Peraton · 1 day ago
Zero Trust SME
Bethesda, MD, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$112K/yr - $179K/yr
8+ years expPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a Zero Trust SME to support cybersecurity efforts by developing security architecture and requirements, analyzing best practices, and documenting Zero Trust rules and integration expectations.
RoboticsInformation Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Respond to congressional inquiries on Cybersecurity issues; turning cybersecurity needs and capabilities into requirements and detailed technical solutions; developing and maintaining a list of Cybersecurity Architecture needs, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans; analyzing cybersecurity best practices to identify gaps and improvement opportunities
Developing and publishing baseline security requirements for common enterprise services to ensure capabilities are in compliance with cybersecurity directives and policies; conducting critical path analysis, risk analysis, and task dependency analysis; developing security requirements and constraints to provide input to foundational technical documents, including program architectural artifacts, business cases, and concept of operations
Documenting architectural rules for Zero Trust
Diagram an interim and future architecture for Zero Trust implementation
Define/communicate the Zero Trust integration expectations for all ITE services
Create a Zero Trust playbook
Qualification
Required
Active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph
Minimum of 10 years with AS/AA; Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD. Four years of additional experience may be exchanged for BS/BA degree requirements
Secure cloud architecture expertise
Detail-oriented, ability to consistently provide high-quality products that are concise, thorough, and accurate
Ability to adapt in response to shifts in customer priorities
Expert knowledge in Identity, Authentication and Authorization
Experience partnering across the IC
Benefits
Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents
25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap
Eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan
Company
Peraton
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas Terjesen
Chief Information Officer
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