Cyber Security Engineer
Peraton· enterprise· Defense & Federal Services· Sep 2, 2026 · 2mo ago
Reston, Virginia, United States
In office
Full-time
Principal
$135K–$216K
18+ years exp
Job description
Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.
Required:
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 18+ level work experience as a Cyber Security Engineer.
• 18+ years of working experience in government or industry within Cyber Security
• DoD 8570 Level II (IASAE) certification compliance
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly
Desired:
• Expert working experience in government or industry leading enterprise-level cyber security efforts involving architecting, designing, development, and configuration of cloud and on premise based systems and software.
• Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Cloud-based
• Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using structured and unstructured Big
• Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
Expert Cyber Security Engineers capture and refine information security requirements and ensure that the requirements are integrated into information technology component products and information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration.
Duties include:
• Assists with leading development teams working to design and develop information systems or upgrade legacy systems.• Conducts product research and support Analysis of Alternative (AoA) activities that independently identify the most appropriate security solutions.• Assists with leading the development of system concepts, contribute to the capability phase of the systems development lifecycle, and translate technology and environmental conditions (e.g., law and regulation) into system security designs and processes.• Assists with leading the development and documentation of Security Architectures, Roadmaps, and investments.• Oversees the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Cyber Security Engineers.
Expert Cyber Security Engineers capture and refine information security requirements and ensure that the requirements are integrated into information technology component products and information systems through purposeful security architecting, design, development, and configuration.
Duties include:
• Assists with leading development teams working to design and develop information systems or upgrade legacy systems.
• Conducts product research and support Analysis of Alternative (AoA) activities that independently identify the most appropriate security solutions.
• Assists with leading the development of system concepts, contribute to the capability phase of the systems development lifecycle, and translate technology and environmental conditions (e.g., law and regulation) into system security designs and processes.
• Assists with leading the development and documentation of Security Architectures, Roadmaps, and investments.
• Oversees the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Cyber Security Engineers.
Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.
Required:
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 18+ level work experience as a Cyber Security Engineer.
• 18+ years of working experience in government or industry within Cyber Security
• DoD 8570 Level II (IASAE) certification compliance
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly
Desired:
• Expert working experience in government or industry leading enterprise-level cyber security efforts involving architecting, designing, development, and configuration of cloud and on premise based systems and software.
• Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Cloud-based
• Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using structured and unstructured Big
• Experience engineering Cyber Security solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
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