Expert Level Cyber Security Engineer

Joint Activities

$146K — $234K *
Information Technology
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in a relevant STEM field or 18 years of equivalent cybersecurity experience.
  • 18 years of experience leading enterprise-level cybersecurity efforts.
  • Proficiency in cloud technology solutions across various models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).
  • Compliance with DoD 8570 Level II IASAE certification.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain it.

Responsibilities

  • Provide cybersecurity engineering support for new system development and legacy upgrades.
  • Conduct research and analysis to identify optimal security solutions.
  • Lead design and development of secure systems based on requirements and regulations.
  • Collaborate to document Security Architectures, Roadmaps, and investment strategies.
  • Advise on technical solutions to achieve Zero Trust compliance.

Benefits

  • Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Annual PTO accrual of 25 days with a generous accrual cap.
  • Participation in an attractive bonus plan.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Are you looking for a meaningful cybersecurity challenge where your expertise directly shapes the security of enterprise infrastructure? If you're passionate about large-scale security engineering and architecture, we want to hear from you.

 

What You’ll Do:As part of our cybersecurity team, you’ll play a key role in designing, implementing, and refining enterprise-wide security services. You’ll help define both the current (“As-Is”) and future (“To-Be”) security architecture across a wide range of areas, including:

  • Identity and Credential Management

  • Cross-Domain Technologies

  • Cloud Security

  • Microservices Baseline Definition

  • Zero Trust Architecture

  • Enterprise Audit and Data Integrity

  • Secure Data Access

  • Integration, Upgrades, and System Replacements

You’ll also provide technical guidance to help programs develop secure systems and applications—accelerating delivery by ensuring alignment with ICD-503 controls and future cybersecurity directives.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide cybersecurity engineering support to teams developing new systems or upgrading legacy ones.

  • Conduct independent product research and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) to identify optimal security solutions.

  • Lead and contribute to system concept development and early lifecycle phases, translating requirements and regulations into secure system designs.

  • Collaborate with enterprise architects to develop and document Security Architectures, Roadmaps, and investment strategies.

  • Advise programs on technical solutions and policy improvements to meet Zero Trust compliance goals.

Qualifications

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.

 

Skills and Experience:

 

Required:

  • Master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 18 years of experience as a Cyber Security Engineer in lieu of degree.
  • 18 years of working experience in government or industry leading enterprise-level cyber security efforts involving architecting, designing, development, and configuration of cloud and on premise-based systems and software.
  • Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Cloud Based Technology such as: Service Orientated Architecture (SOA), On-demand self-service, Broad network access, Resource pooling, Rapid elasticity, Measured Service, Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
  • DoD 8570 Level II (IASAE) certification compliance
  • TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.

Desired:

  • Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using structured and unstructured Big Data.
  • Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
  • Experience establishing a mature Zero Trust framework in one or more of the seven DoD ZT pillars: user, device, data, application/workload, network/environment, visibility and analytics, and automation and orchestration.
Target Salary Range$146,000 - $234,000. 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.

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