Secure Computing Environment Lead

Responsibilities

Peraton is looking for a Staff Engineer / Systems Architect to work in the Herndon, Virginia area. This Engineer will have the following areas of responsibility:

• Lead and supervise an engineering team to review and refine prototype designs, and implement a zero trust big data architecture while facilitating data filtering and sharing.
• Plan and assign software development taskings to ensure timely development all required software components for the acceptance, parsing, and validation of all requirement document types
• Enforce full unit testing coverage for all developed software code as well as elimination of all scan-detectable code defects, bugs, code smells and code vulnerabilities by the software engineering team members
• Work with software, security and cloud engineering teams to ensure cloud environments are planned and configured to support filtering and sanitization operations of the CN-CDSS across all domains
• Ensure full automation of system builds and deployment across domains through appropriate DevSecOps processes making use of US government provided tools and commercially available resources
• Oversee the System Security Engineer and System Security Officer to ensure timely development of risk management body of evidence artifacts in support of the Risk Management Framework, implementation of controls, assessment preparedness and proactive elimination of vulnerabilities that might impede final authorization
• Work alongside multiple project teams to ensure consistent and uniform security implementation across both on-premise and cloud infrastructure. 

Qualifications

BS 12-15, MS 10-13. Phd 10

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related technical discipline with 14 years of directly related hands-on experience OR a Master’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience OR A PhD with 9 years of experience; an additional 4 years of relevant experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree requirement
• Minimum 10 years hands-on experience designing secure systems that are interoperable across DoD and with domestic and international mission partners in accordance with the DoD Identity, Credentials, and Access Management (ICAM) Strategy.
• Fundamental understanding of Zero Trust Architectures and concepts at an Enterprise level
• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and fundamentals (serverless, scalability, high availability, and durability).
• Strong familiarity with AuthZ, AuthN, and Public Key Infrastructure techniques and concepts.
• Experience utilizing modeling languages (UML) and/or modeling software (Visio, Enterprise Architect, etc.) to diagram enterprise system architecture, data flows, and networking-level system components.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance w/polygraph

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree Experience architecting and implementing advanced network solutions - CIDR and sub-netting (IPv4 and IPv6), VPNs, etc.
• AWS Certified Security Specialty or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
• Experience with Python, or Java
• Experience building an Enterprise level Zero Trust Architecture
• Previous experience with data sharing between US and allies.

Peraton Overview

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

For Colorado Residents

Colorado Salary Minimum: $101,100 Colorado Salary Maximum: $245,300 The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.

Salary : $101,100 - $245,300