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Peraton

Runs and secures technology for federal agencies

Help Desk Engineer

IT Service Desk & End User SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAnnapolis Junction, MD, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Fourteen years of experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.
  • A bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required, or five additional years of systems engineering experience may be substituted for the degree.
  • An active TS/SCI with current polygraph is required.
  • Ability to operate as a self-starter with strong verbal and written communication skills and effectively convey complex concepts to customers and end users.
  • Provide IT systems support, including day-to-day operations, monitoring, and troubleshooting across client devices; deliver Tier 1 help desk and Tier 2 escalation support for problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution, while ensuring timely escalation and clear communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
  • Experience with Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

  • Manage project help desk Jira tickets from customers seeking product support.
  • Support a suite of Data Management tools, including user access management, change requests, and real-time troubleshooting of technical issues.
  • Collaborate with system engineers, software engineers, and external application teams to drive timely issue resolution.
  • Document reported issues and change requests in Jira across multiple network platforms.
  • Create, update, and maintain internal and customer-facing documentation in Confluence.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of Jira tickets, including prioritization, assignment, tracking, follow-up, and closure.
  • Coordinate software deployments, system upgrades, and security patches.
  • Participate in internal and customer meetings to provide updates, gather requirements, and ensure alignment on priorities.
  • Generate and deliver weekly and monthly performance, incident, and operational metrics.

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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