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Peraton

Runs and secures technology for federal agencies

Information Assurance SME

Security Engineering & Architecture +1Posted on Nov 10
Full-timeBethesda, MD, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree and 8–12 years of prior relevant experience; four additional years of experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement.
  • Must possess a TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
  • Must have experience in the listed cybersecurity responsibility areas.
  • Must have expert knowledge of the Authority to Operate (ATO) process.
  • Must have experience partnering across the Intelligence Community.
  • Must have experience in risk management.
  • Must have a solid background in network security and experience deploying tools to various networks.
  • Must be familiar with microelectronics and have a firm understanding of cybersecurity requirements across the Intelligence Community.
  • Must be detail-oriented and consistently provide concise, thorough, accurate, high-quality products.
  • Must be able to adapt in response to shifts in customer priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Respond to congressional inquiries on cybersecurity issues.
  • Translate cybersecurity needs and capabilities into requirements and detailed technical solutions.
  • Develop and maintain a list of cybersecurity architecture needs, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans.
  • Analyze cybersecurity best practices to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
  • Contribute meaningful input to cybersecurity policies.
  • Develop and publish baseline security requirements for common enterprise services to ensure compliance with cybersecurity directives and policies.
  • Conduct critical path, risk, and task dependency analyses.
  • Develop security requirements and constraints to inform foundational technical documents, including program architectural artifacts, business cases, and concepts of operations.
  • Assist with the Authority to Operate process and assess programs' ability to attain an ATO.
  • Provide guidance and recommendations on security-related issues.
  • Diagram interim and future architectures for Identity, Credential, and Access Management implementation.
  • Define and communicate ATO integration expectations for all IT services.
  • Work with service providers to ensure systems can be integrated.
  • Act as the subject matter expert for customer cybersecurity questions and concerns.
  • Assist in areas outside cybersecurity as necessary.

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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