Senior Cyber Architect - SME

Peraton Overview
Peraton 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 and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.
Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking to hire a Senior Cyber Architect to join the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Sustainment Services (LGSS) program to add to our distinguished team to sustain and enhance the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS). The JPSS CGS is responsible for implementing JPSS Program command, control, and communications and data processing requirements for JPSS CGS-serviced missions. The JPSS is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) next-generation operational Earth observation Program that acquires and distributes global environmental data from multiple polar-orbiting satellites, playing a critical role to NOAA's mission to understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans, coasts, and space environments, which supports the Nation's economy and protection of lives and property.

Responsibilities:

• Designs and develops new systems, applications, and solutions for enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks.
• Ensures system security needs are established and maintained for operations development, security requirements definition, security risk assessment, systems analysis, systems design, security test and evaluation, certification and accreditation, systems hardening, vulnerability testing and scanning, incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Provides analytical support for security policy development and analysis.
• Integrates new architectural features into existing infrastructures, designs cyber security architectural artifacts, provides architectural analysis of cyber security features, and relates existing system to future needs and trends, embeds advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction, provides engineering recommendations, and resolves integration and testing issues.
• May interface with external entities including law enforcement, intelligence and other government organizations and agencies.
Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Min 16 years with BS/BA, Min 14 years with MS/MA, Min 10 years with PhD
• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline.
• Experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering.
• Experience with Jira/ Confluence Atlassian tools
• Experience establishing, managing, and maturing security and compliance programs in federal sector focused on delivering complex Security IT solutions, resolving business challenges through technical implementation.
• Experience in leading the analysis, assessment, design, and implementation of enterprise Cybersecurity solutions.
• Experience in partnering with Business Leaders and Product Owners to influence and develop secure product visions and security informed roadmaps.
• Experience with the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and development of mitigation strategies as well as coordinating strategies across multiple business lines, teams, and senior leadership.
• Experience in Agile/DevSecOps methodologies.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:

• Network Architecture and Security
• Regulatory Compliance
• Server Management and Security
• Data Integrity Management and Recovery
• Web Security
• Security Tool Integration and Administration
• Cyber Tools Familiarity: NESSUS/Tenable, HCL BigFix Enterprise. GuardianEdge, Renoir, LAN Manager, SolarWinds Network Toolkits, McAfee/Symantec, JunOS Space, Sourcefire SNORT, WSUS, Tripwire Enterprise, Security Center, UTM Architecture Diagraming, QRadar, ArcSight.

Target Salary Range

$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

EEO
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

Our Values

Benefits
At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.

•Paid Time-Off and Holidays
•Retirement
•Life & Disability Insurance
•Career Development
•Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Financing
•Paid Parental Leave
•Additional Benefits
•Medical, Dental, & Vision Care

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