External Job Posting Title TASO Team Lead / Active Top Secret

Peraton; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is hiring a TASO Team Lead in Arlington, VA for the Federal Strategic Cyber Programs. This role leads threat hunting, malware analysis, digital forensics, and incident response across DoD networks.

Responsibilities include guiding the TASO team, managing security events, and coordinating international travel for assessments, with a strong focus on policy improvements and high-quality analytic output. Requires TS/SCI eligibility and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree and 10 years of experience.
• One of the following professional certifications: CASP+ CE, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CCNP Security, CEH, CFR, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), Cloud+, CySA+, GCED, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, SCYBER, VCA DCV, PPDA, Agile IC, SNOW App Dev.
• Expertise in determining system specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility and system security maintenance.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze, and resolve program support deficiencies.
• Proven capability to develop and recommend effective corrective actions.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Top Secret security clearance. Ability to obtain a final TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the TASO team, ensuring technical direction, operational efficiency, and high-quality analytic output across all mission areas.
• Oversee advanced network threat-hunting operations across on-premises and cloud environments, staying aware of evolving threats and ensuring methodologies remain current.
• Manage escalated security events from CIRT, delivering expert guidance and—when necessary—direct support in reverse engineering, packet analysis, and forensic examinations of devices and network assets.
• Direct forensic analysis efforts on Department-owned devices, validating findings and ensuring results inform security policies, control improvements, and testing activities.
• Provide subject matter expertise in cyber threat analysis, digital forensics, and network security to internal leadership and Department stakeholders.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel for Cyber Security Assessments (CSA), mission briefings, and consultations, ensuring personnel readiness and compliance with security requirements.
• Fulfill core Peraton management responsibilities, including performance reviews, timesheet approvals, staff development, workload prioritization, and ensuring all milestones and deliverables meet quality and schedule requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Threat analysis

Digital forensics

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton is now Hiring: TASO Team Lead – Federal Strategic Cyber Programs.

Location: Arlington, VA. Hybrid schedule.

Position Overview:

Peraton is seeking a highly skilled TASO Team Lead to guide our Technical Analysis and Special Operations (TASO) team in support of advanced cyber defense missions. This role provides leadership across threat hunting, malware analysis, digital forensics, and incident response within Department networks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor the TASO team, ensuring technical direction, operational efficiency, and high-quality analytic output across all mission areas.
• Oversee advanced network threat-hunting operations across on-premises and cloud environments, staying aware of evolving threats and ensuring methodologies remain current.
• Manage escalated security events from CIRT, delivering expert guidance and—when necessary—direct support in reverse engineering, packet analysis, and forensic examinations of devices and network assets.
• Direct forensic analysis efforts on Department-owned devices, validating findings and ensuring results inform security policies, control improvements, and testing activities.
• Provide subject matter expertise in cyber threat analysis, digital forensics, and network security to internal leadership and Department stakeholders.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel for Cyber Security Assessments (CSA), mission briefings, and consultations, ensuring personnel readiness and compliance with security requirements.
• Fulfill core Peraton management responsibilities, including performance reviews, timesheet approvals, staff development, workload prioritization, and ensuring all milestones and deliverables meet quality and schedule requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum required qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of experience.
• Must either possess and maintain, or obtain prior to start date, one of the following professional certifications:

  • CASP+ CE, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CCNP Security, CEH, CFR, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), Cloud+, CySA+, GCED, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, SCYBER, VCA DCV, PPDA, Agile IC, SNOW App Dev.

• Expertise in determining system specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility and system security maintenance.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze, and resolve program support deficiencies.
• Proven capability to develop and recommend effective corrective actions.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.
  • Ability to obtain a final TS/SCI clearance.

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

$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.

EEO

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