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Cyber Security Engineer

Peraton
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Reston, VA, USA
Sep 20, 2026
Overview Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visitperaton.comto learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure. Responsibilities Expert Cyber Security Engineers capture and refine information security requirements and ensure that the requirements are integrated into information technology component products and information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration.Duties include:
  • Assists with leading development teams working to design and develop information systems or upgrade legacy systems.• Conducts product research and support Analysis of Alternative (AoA) activities that independently identify the most appropriate security solutions.• Assists with leading the development of system concepts, contribute to the capability phase of the systems development lifecycle, and translate technology and environmental conditions (e.g., law and regulation) into system security designs and processes.• Assists with leading the development and documentation of Security Architectures, Roadmaps, and investments.• Oversees the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Cyber Security Engineers.
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.Required:Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 18+ level work experience as a Cyber Security Engineer.18+ years of working experience in government or industry within Cyber SecurityDoD 8570 Level II (IASAE) certification complianceTS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polyDesired:Expert 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-basedExperience engineering Cyber Security solutions using structured and unstructured BigExperience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.

Job ID

170022

Security Clearance

TS/SCI
About Peraton

At Peraton, we’re at the forefront of delivering the next big thing every day. We’re the partner of choice to help solve some of the world’s most daunting challenges, delivering bold, new solutions to keep people around the world safer and more secure.

We’re not mired in the past. We look at all problems with fresh eyes. We look past the obvious to bring the best talent, tech, and ideas together to completely transform how things get done, no matter the challenge.

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