Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experienced Cyber Systems Engineer to become a part of Peratons’ Department of State (DoS) Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective, and secure business processes. 

Location: Rosslyn, VA

In this role, you will:

• Support the Cyber Security Solutions team within the Emerging Technologies Division.
• Perform Federal cyber community outreach to further Directorate cybersecurity mandates.
• Provide guidance to systems owners for compliance with cyber configuration standards and policies.
• Provide emerging technology analysis and trend reporting to CTS designated recipients.
• Provide Cloud, wireless, and mobile security expertise, device assessment, vulnerability analysis, and risk mitigation services.
• Provide knowledge of Cloud environments and application of Cyber Security baselines.
• Research and formulate open-source software innovations integration in support of network modernization efforts using industry best practices for cost efficiency solutions.
• Facilitate the adoption of cyber and technological security solutions.
• Coordinate Enterprise-wide Common Control Documentation and provide technical expertise as needed to Department partners on proper implementation of NIST Common Controls.
• Provide technical responses and recommendations to Cyber Policy Support Requests.

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Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years’ experience;6 years with a Master's or a High School diploma and a minimum of 12 years’ experience.
• One or more of the following certs:
  • CCNA-Security, CND, CySA , GICSP, GSEC, Security CE, or SSCP is required or the ability to obtain before start date.
• Along with one or more of the following:
  • 4 years’ experience of administering, maintaining, installing cloud services such as AWS, Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), Azure, across an enterprise network.
  • Experience developing and managing virtualized IT systems across an enterprise network.
  • Configuration and/or administrating enterprise mobile device deployments.
  • Artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT.

•  U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain an interim Secret security clearance prior to start date.
  • Included is the ability to also be able to obtain a final Top-Secret security clearance.

Peraton 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. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

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