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Peraton

Runs and secures technology for federal agencies

Senior Systems Engineer

Engineering ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAnnapolis Junction, MD, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • An active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with current polygraph is required.
  • Fourteen years of experience as a systems engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity are required.
  • A bachelor's degree in systems engineering, computer science, information systems, engineering, science, engineering management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required; five additional years of systems engineering experience may be substituted for the degree.
  • Demonstrated experience planning and leading systems engineering efforts is required.
  • Ability to implement comprehensive service-oriented architecture solutions.
  • Ability to conduct and/or approve end-to-end system trade analyses to optimize system operations over its life cycle through the proper balance of non-functional system performance areas.
  • Ability to ensure effective, periodic review and control of the evolving configuration of a system, including hardware and software components and associated documentation, during the life of the system.
  • Ability to develop system design alternatives that consider life-cycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, system expansion, and growth.
  • Ability to maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest.
  • Ability to recommend a preferred solution based on selection criteria.
  • Ability to provide technical direction for the full systems engineering life cycle.
  • Ability to fully define software interfaces in terms of origination, destination, stimulus, and data characteristics.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze users’ needs, draft concepts of operations, and use high-level system architectures to develop system requirements and specifications.
  • Analyze system requirements, participate in design and development activities, guide users in formulating requirements, advise on alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies.
  • Plan and conduct system verification activities.
  • Guide system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system integration and test plans.
  • Interact with government stakeholders regarding systems engineering technical considerations, risks, issues, and conflicts.
  • Communicate with other program personnel and government leadership.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with current and evolving agency dataflow and reporting solutions.
  • Experience with a ticketing system such as GitLab or Jira.
  • Experience leading agile Scrum activities.
  • Experience monitoring clustered or cloud environments.
  • Experience troubleshooting issues and communicating effectively with users and stakeholders.

About the Company

Peraton

Runs and secures technology for federal agencies

Peraton builds and runs secure technology for American defense, intelligence, space, and civilian agencies, from military networks to satellite ground stations. In 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration chose it to manage the overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system, replacing copper wiring with fiber and upgrading radar and radios. Its engineers, many holding security clearances, run and defend agency networks and data centers, write mission software, and operate space and communications systems, and agencies pay for this work through multiyear contracts. Peraton was formed in 2017, when private-equity firm Veritas Capital bought Harris Corporation's government IT business, and is based in Reston, Virginia.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$60M
Headquarters
Reston, VA
Founded
2017

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