Expert Systems Engineer - GEOINT​/Zero Trust Security Clearance

Position: Expert Systems Engineer - GEOINT / Zero Trust with Security Clearance
About Peraton 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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit  to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure. Program Overview Engineering modernization and integration practices to include Digital Engineering and Agile at Scale for all of NGA, NSG, and ASG.

About

The Role Are you ready to take on a mission-critical Systems Engineering role that supports the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in advancing a mature Zero Trust framework? If you're passionate about securing complex systems through integrated engineering across all seven Zero Trust pillars-user, device, data, application/workload, network/environment, visibility and analytics, and automation and orchestration-this is your opportunity. As an Expert Systems Engineer, you'll deliver strategic technical guidance to help NGA reduce risk and strengthen system security.

You'll support end-to-end engineering across the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and other Federal Agencies-ensuring timely and accurate GEOINT delivery. What You'll Do:
You'll lead or support multi-disciplinary engineering efforts across system lifecycle phases, including:
* Requirements Engineering

* Solutions Engineering

* Scheduling and Risk Management

* Reliability and Resiliency

* Integration, Test, and Evaluation

* Maintainability and Performance Analysis

Key Responsibilities:

* Support the Government in guiding engineering efforts across NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies.

* Plan and analyze user requirements, architecture traceability, and system improvements-including cloud services, workflows, and automation.

* Advise on solution designs and recommend changes based on evolving requirements and emerging technologies.

* Translate mission and customer needs into technical capabilities and system requirements.

* Assist with requirements allocation to architecture components and support integration across systems.

* Lead or contribute to Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.

* Support strategic planning, project management, and interface design.

* Provide expert advice to help align technical vision, strategy, capability development, and future needs.

* Operate at an enterprise level-integrating multiple major systems acquisitions across agencies and national boundaries.

* Leverage in-depth knowledge of the NSG/ASG and NRO enterprise environments.

Why Join Us?

This role offers the opportunity to work on the front lines of national security transformation-helping shape the Zero Trust strategy across a complex, mission-critical enterprise. You'll collaborate with top-tier professionals and agencies while making a real impact on the future of GEOINT. Qualifications 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.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

* Master's degree in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 18 years of experience as a Systems Engineer in lieu of degree.
* 18 years of working experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including:
DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.
* Extensive work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.
* Experience engineering solutions using Cloud Based Technology such as:
Service Orientated Architecture (SOA), On-demand self-service, Broad network access, Resource pooling, Rapid elasticity, Measured Service, Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
* Experience engineering solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
* Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.

* TS/SCI clearance adjudication or…