Job description

Basic Qualifications: • 18 years of experience across: • Supervising and managing solutions architects, systems engineers, or equivalent senior technical staff — including hiring, performance, and career development. • Leading technical solutions on large, complex federal cyber pursuits, including LSA or equivalent solution-lead responsibility on competitive proposals • Deep, hands-on expertise across cyber mission operations and architecture: SOC modernization, threat hunting, IR, DCO/CNO, zero trust, cloud security, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and/or OT/ICS defense. • Demonstrated experience integrating AI/ML and generative AI into cyber mission workflows, with credible working knowledge of agentic AI patterns (multi-agent orchestration, tool use, planning, RAG, memory, evaluation). • Proven ability to translate complex cyber, AI, and mission concepts into compelling solution narratives for capture teams, executives, and government evaluators; strong record of communicating at senior and executive levels. • Working knowledge of federal acquisition, competitive capture, and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53/171, RMF, CMMC). • Ability to obtain/maintain Top Secret/SCI security clearance • US Citizenship required Preferred Qualifications: • Active CISSP, Sec+, AWS Cloud or closely related industry certification(s) • Active Polygraph clearance is preferred Peraton is seeking a Senior Director – Cyber and AI Lead Systems Architect (LSA) of Cyber and AI solutions to lead a team of architects to develop and design cutting-edge, mission-relevant solutions for customers across the DoW and IC. This is a high-visibility, high-impact, senior level role within the Cyber & Intelligence Sector. Location(s): Reston, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD In this role, you will: • Work shoulder-to-shoulder with capture leaders, sector CTOs, Peraton Labs, delivery accounts, and mission SMEs — translating deep cyber operational understanding into differentiated, agentic-AI-enabled solutions that win contracts and deliver measurable mission outcomes. • Continuously evolve Peraton's agentic cyber AI offerings by analyzing capability gaps, technology readiness and trends, competitive positioning, and federal AI/cyber policy • Build strong relationships with OEMs, technology partners, and Peraton Labs to bring differentiated capabilities into winning solutions, and translate Labs R&D into deployable offerings. • Design innovative, cost-competitive, mission-relevant solutions across AI-enabled and automated cyber operations and defense, SOC modernization, threat hunting, etc.. • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Solutions Architects (mid-level through principal) supporting cyber and adjacent pursuits; assign architects based on complexity, domain fit, and development needs. • Establish AI-driven repeatable solutioning practices, templates, artifact standards, and reuse libraries so team output scales with pursuit volume. Peraton is seeking a Senior Director – Cyber and AI Lead Systems Architect (LSA) of Cyber and AI solutions to lead a team of architects to develop and design cutting-edge, mission-relevant solutions for customers across the DoW and IC. This is a high-visibility, high-impact, senior level role within the Cyber & Intelligence Sector. Location(s): Reston, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD In this role, you will: • Work shoulder-to-shoulder with capture leaders, sector CTOs, Peraton Labs, delivery accounts, and mission SMEs — translating deep cyber operational understanding into differentiated, agentic-AI-enabled solutions that win contracts and deliver measurable mission outcomes. • Continuously evolve Peraton's agentic cyber AI offerings by analyzing capability gaps, technology readiness and trends, competitive positioning, and federal AI/cyber policy • Build strong relationships with OEMs, technology partners, and Peraton Labs to bring differentiated capabilities into winning solutions, and translate Labs R&D into deployable offerings. • Design innovative, cost-competitive, mission-relevant solutions across AI-enabled and automated cyber operations and defense, SOC modernization, threat hunting, etc.. • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Solutions Architects (mid-level through principal) supporting cyber and adjacent pursuits; assign architects based on complexity, domain fit, and development needs. • Establish AI-driven repeatable solutioning practices, templates, artifact standards, and reuse libraries so team output scales with pursuit volume. Ba sic Qualifications: • 18 years of experience across: • Supervising and managing solutions architects, systems engineers, or equivalent senior technical staff — including hiring, performance, and career development. • Leading technical solutions on large, complex federal cyber pursuits, including LSA or equivalent solution-lead responsibility on competitive proposals • Deep, hands-on expertise across cyber mission operations and architecture: SOC modernization, threat hunting, IR, DCO/CNO, zero trust, cloud security, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and/or OT/ICS defense. • Demonstrated experience integrating AI/ML and generative AI into cyber mission workflows, with credible working knowledge of agentic AI patterns (multi-agent orchestration, tool use, planning, RAG, memory, evaluation). • Proven ability to translate complex cyber, AI, and mission concepts into compelling solution narratives for capture teams, executives, and government evaluators; strong record of communicating at senior and executive levels. • Working knowledge of federal acquisition, competitive capture, and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53/171, RMF, CMMC). • Ability to obtain/maintain Top Secret/SCI security clearance • US Citizenship required Preferred Qualifications: • Active CISSP, Sec+, AWS Cloud or closely related industry certification(s) • Active Polygraph clearance is preferred

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Must-haves

18 years of experience across: • Supervising and managing solutions architects, systems engineers, or equivalent senior technical staff — including hiring, performance, and career development.
Leading technical solutions on large, complex federal cyber pursuits, including LSA or equivalent solution-lead responsibility on competitive proposals
Deep, hands-on expertise across cyber mission operations and architecture: SOC modernization, threat hunting, IR, DCO/CNO, zero trust, cloud security, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and/or OT/ICS defense.
Demonstrated experience integrating AI/ML and generative AI into cyber mission workflows, with credible working knowledge of agentic AI patterns (multi-agent orchestration, tool use, planning, RAG, memory, evaluation).
Working knowledge of federal acquisition, competitive capture, and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53/171, RMF, CMMC).
Ability to obtain/maintain Top Secret/SCI security clearance
US Citizenship required
Continuously evolve Peraton's agentic cyber AI offerings by analyzing capability gaps, technology readiness and trends, competitive positioning, and federal AI/cyber policy
Build strong relationships with OEMs, technology partners, and Peraton Labs to bring differentiated capabilities into winning solutions, and translate Labs R&D into deployable offerings.
Design innovative, cost-competitive, mission-relevant solutions across AI-enabled and automated cyber operations and defense, SOC modernization, threat hunting, etc..
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Solutions Architects (mid-level through principal) supporting cyber and adjacent pursuits; assign architects based on complexity, domain fit, and development needs.
Establish AI-driven repeatable solutioning practices, templates, artifact standards, and reuse libraries so team output scales with pursuit volume.
Location(s): Reston, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD
Continuously evolve Peraton's agentic cyber AI offerings by analyzing capability gaps, technology readiness and trends, competitive positioning, and federal AI/cyber policy
Build strong relationships with OEMs, technology partners, and Peraton Labs to bring differentiated capabilities into winning solutions, and translate Labs R&D into deployable offerings.
Design innovative, cost-competitive, mission-relevant solutions across AI-enabled and automated cyber operations and defense, SOC modernization, threat hunting, etc..
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Solutions Architects (mid-level through principal) supporting cyber and adjacent pursuits; assign architects based on complexity, domain fit, and development needs.
Establish AI-driven repeatable solutioning practices, templates, artifact standards, and reuse libraries so team output scales with pursuit volume.
18 years of experience across: • Supervising and managing solutions architects, systems engineers, or equivalent senior technical staff — including hiring, performance, and career development.

Nice-to-haves

Active CISSP, Sec+, AWS Cloud or closely related industry certification(s)
Active Polygraph clearance is preferred
Location(s): Reston, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD
Active CISSP, Sec+, AWS Cloud or closely related industry certification(s)
Active Polygraph clearance is preferred

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