Cyber Systems Engineering, Advisor - TS​/SCI w​/Poly Security Clearance

Position: Cyber Systems Engineering, Advisor - TS/SCI w/Poly 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 Provides IC data management support to modernize mega data repositories, dataflow management, data provenance and compliance validation, and streaming solutions.

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The Role Network Systems Engineer (Cloud & Network Operations)

Location:

Annapolis Junction, MD / Fort Meade, MD
Clearance:
Active TS/SCI with Maryland Polygraph required

Position Overview We are seeking a highly capable Network Systems Engineer to support mission-critical operations within our customer environment. This role operates at the intersection of enterprise networking, cloud infrastructure, and real-time operations, ensuring the availability, performance, and security of systems supporting national intelligence missions. This is an operations-focused engineering role, requiring technical expertise to monitor, analyze, and sustain complex, distributed systems.

The ideal candidate thrives in high-tempo environments and understands the importance of precision, speed, and mission continuity.

Key Responsibilities
* Monitor and sustain high-availability network and cloud infrastructure supporting our mission systems

* Analyze network traffic, system logs, and telemetry to detect anomalies, performance degradation, and potential mission impact

* Provide real-time situational awareness and concise operational reporting to mission stakeholders

* Perform incident triage, root cause analysis, and coordinated response actions across network and system layers

* Escalate issues with clear technical context, impact assessment, and actionable recommendations

* Develop and execute remediation strategies to restore services and prevent recurrence

* Support secure data flows and cross-domain solutions, ensuring compliance with IC security requirements

* Collaborate with systems engineers, cybersecurity teams, and cloud architects to enhance resiliency, performance, and scalability

* Contribute to runbooks, SOPs, and automation efforts to improve operational efficiency and response times

* Maintain awareness of evolving network architectures, cloud capabilities, and threat landscapes within the customer environment
#MDFSP Qualifications Basic Qualifications
* Ten (10) years of experience as a Systems Engineer, Network Engineer, or related role supporting programs of similar scope, type, and complexity

* Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited institution

* OR five (5) additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree

* Active TS/SCI clearance with Maryland Polygraph required

Required Skills & Experience
* Strong expertise in enterprise networking (TCP/IP, routing protocols such as BGP/OSPF, switching, DNS, segmentation)

* Experience in real-time operations environments (NOC, SOC, or mission operations centers)

* Proficiency with monitoring and analytics tools (e.g., Splunk, Elastic, Prometheus, Solar Winds, or similar)

* Experience analyzing packet-level data, logs, and system metrics to support troubleshooting and performance tuning

* Solid understanding of Linux/Unix systems and operational scripting (Bash, Python, or similar)

* Familiarity with cloud networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, routing, load balancing, security groups)

* Experience with incident response workflows and operational reporting in classified environments

* Ability to clearly communicate technical issues in a mission-relevant, time-sensitive context

Preferred Qualifications
* Experience supporting Maryland customer or similar Intelligence Community missions

* Knowledge of cross-domain solutions (CDS), data tagging, and secure data transfer mechanisms

* Experience with Dev Sec Ops , automation, or infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)

* Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures and advanced network security controls

* Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Gov Cloud, Azure Government) in classified environments

* Relevant certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, Security+, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent

Work Environment
* High-tempo, mission-driven environment supporting national security operations

* Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams…