Sr Cybersecurity Engineer​/Secret

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or Cybersecurity and 12 years of relevant experience;
  Masters degree and 10 years. An additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of the degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of cybersecurity engineering and/or technical program management experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of technical leadership experience.
• One or more certifications:
  • CISSP, CCSP, CCNA, CIS-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, GIAC, SSCP, or Security+
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Zero Trust, Cloud, Dev Sec Ops , SIEM, SOAR, NDR, PKI/PQC, AI/GenAI, and Mobile Security
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance required.

• 10-12+ years of cybersecurity engineering and/or technical program management experience.

Peraton is seeking to hire an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer for its Federal Strategic Cyber group.

Location:

Chandler, AZ or Washington DC.

• The Cybersecurity Engineer supports a 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC) by engineering, integrating, and sustaining security architectures and tools that enable continuous monitoring, detection, and response.
• This role provides senior technical expertise to ensure SOC capabilities remain resilient, scalable, and aligned with modern threat environments.

• Engineer and sustain security capabilities supporting 24x7 SOC monitoring, detection, and response.
• Design and implement Zero Trust controls across enterprise, cloud, mobile, and hybrid environments.
• Integrate and optimize SIEM, SOAR, and NDR platforms to improve detection and response effectiveness.
• Support secure cloud, Dev Sec Ops , and CI/CD architectures and automation.
• Engineer cryptographic and identity solutions, including PKI and post-quantum cryptography (PQC).
• Support security engineering for AI/GenAI-enabled systems.
• Provide Tier III engineering support and technical leadership during complex SOC incidents.
• Mentor engineers and support continuous SOC capability improvement.