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Peraton · 11 hours ago

Cyber Systems Engineer, Senior Advisor

Laurel, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$190K/yr - $304K/yr

20+ years exp

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence. The Senior Cyber Systems Engineer will safeguard critical national-security systems, monitor cyber events, and implement advanced security systems while working with a talented team in Laurel, MD.

Information TechnologyRobotics

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Monitor, analyze, and detect cyber events across enterprise systems and networks, identifying threats and vulnerabilities under general supervision

Support integrated, dynamic cyber defense operations, maintaining and coordinating security toolsets that enable continuous monitoring and ongoing authorization programs

Develop frameworks to measure and quantify cyber risk, helping organizations understand their security posture in real-world, mission-focused terms

Determine security requirements by evaluating business needs, researching standards, conducting system and vulnerability assessments, analyzing architectures, identifying integration issues, and preparing cost estimates

Implement advanced security systems, including intrusion detection methodologies, hardware/software installation and calibration, key management, technical support, and documentation

Verify and validate security solutions by developing and executing test scripts to ensure system integrity

Strengthen enterprise security posture by monitoring compliance with policies and standards, conducting incident response analysis, and developing and delivering security training programs

Design, develop, integrate, and implement DoD IA architectures across computing, network, and enclave environments

Ensure secure, mission-ready system architectures, including program-of-record systems and specialized processing nodes requiring platform IT interconnectivity

Qualification

CybersecuritySystem EngineeringTS/SCI ClearanceIntrusion DetectionData ManagementRisk AssessmentCompliance MonitoringTechnical DocumentationSoft Skills

Required

Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required

Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. + Five (5) years of additional experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree

TS/SCI with poly

Experience providing: Technical direction for the development, Engineering, interfacing, integration and testing of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting system requirements reviews, Developing concepts of operation and interface standards, Developing system architectures, Performing technical/nontechnical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis, Developing system performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and security requirements for mid-to-large scale systems, Developing technical documentation for issues and/or training