Cyber Systems Operations Lead — Zero Trust & SecOps

Peraton; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Cyber Systems Operations Manager to support the SITEC – 3 EOM contract at MacDill AFB in Florida. The role focuses on designing and implementing solutions that strengthen the organization’s cybersecurity posture and resilience across enterprise tools and platforms.

The ideal candidate will lead a team of security engineers and administrators, provide technical direction, and oversee lifecycle management for cyber tools, ensuring uptime and compliance with service objectives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of cybersecurity/IT operations experience.
• DoD TS/SCI clearance required.
• DoD 8570 IAT II certification required.
• Must be DoD 8140 compliant under Work Role Code 451 – System Administrator - Advanced.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust Architecture and cybersecurity enclave tools (Endpoint, Network, SIEM, ACAS).

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of security engineers and administrators responsible for maintaining cybersecurity tools and platforms supporting endpoint, network, and SIEM operations.
• Provides technical direction, workload prioritization, and mentorship to ensure consistent engineering standards and effective tool sustainment.
• Oversees configuration management, patching, and lifecycle operations for cyber tools to ensure operational readiness and resilience.
• Develops and maintains architecture diagrams, design patterns, and engineering standards for cybersecurity tools and data integrations.
• Defines integration architectures across systems such as SIEM, EDR, SOAR, firewalls, and identity platforms to maximize telemetry and detection fidelity.

Skills

12+ years exp

DoD TS/SCI

8570 IAT II

DoD 8140 Compliant

Zero Trust

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Cyber Systems Operations Manager to support the SITEC – 3 EOM contract at MacDill AFB in Florida. The role focuses on designing and implementing solutions that strengthen the organization’s cybersecurity posture and resilience across enterprise tools and platforms.

The ideal candidate will lead a team of security engineers and administrators, provide technical direction, and oversee lifecycle management for cyber tools, ensuring uptime and compliance with service objectives.