External Job Posting Title Technical Security Program Manager

Peraton; Idaho; Remote; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave and employee assistance

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Technical Security Program Manager to lead security across a large-scale cloud ecosystem, supporting more than 40 million users. The role requires senior leadership and deep cloud security expertise to design, implement, and manage enterprise-wide security programs.

Responsibilities include risk assessments, incident response leadership, and ensuring compliance with NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust principles.

Qualifications

• 15+ years leading large-scale federal IT security programs in the cloud.
• Experience with risk assessments, security controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong communication and executive briefing skills for diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in high-visibility projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security strategies aligned with federal requirements and industry best practices.
• Lead incident response and ensure swift resolution of security incidents across multiple domains.
• Oversee compliance with NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Guide IT, engineering, legal, and operations teams to embed security into business processes.
• Develop programs to educate employees on security awareness and risks.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive briefing skills

Cloud security

Incident response leadership

Multi-cloud operations

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field

PMP Certification

ITIL Foundation Certification

CISSP / CISM / CISA / ISO credentials

Professional cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or equivalent)

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 is seeking a Technical Security Program Manager who will support the security of a large-scale multi-tenant cloud ecosystem, providing critical enterprise-wide support for more than 40 million users in a complex stakeholder environment.

The right candidate will have senior level leadership skills combined with modern cloud and industry leading technical capabilities. This will include overseeing the development, implementation, and management of comprehensive security programs to protect organizational assets, ensure compliance, and mitigate risks.

Work Location: This is a remote position, but candidate must be willing to work during the hours of 8am - 5pm EST

This position is contingent upon contract award

What You Will Do:

• Design and implement security strategies aligned with organizational goals and industry best practices, ensuring protection of data, systems, and physical assets
• Identify potential security threats by analyzing internal and external vulnerabilities, conduct risk assessments, and develop mitigation plans using policies, controls, and security technologies
• Provide proven experience leading incident response and compliance teams including planning and coordinating incident response activities, ensuring swift resolution of security breaches, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards such as NIST SP 800-53, FISMA and FedRAMP.
• Lead cross-functional teams, including IT, engineering, legal, and operations, to integrate security measures into all business processes. Provide guidance, training, and oversight to ensure consistent execution of security initiatives
• Develop and manage programs to educate employees on security best practices, emerging threats, and organizational policies.
• Lead continuous monitoring of security systems, vulnerability scanning, and program evaluation are essential to adapt to evolving threats and improve security posture
• Provide technical expertise and serve as subject matter experts in areas such as cloud security, SIEM tools, ICAM, and other security technologies, providing technical leadership and guidance
• Provide resource, scope, quality and financial management ensuring that security initiatives are adequately staffed and funded to achieve organizational objectives
• Oversee adherence to government and industry security regulation and FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust Architecture principles.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the CO, COR, customer executive leaders.
• Collaborate with development, cybersecurity, operations, and data teams to support DevSecOps pipelines and integrated cloud services.
• Translate federal civilian agencymission needs into actionable technical and operational plans that support availability, scalability, and modernization.
• Guide multi-disciplinary teams, fosters a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, and ensures high-quality service delivery.
• Lead proactive identification, mitigation, communication of risks, dependencies, and operational challenges.
• Provide clear, timely, and transparent communication to government leadership, ensuring shared understanding of priorities, progress, and decisions.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance
• 16 years of experience, including 15+ years leading large-scale federal IT security programs in the cloud
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• ITIL Foundation Certification
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or ISO-related credentials
• Strong understanding of cloud architectures, networking, security, and cost optimization strategies.
• Proven ability to lead multi-cloud operations in high availability, mission critical environments.
• Deep familiarity with federal cybersecurity frameworks, including FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800 53, and Zero Trust.
• Experience implementing Agile, and DevSecOps methodologies.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and executive briefing skills.
• Ability to manage complex technical programs with competing priorities and evolving requirements.
• Demonstrated success in leading diverse technical teams and subcontractors

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Professional cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, or equivalent

Target Salary Range

$146,000 - $234,000. 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.