Responsibilities

Peraton is hiring a Cyber Specifications Systems Engineer to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Linthicum, MD. As a Systems Engineer on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at a customer location.

 

As a Cyber Specifications Systems Engineer, you will support the Program Management Office (PMO) whose mission is to deliver products and services that leverage our technical expertise to improve nation’s cybersecurity posture. You will provide general systems engineering support including research, collaboration, authoring and maintaining the standardized specifications; and research and reconcile disparate industry trends and standards, security vulnerabilities, risks, and technical integration requirements. #AJCM #MDFSP

Qualifications

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related discipline and at least 2 years of systems engineering experience. A Master’s or PhD Degree in a qualifying discipline may be substituted for two years of experience. Note: A High School Diploma or GED plus 6 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable.
• Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

 Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

• Experience in applying systems engineering and integration support.
• Knowledge of SE Best Practices and innovative approaches to applying those practices in a fast-paced ongoing development environment.
• Solid application of SE throughout the lifecycle of a development effort.
• Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
• Contributes to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

 

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Target Salary Range$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.