Cyber Specifications Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

Peraton is hiring a Cyber Specifications Systems Engineer to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Linthicum, MD. As a Systems Engineer on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at a customer location. As a Cyber Specifications Systems Engineer on our team, you will support the Program Management Office (PMO) whose mission is to deliver products and services that leverage our technical expertise to improve nation’s cybersecurity posture. You will provide general systems engineering support including research, collaboration, authoring and maintaining the standardized specifications; and research and reconcile disparate industry trends and standards, security vulnerabilities, risks, and technical integration requirements.

Qualifications

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline and at least 2 years of systems engineering experience. A Master’s or PhD Degree in a qualifying discipline may be substituted for two years of experience. Note: A High School Diploma or GED plus 6 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable.
• Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

 

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

• Experience in applying systems engineering and integration support.
• Knowledge of SE Best Practices and innovative approaches to applying those practices in a fast-paced ongoing development environment.
• Solid application of SE throughout the lifecycle of a development effort.
• Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations
• Contributes to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents

 

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

 

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.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that 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, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.