Information Privacy and Security, Advisor

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  to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a highly skilled Security Advisor to lead the security engineering, governance, risk and compliance activities for a mission critical systems contract with the federal government. This role oversees day to day operational security, ensures adherence to federal cybersecurity and privacy requirements, and drives continuous security improvement across O&M and system enhancement work streams. This position partners with program leadership and operations teams to maintain Authority to Operate (ATO), safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI), and deliver reliable, compliant services ies and Responsibilities:
• Own the security architecture and control implementation across application, infrastructure, and cloud layers, aligned with NIST SP 800 53 control baselines, FIPS 199/200 categorization, and CMS security policies.
• Drive vulnerability management (scan triage, remediation SLAs, patch governance) and configuration baselines (e.g., DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, SCAP).
• Compliance, Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Audit Readiness
• Lead end to end Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities (NIST SP 800 37), including security categorizations, control tailoring, System Security Plan (SSP), security assessment, POA&Ms, and continuous monitoring to sustain ATO.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA Security Rule (45 CFR §164) for PHI, CMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS), OMB Circular A 130, and HHS policies.
• Coordinate internal/external audits (IG, CMS, third-party assessors), evidence collection, and control testing; maintain impeccable documentation.
• Lead incident response lifecycle for PHI/PII incident reporting: triage, containment, eradication, recovery, forensics coordination, root cause analysis, and required notifications/reporting.
• Manage access control, identity, MFA, privileged access, security vulnerabilities and continuous monitoring dashboards; ensure reliable backup/restore and disaster recovery exercises.
• Enforce data classification, encryption (in transit/at rest), key management, and tokenization aligned with CMS/HHS requirements.
• Contribute to risk registers and monthly status reporting for program security status to present succinct updates to CMS stakeholders.
• Translate complex security concepts into clear, actionable guidance for technical and non technical audiences.
• Collaborate closely with Program Management, Engineering, QA, Operations, and CMS counterparts.
• Contribute to security requirements for contract renewals and new contract bids.

Qualifications

Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA;
Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA;
Minimum of 3 years with PhD

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience in cybersecurity across engineering, compliance, and operations; 3+ years in security leadership/management on federal programs.
• Proven experience with NIST SP 800 53, RMF (NIST SP 800 37), FIPS 199/200, HIPAA Security Rule, OMB A 130, and CMS…