External Job Posting Title Senior Tech Lead - Cyber Systems Engineering

Peraton; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton Labs seeks a Senior Tech Lead – Cyber Systems Engineer to serve as hands‑on technical lead for a complex environment of classified and unclassified systems. You will mentor cross‑functional teams, interface directly with the customer, and ensure mission readiness, resilience, and security.

This on‑site role near College Park, MD requires substantial leadership, deep systems engineering expertise, and active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Qualifications

• 25 years of experience preferred or 20+ with advanced degree
• 5+ years leading multi‑discipline engineering teams
• Strong Linux/Windows administration background
• Experience implementing security best practices
• Proficiency in automation and scripting (Powershell, Bash, Python)
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required

Responsibilities

• Act as senior technical authority for system architecture, engineering decisions, and operations across multi‑domain environments
• Lead and coordinate internal and subcontractor teams to align infrastructure with execution of research
• Provide hands‑on engineering support for complex issues including root‑cause analysis and performance tuning
• Maintain secure system baselines and implement RMF/NIST controls and security plans
• Oversee network and systems operations including segmentation, routing, DNS/DHCP, and zero trust patterns
• Interface with customer to brief status, risks, and tradeoffs and coordinate delivery with stakeholders

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic planning

Linux/Windows admin

Security practices

Automation scripting

Risk management

Tradeoff decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

Powershell

Bash

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton Labs is seeking a poly cleared Senior Tech Lead – Cyber Systems Engineer to serve as the hands‑on senior technical lead for a highly complex environment of classified and unclassified systems. You’ll lead and mentor cross‑functional Peraton Labs research, infrastructure, security, and software support teams, interface directly with the customer, and direct subcontractor personnel to ensure systems are mission‑ready, resilient, and compliant.

This position requires full‑time on‑site work at a customer site near College Park, MD.

Key responsibilities may include

• Technical leadership & execution
  • Act as the senior technical authority for system architecture, engineering decisions, and operation execution across multi‑domain environments
  • Lead and coordinate teams of internal and subcontractor personnel across our research and infrastructure teams, ensuring infrastructure needs align with execution of research
  • Provide hands‑on engineering support for complex issues: root‑cause analysis, performance tuning, reliability improvements, and lifecycle modernization
• Secure systems & security posture
  • Engineer and maintain secure system baselines for a multi‑OS environment, including hardening, patching, config management, and privileged access control
  • Drive compliance and continuous security posture improvements aligned to applicable governance (e.g., RMF/NIST controls, policies, and security plans as outlined by the program/customer)
  • Partner with compliance stakeholders to implement and validate technical controls and ensure audit readiness
• Infrastructure, networking, and operations
  • Lead design, development, integration, and delivery of IT and telecommunications systems/solutions
  • Oversee network and systems operations: segmentation, routing/switching/WAN considerations, DNS/DHCP, firewall rulesets, and zero trust‑aligned patterns where applicable
  • Establish operational practices: monitoring/alerting, backup/restore, capacity planning, and change control
• Customer engagement & delivery management
  • Serve as a primary technical interface to the customer: brief status, risks, architecture decisions, and tradeoffs
  • Direct subcontract personnel and coordinate across stakeholders to deliver outcomes on schedule with high technical quality

*This position may be eligible for an increased sign‑on bonus. Eligibility, bonus amount, and applicable terms and conditions will be discussed during the recruiting process*

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Qualifications

Required qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts and a bachelor’s degree in system engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Management, or related discipline. Five years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for bachelor’s degree, for a total of 25 years of experience
• 5+ years of recent demonstrated experience working with large complex engineering systems and subsystems, with expertise applied across multiple engineering disciplines such as electrical, computer, software, telecommunications, information security, and networking
• Demonstrated success leading technical teams (multi‑discipline, mixed prime/subcontract, customer‑facing) as a hands‑on contributor
• Strong Linux and Windows administration background (build/configure/harden/troubleshoot)
• Experience implementing security best practices
• Proficiency in automation/scripting (e.g., Powershell, Bash, Python) and experience with configuration management and repeatable deployments
• Strong customer communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear risk/impact statements
• Ability to plan work, drive accountability, manage technical risk, and make sound engineering tradeoffs
• This position requires an active/current TS/SCI w/ Polygraph.

Additional desired qualifications

• Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) and automation at scale (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD)
• Containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and securing those environments
• Cloud/hybrid architecture and security experience (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Advanced cyber operations experience (e.g., Red/Purple/Blue team, adversary emulation, pentest tooling, threat hunting)
• Experience building runbooks, standard operating procedures, and repeatable onboarding patterns for systems and staff
• Experience supporting high‑compliance or mission environments, including multi‑stakeholder delivery and contract/subcontract oversight

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

Target Salary Range

$176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.