their assigned system’s Authority To Operate (ATO) or information system go live dates. - Document all relevant governing authority Security Controls and/or applicable departmental policies for each information system the ISSM is responsible for. - Draft Security/RMF Packages and perform any modifications throughout the lifecycle of the information system. - Work closely with the key stakeholders to identify any additional controls that are applicable to the system(s) to maintain a favorable security posture. - Perform an annual self-inspection and inventory in accordance with applicable governing authority. - Provide oversight and advisement on all proposed change requests on the accredited Information System(s) as they pertain to the potential change to the existing Controls Assessment. - Evaluate and provide advisement on all account access requests to information systems. - Ensure all software is tested and approved prior to introduction to the production environment. - Track the deployment of software to the environment. - Manage and monitor all vulnerabilities with their assigned information systems. - Generate Plan of Actions & Milestones (POA&Ms) for each non-compliant control for each accredited Information System. Proper documentation shall be filed and updated as required. - Manage all applicable POA&Ms throughout the lifecycle of the information system. This includes but is not limited to the drafting of well documented waivers and exceptions detailing the potential risk to the Authorizing Official. - Support the Incident Response Team in the remediation, documentation, and reporting of all incidents for the accredited system(s) under their purview. - Perform a Weekly audit (review of logs) for each accredited information system. - Participate in project discussions in support of the key stakeholders. - Provide, track, and report security requirements throughout the system life cycle of all information systems that are within the accreditation boundary. - Work closely with Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and the Information Assurance Director (IAD) to provide guidance and oversight for all requested initiatives. - Provide timely and detailed responses to all data calls. - Provide oversight and guidance regarding requests to modify technical policies such as firewall rules, ports, protocols, etc. for each information system. - Continuously maintain a thorough understanding of all configurations, architecture, installed software, accounts (both Operating System and Application), data flows, ports, protocols, and other relevant data for each Information System.

Peraton is seeking a qualified candidate who will 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.  Peraton’s DSCM program encompasses technical, engineering, data analytics, cyber security, management, operational, logistical and administrative support to aid and advise DoS Cyber & Technology Security (CTS) Directorate.  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 strive to leverage their expert knowledge and propose creative solutions to real-world cybersecurity challenges.       The Cyber Analytics Lead role will be located in Beltsville, MD.    What you’ll do: - Manage and mentor the cyber data analytics team, ensuring continuous growth, skill development, and efficient value delivery. - In collaboration with the Data Architect, direct the collection, storage, and management of vast cybersecurity datasets, ensuring data integrity and optimal performance. - Collaborate with Department stakeholders to ensure the secure collection, storage, and management of large cybersecurity datasets. - Ensure data hygiene and accuracy while optimizing data retrieval and analysis processes. - Establish and oversee data governance policies related to cybersecurity analytics. - Spearhead initiatives to improve data quality, optimization, and processing. - Provide key stakeholder input towards the implementation and optimization of cloud-based cyber analytics platforms and tools. - Ensure seamless integration of cloud solutions with existing data infrastructures and cybersecurity tools. - Provide key stakeholder and SME input towards the implementation and optimization of Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solutions, ensuring they are effectively ingesting and processing data. - Develop and implement the strategic direction for the cyber data management domain, aligning with broader cybersecurity and organizational goals. - Oversee the selection, deployment, and continuous improvement of data-centric cybersecurity tools and platforms. - Collaborate with vendors and third-party providers to enhance tool capabilities and address technical challenges.   #DSCM  

Peraton requires Network Engineers to support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) – 3.  Positions are located at the SOCOM Headquarters at MacDill, AFB FL, and at the TSOC and Component locations in the United States and abroad.    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.   Under the direction of the Sr. Network Engineer, the Network Engineer performs Tier three network support in accordance with the SIE OPORD. The Network Engineer must be detail-oriented and have in-depth knowledge of networking hardware and software. Must have extensive experience in areas such as network design and implementation, LAN/WAN interfacing, security, Internet protocols and TCP/IP, as well as server and network infrastructure is required. This position tests and analyzes elements of network facilities, including power, software, security features, communications devices, communications lines, modems, and terminals and is responsible for the overall integration of the enterprise network. The Network Engineer is also responsible for planning, modeling, simulation, design, installation, maintenance, management, and coordination of the network. This position monitors and controls the performance and status of network resources by using software and hardware tools, as well as by identifying and diagnosing complex problems and factors affecting network performance. The Engineer must keep their technical skills updated and studies vendor products to determine those which best meet the Government’s needs. This position provides guidance and direction for junior network support technicians.   Duties include but are not limited to: - Providing comprehensive systems and network engineering and architectural planning services. - Interfacing with O&M personnel by providing strategic design and support to projects as directed. - Comprehensively reviewing existing architectures on a regular basis, recommending and assisting with the design and implementation of systems and network improvements as required. - Establishing systems engineering with a focus on the end-to-end functionality of complex systems of - Establishing service integration, database structure management, active directory services/DNS, Thin/zero client and - Providing data storage with expertise in SANs technologies, NAS technologies, iSCSI, and DAS - Establishing portal/web services with expertise in the design of medium to large enterprise farms, geographical replication, interfacing with external data sources and integration of third- party add-ons. - Monitoring PKI/certificate authority - Providing CRM - Performing disaster recovery and backup/restore. - Supporting efforts for cybersecurity technology, risks identification and risk mitigation strategies related to cybersecurity, and A&A support documentation in accordance with applicable DoD and IC directives. - Maintaining LAN, WAN and VoIP infrastructures, voice and data network systems, advanced engineering, and administration of multiprotocol routers, multilayer switches, network security devices and network management systems. - Establishing SATCOM with an emphasis on IP satellite - Providing support with Wireless networking, Application delivery networking, Cloud computing, Mobile computing, End Point management, and desktop computing - Providing Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) or other NSA Capabilities Package - Engineering enterprise data, voice, and video networks - Establishing and operating network test facilities - Maintaining a secure transfer of data to multiple locations via internal and external networks - Working with vendors, the Government, carriers, and technical staff on network implementation, optimization, and ongoing management - Providing high-level support and technical expertise in networking technology, including LAN/WAN hardware, switches, bridges, and routers - Some positions may require shift work and/or an ability to work a non-standard work schedule to support the USSOCOM mission *Positions are contingent on contract award.* **Salary range is based on geographical location and experience level.** #SITEC2023

Peraton has an exciting opportunity for a Information Assurance/Security Engineer to work on-site with our team in Landover, MD. Our program provides full life cycle support for a large Information Technology (IT) system for the Department of Defense (DoD). This program delivers full life-cycle engineering support for all system elements including Development (hardware, software, and networks), Systems and Security Engineering (Integration, testing and Deployment), Sustainment (Logistics, and field support), Network Operations Center (NOC)/Help Desk, and Government user training support for user community.   The  Information Assurance/ Security Engineer will be responsible for but not limited to:  - Provides assessment and authorization (A&A) support in the development of security and contingency plans and conducts complex risk and vulnerability assessments, including development of risk mitigation strategies. - Provides technical and programmatic Information Assurance Services to internal and external customers in support of network and information security systems. - Designs, develops and implements security requirements within an organization’s business processes. - Prepares documentation for authorization of information systems using the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process such as SSP, SCTM, Continuous Monitoring Reports, and Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M). - Prepares and supports the development and performance of Security Assessment Procedures for selected security controls. - Analyzes policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provides recommendations for closing gaps. - Recommends system enhancements to improve security deficiencies.  - Secures system configurations and develops, tests, and integrates computer and network security tools, scans systems in order to determine compliancy and report results. Evaluates products and various aspects of system administration. - Conducts security program audits and develops solutions to lessen identified risks. - Provides information assurance support for the development and implementation of security architectures to meet new and evolving security requirements. - Evaluates, develops and enhances security requirements, policy and tools. - Provides assistance in computer incident response, reporting, and investigations. **This role is required to provide support, On-site, Mon-Fri**   **This program does allow for a flexible work schedule and is walking distance from a Metro station**

The Expert level Functional Specialist/Advisor (FSA) provides expertise, guidance, and consultation directly to the D and DD/CIO-T as a technical advisor and subject matter expert.  The FSA will develop technical briefings, talking points, stakeholder points of views, courses of action and recommendations to address questions, or inquiries posed by partners outside CIO-T, to include the NSG and IC. The FSA understands NGA Senior Executive leaders’ upcoming schedules, engagements and meetings to prioritize, prepare and ghost write key CIO-T technical summaries.  The FSA conducts research into complex relationships between NGA acquisition programs, architecture and engineering efforts, funding decisions, and schedules/plans, and understands and communicates key Enterprise and Solutions Architecture issues, assumptions, dependencies, gaps, and integration plans consistent with current internal documentation/discussions. The FSA builds and leverages professional network internal and external to NGA to accomplish assigned tasks.

Looking for a rare opportunity to be a part of a fast-paced team with lots of opportunity to learn and grow? If you possess positive energy and a go-getter attitude, and the ability to be a team player, then supporting classified proposal operations is the job for you!   Peraton is seeking a Security Operations Administrator to perform personnel and physical security administration tasks. The onsite work location for this position is in Chantilly, VA.   This position supports the proposal security processes in a SCIF. Specific responsibilities include: - Conducting security briefings for those participating in proposal operations. - Developing and implementing security procedures and processes for classified proposal centers. - Overseeing security operations for classified proposal centers, remedying breeches in security protocols. - Providing access control to the proposal centers, assigning badges and alarm controls - Coordinating data transfer operations to support timely proposal development. - Performing security administrative support for visitor requests. - Vetting access of proposal participants to determine eligibility requirements for access to classified information. - Performing various data entry in support of the above tasks. - Interfacing with various levels of management, providing high level of customer service.

Peraton is seeking a Subcontracts Administrator for the following:  - Ensure complete compliance with CPSR requirements. - Provide full life-cycle subcontract management of various contract types, complexities, and sizes that will consist of monitoring subcontract and vendor performance, funding, and invoices/budgets to mitigate cost overruns. - Ensure compliance with subcontract and procurement policies, procedures, and standard operating practices. - Identify and work with business unit and contract leadership to advise and resolve complex contractual challenges with subcontractors and vendors, including ability to meet schedules, cost and technical requirement concerns, and requirement changes. - Analyze, prepare, and submit request for proposals/quotes for various business opportunities - Support Program Managers by providing guidance on contractual requirements and mitigating the company’s risk. - Manage the fully life cycle of a Subcontract Agreement to include pre-award actions, start-up and close-out process for all assigned projects. - Negotiate and coordinate additions, deletions or modifications to subcontracts.

Peraton is seeking a seasoned executive to lead Maryland Procurement Office (MPO) Cyber Intelligence Growth. As the Senior Director of growth Business Development, you will be an integral member of Peraton’s Cyber Mission Sector growth leadership team, partnering with operational and functional leaders across the company.   Day to Day leadership responsibilities: - Serve as the Growth lead for a portfolio of operating units focused upon the signals and cyber intelligence mission of consequence. - Develop and mature key relationships within the customer’s organizations. - Support programs in achieving customer mission success. - Maintain aggressive efforts to achieve business objectives. - Define and execute the strategic growth plan, acquisition win strategy, and pipeline in alignment with corporate and sector strategy and goals. - Oversee a business development staff of direct and matrixed resources the engage in complex functional activities that will have a major impact on meaningful and measurable revenue growth through winning new business, contract re-competes for business units, sector and throughout the company. - Manage the business development budget. - Develop and deliver required contract, departmental, project and/or financial reports. - Develop and manage standards and methods related to a performance measurement framework which focuses upon key performance indicators (KPI). - Cooperate with other leaders across the Cyber Mission sector and the enterprise to maintain consistent messaging with customers and drive overall enterprise success. - Identify and support actions to drive business partnerships and talent recruitment. - Travel as required, as dictated by business need.

Senior Project Engineers execute engineering tasks, taking a multi-discipline approach to full lifecycle engineering including but not limited to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the NSG, ASG and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT. They provide a substantial portion, if not all of, the engineering support to the teams to which they are assigned.   Duties include: - Perform the full lifecycle of engineering support including but not limited to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability analysis, resiliency analysis, development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability analysis, and decommissioning. - Provide engineering support for requirements across the NSG and ASG. - Lead the planning, documenting, analysis, and traceability of user requirements and architectures. - Conduct Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments. - Assist the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design. - Support RFP development and generate engineering documentation for RFPs. - Provide proposal evaluation support as requested by the government. - Provide architectural support. - Identify industry and NGA standards and create IPF unique standards for open architecture, service centric architecture, service-oriented architecture, and cloud architecture for inclusion in IPF RFPs, existing contracts, and government development efforts. - Brief assigned activities as required. - Work cross project with other IPF projects to facilitate transition from concept to development to sustainment to decommissioning. - Work across NGA, NSG, and ASG partners to include but not limited to NGA/IPF, NGA/SF, NGA/R, NGA/TD, NGA/TA, DoD, FAA, and foreign partners, to provide engineering support to advance the Foundation GEOINT mission. - Support IPF leadership priorities and guidance. - Provide modeling and simulation analysis. - Evaluate and provide recommendations on how to automate or improve existing systems and workflows. - Evaluate cloud environments for efficiency, redundancy, and utilization improvements and provide recommendations. - Develop solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology. - Assist the Government in the capture of mission and customer requirements/needs and translation into systems/capability requirements and solutions. - Support the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs. - Assist the Government in performing systems integration activities. - Provide recommendations on process improvements and implement those improvements upon approval by the GPOC. - Drive inefficiencies out of IPFs processes. - Assist the Government integrating multiple systems, services, processes, and interfaces within a Major Systems Acquisitions (MSA) across organizational and agency boundaries. - Assist the Government in developing and maintaining MSA documentation. - Guide Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers.

Peraton is searching for a full time, Field Service Engineer in Norfolk, VA. As a Field Service Engineer, you will be supporting the Theater Mission Planning Center (TMPC) products developed by Peraton.    Candidate responsibilities include: - Investigate and evaluate system/software issues - Support system upgrades/installations/flyaway support at customer sites - Help desk support for TMPC products - Review and develop technical documents - Conduct user training on TMPC products - Travel will be required  

The Mid-level Requirements Systems Engineer will oversee a system including cloud and on premise components in various stages of the SLDC lifecycle ranging from development to operations. The candidate will be expected to review agency requests for change to identify potential areas of impact to their respective subject matter area, and  to coordinate with senior technical staff to identify viable responses. The candidate may also be required to assist other segments as needed in a support role.    Duties include writing requirements, monitoring developer content and schedule, managing internal and external interfaces, and providing expert advice to test engineers.

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 Technical Writer to set guidelines and standard procedures for producing documentation, establishing documentation schedules, and serve as the editing authority for final documents.  Responsibilities include: - Creates and manages detailed program and project plans that map directly to larger team goals. - Identifies resource requirements, task owners, milestones, dependencies, and key risks. - Leads cross-functional internal teams through program milestones, serving as central coordination point. - Ensures new and existing publications follow established documentation procedures. - Leads internal process documentation. - Evaluates existing publications for quality, relevancy, and accuracy. - Responsible for creating documents from technical information provided by technical staff or ensuring documents produced by technical staff are consistent with formats and standards.

Peraton is seeking an IT Services Transition Specialist to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. The qualified applicant will become part of Department of State (DOS) Consular Affairs Enterprise Infrastructure Operations (CAEIO) Program, for the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA). This initiative is intended to provide IT Operations and Maintenance to modernize the legacy networks, applications, and databases supporting CA services globally.    The IT Services Transition Specialist will assist the Services Transition team in ensuring technical modifications or transitions to the live operational environment affecting both new or modified applications are complete and meet stakeholders' expectations. To facilitate a smooth transition to the live operational environment, this role works closely with CAEIO contractors, DOS leadership, engineering, and business stakeholders to identify, manage, plan, and coordinate the technical components of service transition capabilities to the EIO environment.   Responsibilities - Work with project managers, Engineering, Networking, and Service Center Operations regarding all matters related to the technical component of service transitions. - Audit the technical readiness of EIO teams to ensure all knowledge transfer, knowledge articles, infrastructure/network diagrams, monitoring and all other documentation are complete, accurate and reviewed/approved by EIO leads. - Create and maintain service transition process documentation to ensure all operational teams and service partners are aware, prepared, and capable of supporting all new services introduced into the live environment. - Support deployment of new or modified service and application releases requiring post deployment support services and validate readiness by conducting final technical reviews of the Operational and Support Readiness Checklists (ORC/SRC). - Schedule Operational Readiness Requirements (ORR) reviews with EIO functional areas leads, process owners, and others to set expectations regarding critical activities, monitoring, technical designs, and other IT support service activities for use of new or changed services. - Review Operational Readiness Checklist (ORC) and prepare document for final review and signature by government and EIO leadership. Work with project managers and technical teams to address government feedback, questions, and/or ORC documentation gaps. - Prepare operational readiness documentation to conduct tabletops. Work with teams to prepare, coordinate, and conduct tabletop sessions covering all critical aspects of the service support transition (i.e., monitoring capabilities, fail-over readiness, roll back, field support/Passport Agencies SAs, identify single points of failures, network design reviews). - Identify, plan, and organize support changes efficiently and effectively to bridge the gap between new development/engineering and readiness for operational acceptance across the entire EIO areas of responsibility. - Identify and document service transition risks and work with teams to create risk mitigation plans. - Attend and participate in project/product review meetings on behalf of Service Transition. Act as liaison when working with teams to ensure the correct service processes are developed. Advocate ITIL best practices when working with the business units. Core Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM – 5PM (flexible) Location: This position is hybrid with remote work and up to two days per week in the office in Sterling, VA or Washington, DC.

Peraton is hiring a Test Engineer to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Annapolis Junction, MD. As a Test 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 Test Engineer on our team you will guide and oversee Test Engineering services as part of a small team to enable a large program’s planning and implementation activities. Specifically, the Test Engineer will support the design and establishment of an automated virtual test environment within a cloud-based infrastructure using Ansible Playbooks and Gitlab as well as other tools. Will be responsible for establishing and maintaining the Program’s Requirements Traceability Verification Matrix (RVTM) with information exchanges for each of the sub-systems and their components that will be used in the IV&V, as directed. The Test Engineer will establish and maintain the Critical Operational Issues table within the RVTM with measures of effectiveness (MOEs) provided by the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC). The Test Engineer will also oversee establishment of a Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), Test Plans, Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM), Test Cases and procedures.1 #PeratonIntelCareers #MPOjobs #LI-AH1 #PeratonIntelCareers #MPOjobs

Peraton is hiring for an entry level Financial Analyst position at our Laurel, Maryland office.  The ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI with Poly clearance after hire is required for this position. The Financial Analyst will be responsible for performing multiple financial activities. Applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports. Maintains or oversees the control of accounts and records. Compiles and reviews budgets using actual performance, previous budget figures, estimated revenue, expense reports, and other data sources to control funds and provide for proper financial administration. Performs multiple financial cost analyzes functions, including cost allocation, setting up cost control systems, collecting data, controlling costs and preparing reports. Ensures that costs are allocated according to established procedures.  Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: - End to end program financial management - External reporting (monthly customer reports, invoices, ad hoc requests) - Internal reporting (revenue, profit, cash, programmatics, etc) - Analysis

  What you’ll do: - Assist government procurement agencies to develop acquisition strategies, work statements, evaluation plans and to qualify vendors. - Involved through the entire acquisition life cycle, from pre-award planning through solicitation preparation, contract award, contract administration and contract close-out. - Applies knowledge of the defense acquisition process in the analysis and improvement of acquisition process policy and procedures to devise strategies for deploying and implementing new acquisition policy initiatives and measuring the effectiveness of implementation. - Use quantitative analytical techniques to assess system acquisition process issues and develop risk reduction/mitigation approaches for improving acquisition/program planning, control, and execution. Participates in developing acquisition plans, source selection documents (including evaluation criteria), Independent Government Cost Estimates, justifications and approvals, synopses, and requests for proposals/quotes/bids. - Assist with the development of pre-award technical documentation (solicitation, IGCE, Technical Evaluation Plan (TEP) and Technical Evaluation Report).

Peraton requires Cyber Security Analyst to support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) – 3. Positions are located at the SOCOM Headquarters at MacDill, AFB FL, and at the TSOC and Component locations in the United States and abroad.   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.   Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:   • Assesses security systems for vulnerabilities and malicious activities and to identify potential controls to mitigate them • Helps determine the vulnerabilities, risks and impacts on Government systems and networks. • Stays current with the cybersecurity threatscape • Investigates any breaches and other security incidents that occur • Documents incidents and generate reports for team members and key staff • Works with other security team members to augment their role and advise on issues • Monitors security systems for suspicious network or application behavior • Documents security incidents and implements response actions • Coordinates and collaborates with technical Service Owners and government staff to scope, implement, and execute cyber range capabilities (e.g. CyberVAN) in support of dynamic USSOCOM mission requirements. • Uses various tools such as Remedy, Splunk, and Office Automation to perform duties • Maps MITRE ATT&CK framework to event types to proactivity identify threat vector activity • Some positions may require work outside a traditional work schedule to support the needs of the customer   Locations: • MacDill, Florida

The Space and Intelligence Sector is seeking a Senior Level  Test Systems Engineer to work within our dynamic engineering team at the customer’s site in Springfield VA. Senior-level Test Systems Engineers assist in leading Application, System and Integration Testing teams performing test and evaluation across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT. Duties may include: - Performs testing of applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) in DevOps pipelines utilizing quality assurance measures established by the government and industry best practices.    - Performs independent integration testing on the system software or hardware to determine the system’s compliance with specified requirements.  - Plans and executes manual tests, and automated test scripts using scripting and programming languages. - Guides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers performing test and evaluation across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies. - Supports technical investigations for defects discovered during test activities.

Peraton is seeking a qualified candidate will 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.  Peraton’s DSCM program encompasses technical, engineering, data analytics, cyber security, management, operational, logistical and administrative support to aid and advise DoS Cyber & Technology Security (CTS) Directorate.  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 strive to leverage their expert knowledge and propose creative solutions to real-world cybersecurity challenges.   We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Cybersecurity Data Engineer to join our cybersecurity team to work closely with cross-functional teams. What you’ll do: - Develop Extract Transform and Load (ETL) processes in support of ingesting and normalizing logs into a data lake. - Meet with stakeholders to design the formatting standards for logs. - Implement conversion capabilities to map and enrich data into  the agreed upon format. - Develop processes/code to enrich data on ingest to support users use cases. - Utilize tools like Cribl to develop data packs that can be used for future data feeds. - Lead other engineers in the development efforts for the ETL processes. - Provide continuous updates to data normalizing processes to ensure logs continue to support end users desired format. - Support systems issues to ensure the functionality and performance of log ingest and transformation. - Assist in verifying the compatibility of updates with existing configurations and applications. Additional or occasional asks to assist with one or more of the following:  - Consult with customer to gather and evaluate technical and business requirements in support of cyber monitoring. - Work with system owners to validate and support configurations for log transfer. - Provide technical expertise on cloud cluster computing techniques and technologies and expert advice to the program, and related cloud computing architectures. - Develop large data technologies, algorithms, and applications for clients. - Research, evaluate, and deploy advanced cloud computing systems and large data analytics for clients in research and production areas. - Work with massive data sets, complex algorithms, and team members from a variety of specialties to solve clients’ hardest problems. - Support a range of clients from front line analysts to researchers and senior leadership. - Work as a key contributor on a collaborative, and highly skilled team. - Experience with information extraction and analysis techniques, practices, and algorithms.    #DSCM

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator I to support a large analytic cloud repository. Knowledge of Linux OS development, Prometheus, Grafana, Kafka and CentOS would benefit the candidate. Ideal candidates would have familiarity with open-source products and be willing/able to learn new technologies.

Peraton is seeking a qualified candidate will 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.  Peraton’s DSCM program encompasses technical, engineering, data analytics, cyber security, management, operational, logistical and administrative support to aid and advise DoS Cyber & Technology Security (CTS) Directorate.  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 strive to leverage their expert knowledge and propose creative solutions to real-world cybersecurity challenges.       What you’ll do: - Perform Extract Transform and Load (ETL) development in support of ingesting and normalizing logs into a data lake. - Work with stakeholders to ensure formatting of logs are compliant with the desired end state. - Develop processes to enrich data on ingest to support users use cases. - Utilize tools like Cribl to develop data packs that can be used for future data feeds. - Provide continuous updates to data normalizing processes to ensure logs continue to support end users desired format. - Provide Tier 2 support on systems issues to ensure the functionality and performance of log ingest ad transformation. - Assist in verifying the compatibility of updates with existing configurations and applications. - Ensure all cloud environments maintain basic security configurations and best practices. - Support implementing and maintaining cloud security controls. Additional or occasional asks to assist with one or more of the following:  - Consult with customer to gather and evaluate technical and business requirements in support of cyber monitoring. - Work with system owners to validate and support configurations for log transfer. - Provide technical expertise on cloud cluster computing techniques and technologies and expert advice to the program, and related cloud computing architectures. - Develop large data technologies, algorithms, and applications for clients. - Research, evaluate, and deploy advanced cloud computing systems and large data analytics for clients in research and production areas. - Work with massive data sets, complex algorithms, and team members from a variety of specialties to solve clients’ hardest problems. - Support a range of clients from front line analysts to researchers and senior leadership. - Work as a key contributor on a collaborative, and highly skilled team. - Experience with information extraction and analysis techniques, practices, and algorithms.  #DSCM

Peraton Labs is seeking an experienced developer with strong skills specific to signal processing algorithms and waveforms for communications, networking, and electronic warfare systems. The role will range from algorithm concept development/modeling to software implementation/test. The successful candidate will have a track record of effectively working in teams, proactively identifying issues, independently solving problems, and creating novel solutions. This candidate should have strong communication skills that enable collaboration on large development projects.

Peraton is seeking a Senior Command Level experienced Irregular Warfare Operations Integrator 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 across the ground, air, and maritime domains. - The JOC IW Ops Integrator is expected to be a conduit of information for the CCMD, ensuring all information is submitted to the relevant activity and to be able to integrate within all plans of operations for mission analysis, analytic problem solving, and assessment of current operations. - The candidate should demonstrate the ability to review, analyze, and operationalize operational-level IW-related directives in support of CCMD mission objectives and operate independently developing reports, and briefings. - Must have a strong understanding of the CCMD AOR, working as a member of Current Operations (CUOPS) team on the JOC floor to coordinate, integrate and optimize IRCs capabilities in support of Current Operations. - Candidate should demonstrate experience and the understanding of friendly and adversarial IW activities across the ground, air, and maritime domains, and the ability to identify, report, coordinate, and synchronize immediate counter-operations and activities. - This position is for an IW subject matter expert (SME)that must be able to work independently by providing a timely flow of relevant information by providing daily reports, collecting, sharing, disseminating, and completing tasks assigned.  - Should be familiar with the Overseas Global Force Management (GMF) and processes while utilizing information system platforms Command and Control Information Environment (C2IE) and Rocket Chat rooms, providing 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.     This position is located in Tampa, FL – MacDill AFB. Note: This position requires shift work, weekends and possibly Holidays  

Peraton is seeking an experienced Information Operations (IO) Planner and/or a Psychological Operations (PSYOP) / Military Information Support Operations (MISO)  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.  This position is located in Tampa, FL – MacDill AFB. - The JOC IO/MISO 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. - The candidate should demonstrate the ability to review, analyze, and operationalize operational-level IO-related directives in support of CCMD mission objectives. - Must have a strong understanding of the CCMD AOR, working as a member of Current Operations (CUOPS) team on the JOC floor to coordinate, integrate and optimize IRCs capabilities in support of Current Operations. - This position is for an IO subject matter expert (SME) that must be able to work independently by providing a timely flow of relevant information by providing daily reports, collecting, sharing, disseminating and completing tasks assigned.   - Should be familiar with the Overseas Global Force Management (GMF) and processes while utilizing information system platforms Command and Control Information Environment (C2IE) and Rocket Chat rooms, providing 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 Data Scientist to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Fort Meade, Maryland. As a Data Scientist 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 Data Scientist on our team you will provide support and related services to help simplify, automate, and hasten data movement across the mission platform. The successful individual will perform end-to-end systems engineering for data flows from the perspective of data modeling, data mapping, and support to implementers and mission customers. This position requires strong software and systems engineering expertise across the full life cycle of data and limited need for high-level direction. Key activities include: - Framing, defining, and bounding Enterprise level data needs and concerns into broad actionable initiatives with clearly identifiable downstream tasking - Recommending new automation strategies and maturing current automation efforts - Performing high-level data requirements analysis to support the application of data standards across the enterprise. - Operating within, and coordinating across, teams that employ varying development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, and Kanban). - Possessing an instinctive aptitude to leverage information and knowledge sharing networks and navigating conflict in a way that fosters constructive outcomes.   The selected candidate will demonstrate the aptitude to learn and grow in the following areas. Experience in one or more of these areas will greatly increase the probability of success.   - Hands on data wrangling: Extract Transform Load (or ETL), Databases, DBA, shell scripting - Hands on experience with Data Serializations (AVRO/protobuf/YAML/XML/JSON) - Problem framing, pattern recognition, AI/ML exposure - SIGINT understanding - Facility with data query DSLs (e.g. SQL)

Ready to (1) join NGA’s Enterprise Engineering & Architecture Integration and Modernization Division to drive cross-Agency GEOINT ground modernization to advance Mission capabilities; (2) leverage and expand your technical expertise related to new technologies and services across the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) cycle; and (3) drive transformation of enterprise systems and agile engineering and integration processes within NGA’s Digital Engineering Environment (e.g., Architecture, Requirements, Interfaces, Digital Engineering Processes and Tools)?    We are looking for a Senior-level Integration Engineer to join our dynamic, fast paced NEE Joint Agency Engineering & Integration Team to provide technical leadership to end-to-end analysis and coordination of enterprise impacts resulting from GEOINT ground modernization activities with multi-Agency touchpoints.  You will lead and provide a variety of systems engineering services, to digitally research, assess, and document impacts to the enterprise architecture, requirements, interfaces, CONOPS, schedule, and test; identify associated costs and risks; and develop recommended Courses of Action (COAs).  You will build effective relationships across Government Organizations to ensure a coordinated enterprise solution to deliver IC missions.        Working with your NEE Project Lead, you will generate solutions through Enterprise-level architectures.  Define and assess Requirements using Capabilities, Epics, and Features.  Assess Roadmaps.  Participate in Joint/Enterprise Milestone Events.  Execute Enterprise Governance and Configuration Management processes.  Work hands-on with Digital / Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Tableau).  Your integration engineering ensures enterprise services and organizations work together in an integrated fashion to deliver mission capabilities and solutions.            Duties include (but are not limited to): - Develop Enterprise Engineering Artifacts in support of Joint Agency Mission / Ground Modernization Activities: Architecture Views, Requirements, Epics, Roadmaps, CONOPS - Lead development of digital workflows and task management (e.g., Jira Kanban and Advanced Roadmaps), digital Portals (e.g., Confluence), and digital Dashboards (Tableau) for the Government Customer to capture team plans of work, provide a cross-Organization information collaboration portal, and visualize analysis results - Assess Joint Agency Requests for Change (RFCs) to identify NGA enterprise baseline impacts - Lead and perform multidisciplinary (architecture, requirements, interfaces, schedule, cost, user) 1st Look impact analysis that highlights impact to NGA from Mission Partner ground modernization activities - Work with GEOINT Users to understand and quantify mission impacts from joint Agency GEOINT architecture ground modernization activities (e.g., System Retirements); develop Mission Use Cases, CONOPS alternatives, Requirements to satisfy capability gaps - Execute deep dive analysis to develop COAs and recommendations to mitigate impacts to NGA from Mission Partner ground modernization activities - Provide technical oversight, joint risk management, and continuous enterprise reporting as solutions are implemented - Participate in NGA Digital Engineering (DE) Program Increment Planning Events, Demos, and Forums as a DE Stakeholder/User, to drive development of Features to support Integration and Modernization Division analysis and visualization - Participate in Joint Agency and NGA Boards and Forums to drive ground modernization activities and identify areas of risk and concern for elevation to the Government Customer - Participate in Joint Agency and NGA Risk Management processes - Facilitate a single point of entry for Mission Partners to engage - Coach systems engineers from other organizations on NGA Enterprise Engineering processes - Mentor and oversee the work of Mid- and Junior-Level Contractor Systems Integrators and Engineers on the Joint Agency Engineering & Integration Team - Identify areas of growth and expansion of the Joint Agency Engineering & Integration Team Work; with the Project Lead to propose new tasking to the Government Customer

Peraton is seeking an Optical Communications Engineer to join our team in Greenbelt, MD to support our Space Exploration Network Services and Evolution (SENSE) contract at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. This position will be primarily locally remote, with some travel to the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD and other NASA locations as needed, such as Las Cruces, NM, and will require a person who is within a commutable distance locally.    As prime contractor on the SENSE contract, Peraton is responsible for the operation, maintenance, sustainment, and systems engineering of NASA’s worldwide satellite communication networks. In this position, you will become part of NASA’s return to the moon, support new earth and space science missions, and launch vehicles. You will be an integral part of a world class team that ensures NASA space-ground communications are reliable and meet mission requirements.   As an Optical Communications Engineer, you will work in a dynamic, team-based development environment for the NASA Space and Ground Networks, supporting the Networks operations, test and integration of electronic and electromechanical systems.   The project will support implementation of an Optical Communications System to plan and demonstrate an operational optical communications link for Orion Ground Segment (O2OGS) on Artemis II for the NASA Space Relay (SR). The Orion Artemis II Optical Communication (O2O) is one of the Developmental Test Objectives for the Artemis II lunar mission. This is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Communications and Navigation initiative to demonstrate the operational utility of free space optical communications for Human Spaceflight missions. It is part of the NASA approach to improve timeliness and capacity of communications for human space-flight exploration missions. The Artemis II mission is the first crewed mission of the Orion spacecraft, planned to take four astronauts on a 10-day trajectory around the Moon.  Free space optical communications have never been demonstrated with a crewed, lunar trajectory mission.   ***As this role will be supporting testing and operations of the O2O system in support of the Artemis II launch, it will require 25% – 50% travel to White Sands, New Mexico (Las Cruces), for all events in 2024.    Your responsibilities will include:  - Develop and prepare for the execution of comprehensive test and evaluation plans, procedures and schedules which verify and validate enterprise capabilities, system requirements, and performance. - Coordination and support for all levels of testing, including; component, system, and mission to include NASA (Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Johnson Space Center (JSC), and Glenn Research Center (GRC), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/Lincoln Labs (LL), and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). - Integrate large telescope assemblies including the Gimbel and other system elements together as a whole and perform analysis and evaluations of these systems and subsystems under tests including implementation of design changes, general troubleshooting, and corrective actions. - Interface with engineering to ensure requirements are met and utilize tools such as STK, Zemax, Matlab and LabView to assist with test and evaluation activities. - Develop build documentation, test plans, and build logistics for system level and subassembly products. - Develop (mechanical) integration work instructions including build/test logistics. Build test fixtures to support system and subassembly testing. - Conduct test readiness reviews for system integration, test, evaluation and transition activities. - Compile data and define changes required in testing configurations, testing procedures, testing processes, or new testing requirements. - Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. Performs analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive system evaluation test reports and risk assessments.  - Support the development, coordination, and presentation of Key Decision Point (KDP) Presentations (e.g., System Integration Review (SIR), System Acceptance Review (SAR), Operational Readiness Review (ORR), etc.). These reviews are presented to upper level NASA and Peraton Management.