Sr Information Systems Security Engineer; ISSE; VRT, Advisor - TS​/SCI w​/poly

Position: Sr Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) - VRT, Advisor - TS/SCI w/poly
Location: Washington

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 an Information Systems Security Engineer – Vulnerability Remediation Team (VRT)  - based to support its Federal Strategic Cyber programs.

Location:

Washington, DCIn this role, you will:
Identify, track and remediate vulnerabilities within customer information systems

Support responses to all Department of Justice (DOJ) and Intelligence Community (IC) data calls.

Support Requests for Information (RFIs), executive-level reports, and process improvement initiatives.

Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of contractor security professionals responsible for the end-to-end implementation of the RMF lifecycle for customer IT systems. Oversee and coordinate activities within the Prepare step, ensuring roles, responsibilities, and risk management strategies are clearly defined and maintained. Guide system categorization efforts to ensure all information systems are appropriately classified based on mission/business impact and regulatory requirements.

Advise on the selection, tailoring, and documentation of security controls aligned with system categorizations, risk appetite, and compliance requirements. Oversee the implementation of technical, operational, and management controls throughout system and application life cycles, with a particular focus on quality and completeness of all deliverables. Ensure comprehensive security control assessments are planned, executed, and documented to validate the effectiveness of implemented safeguards.

Prepare risk management documentation for system authorization and executive decision-making. Direct ongoing monitoring and continuous assessment activities, collecting metrics to adjust security strategies and ensure sustained compliance. Serve as a principal technical advisor on cybersecurity, bringing subject-matter expertise to risk analysis, incident response, system remediation, and audit support efforts. Foster a culture of security awareness, providing technical guidance and training to both team members and stakeholders.

Track, report, and communicate status, risks, and improvement opportunities related to security engineering activities to leadership and stakeholders. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of RMF, NIST guidance, and industry best practices in support of continuous process improvement.#Federal

CyberISaaSQualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience in secure design, analysis, and test of information security systems and products.

Must meet DoD 8140.03 Advanced proficiency aligned to Security Architect (Work Role 652) or Security Control Assessor (Work Role 612).Must have a CISSP or CEH and 1 of the following certificationsCCNP Enterprise, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, GCIA, GDSA, GICSP OR Advanced degree from the list below:

Doctorate
- Computer Science Doctorate – Cybersecurity Doctorate
- Data Science Doctorate
- Information Systems Doctorate
- Information Technology…