Cyber IT Specialist - Federal Security Ops

Peraton; Beltsville (MD); On-site; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Cyber IT Specialist in Beltsville, MD to join our Federal Strategic Cyber Group. The role supports 24/7 cybersecurity operations across OpenNet, ClassNet, DMZ, MAG, GCC, and cloud platforms, ensuring availability and security visibility.

You will triage incidents, manage ServiceNow tasks, and coordinate MIRP activities while collaborating with SOs, ISSOs, and enterprise scanning teams. A CS/CSIRT mindset with strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1 year of experience; 4 years may substitute.
• Must possess or obtain one of the following certifications: CCNA Security; CEH; CISSP; CySA+; GICSP; GSEC; Security+ CE; CND; SSCP
• Exposure to monitoring tools such as Splunk or SolarWinds.
• Basic familiarity with ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms for incident and request management.
• Understanding of incident response fundamentals, including severity classification and escalation procedures.
• Working knowledge of Windows operating systems; Linux exposure is a plus.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a willingness to learn.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills; U.S. citizenship required.
• Must be able to obtain interim Secret security clearance prior to start; final Top Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Support 24/7/365 enterprise cybersecurity operations across OpenNet, ClassNet, DMZ, NEN/DIN, MAG, GCC, and Google Workspace.
• Monitor security platforms to ensure system availability, performance, and visibility.
• Manage ServiceNow incidents, requests, and tasks with triage, escalation, and documentation per SLAs.
• Troubleshoot enterprise infrastructure across Windows, Linux, VMware, and Nutanix environments.
• Coordinate Major Incident Response Plan activities and communicate with stakeholders.
• Support vulnerability management across FISMA authorization boundaries.
• Collaborate with System Owners, ISSOs, and Enterprise Scanning personnel for compliance records.
• Maintain asset inventories, Tenable scanning docs, and FISMA records using Excel and ServiceNow.
• Query security datasets with Databricks in Azure Government for analytics and reporting.
• Assist IAM operations using ServiceNow, CyberArk, ARS, PHUB, and Okta.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Splunk

SolarWinds

ServiceNow

CyberArk

Okta

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Tenable Exposure Management

VMware

Nutanix

Azure Government

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Cyber IT Specialist in Beltsville, MD to join our Federal Strategic Cyber Group. The role supports 24/7 cybersecurity operations across OpenNet, ClassNet, DMZ, MAG, GCC, and cloud platforms, ensuring availability and security visibility.

You will triage incidents, manage ServiceNow tasks, and coordinate MIRP activities while collaborating with SOs, ISSOs, and enterprise scanning teams. A CS/CSIRT mindset with strong communication is essential.