External Job Posting Title SITEC - SOC Level 3 Manager - MacDill AFB

Peraton Labs, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Peraton, a leading national security company, seeks a SOC Level 3 Manager to support SITEC 3 EOM at MacDill AFB, Florida. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team in defensive cyber operations and coordinate detections, investigations, and threat intelligence efforts to protect critical networks.

The role requires DoD 8140 compliance, a DoD TS/SCI clearance, and Security+ certification, with extensive experience in threat hunting, malware analysis, and digital forensics.

Qualifications

• DoW TS/SCI clearance required
• Security+ certification
• DoW 8140 compliant under Work Role Code 462– Cyber Defense Incident Responder - Advanced
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate security issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience managing a SOC or team of cyber professionals
• Minimum 7 years of technical experience with cyber tools and TTPs

Responsibilities

• Direct proactive, intelligence-driven threat hunting across endpoint, identity, network, cloud, and application environments to uncover adversary activity that may have evaded existing security controls.
• Provide managerial oversight of host, memory, network, cloud, and other digital forensic investigations, ensuring evidence integrity, analytical quality, and timely operational reporting.
• Direct malware triage, static and dynamic analysis, behavioral analysis, and reverse engineering to identify adversary capabilities and translate findings into actionable intelligence, detections, and countermeasures.
• Lead the development of strategic cyber threat intelligence products aligned with mission priorities, priority intelligence requirements, and emerging adversary threats.
• Guide the responsible adoption of advanced analytics, machine learning, generative AI, and agentic capabilities to improve investigative efficiency, detection coverage, analytical quality, and operational decision-making.
• Direct development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement of advanced detections and countermeasures informed by adversary tradecraft, threat intelligence, incident findings, threat hunts, and Purple Team exercises.
• Integrate SOC Level 3 capabilities with SOC Levels 1 and 2 by establishing clear escalation paths, enabling seamless knowledge transfer, and translating advanced threat findings into actionable triage procedures, detections, playbooks, and response improvements.

Skills

SOC Manager

Threat hunting

Cyber threat intel

Malware analysis

Digital forensics

Advanced analytics

Team leadership

Education

High School Diploma

AS/AA degree

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

Peraton requires a Security Operations Center (SOC Level 3 Manager to support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) – 3 EOM. This position is located at MacDill AFB in Florida.

The purpose of the Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance (EOM) Task Order (TO) is to provide USSOCOM, its Component Commands, its Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs), and its deployed forces with Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services to maintain Network Operations (NetOps); maintain systems and network infrastructure; provide end user and common device support; provide configuration, change, license, and asset management; conduct training, and perform Install, Move, Add, Change (IMACs) services. The responsibilities and tasks associated with each requirement play a pivotal role to USSOCOM, the CIO/J6 organization, and ultimately the end-user who operate around the globe 24x7x365.

The SOC Level 3 Manager leads a multi-disciplinary team executing enterprise-wide Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO). This role serves as the senior leader for SOC Level 3, advanced defense operations, aligning technical strategy, operational priorities, and performance standards with mission objectives. The SOC Level 3 Manager provides operational leadership and oversight across proactive threat hunting, Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), malware reverse engineering, digital forensic investigations, strategic detection research, and advanced analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Direct proactive, intelligence-driven threat hunting across endpoint, identity, network, cloud, and application environments to uncover adversary activity that may have evaded existing security controls.
• Provide managerial oversight of host, memory, network, cloud, and other digital forensic investigations, ensuring evidence integrity, analytical quality, and timely operational reporting.
• Direct malware triage, static and dynamic analysis, behavioral analysis, and reverse engineering to identify adversary capabilities and translate findings into actionable intelligence, detections, and countermeasures.
• Lead the development of strategic cyber threat intelligence products aligned with mission priorities, priority intelligence requirements, and emerging adversary threats.
• Guide the responsible adoption of advanced analytics, machine learning, generative AI, and agentic capabilities to improve investigative efficiency, detection coverage, analytical quality, and operational decision-making.
• Direct development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement of advanced detections and countermeasures informed by adversary tradecraft, threat intelligence, incident findings, threat hunts, and Purple Team exercises.
• Integrate SOC Level 3 capabilities with SOC Levels 1 and 2 by establishing clear escalation paths, enabling seamless knowledge transfer, and translating advanced threat findings into actionable triage procedures, detections, playbooks, and response improvements.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Min 14 years with HS Diploma, 12 years AS/AA degree, 10 years with BS/BA, 8 years with MS/MA, 5 years with PhD
• A DoW TS/SCI clearance is required
• Security +
• Must be DoW 8140 compliant under the Work Role Code 462– Cyber Defense Incident Responder - Advanced

Highly Desired:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate security issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience managing a SOC or team of cyber professionals
• Minimum 7 years of technical experience with cyber tools and TTPs

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. 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.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed athttps://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO

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