Lead Systems Engineer: Cloud-Native DevSecOps

Peraton; Suitland, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks an experienced Lead Systems Engineer to join our federal modernization initiative in Suitland, MD, with hybrid work options. You will drive end-to-end systems engineering across a large-scale transformation to a data-centric, cloud-native ecosystem, coordinating across multiple teams and aligning architecture with delivery.

You will lead the implementation of DevSecOps practices, ensure performance, security, and reliability, and mentor engineering teams as you translate designs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 16 years of experience or an Associates degree and 18 years of experience or a High School diploma/equivalent and 20 years of experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• 15+ years of experience in systems engineering, integration, or technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience supporting large-scale, complex IT systems or modernization programs.
• Strong experience with systems engineering principles, including requirements, integration, and validation.
• Experience integrating complex systems across applications, data platforms, and infrastructure.
• Experience working in cloud-based environments and modern distributed systems.
• Understanding of DevSecOps practices and system engineering within CI/CD environments.
• Ability to manage system complexity across multiple teams and technical domains.
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) preferred.
• Agile certifications (Scrum, SAFe, or similar) preferred.
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) preferred.
• Experience supporting large-scale federal programs.
• Experience with large-scale data systems or real-time processing environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across systems engineering efforts within the DTAM program.
• Translate architectural designs into actionable engineering plans and execution.
• Define and manage system requirements, interfaces, and integration points.
• Lead system integration across applications, data platforms, and cloud environments.
• Ensure systems meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security requirements.
• Identify and resolve technical risks, dependencies, and integration challenges.
• Support modernization efforts by engineering transitions from legacy to cloud native systems.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, data engineers, and program leadership to ensure alignment.
• Drive adoption of DevSecOps practices, enabling automation, testing, and continuous delivery.
• Participate in stakeholder discussions, providing technical insight and decision support.
• Mentor engineering teams and enforce systems engineering best practices.

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Cloud computing

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associates degree

High School diploma

Job description

Peraton seeks an experienced Lead Systems Engineer to join our federal modernization initiative in Suitland, MD, with hybrid work options. You will drive end-to-end systems engineering across a large-scale transformation to a data-centric, cloud-native ecosystem, coordinating across multiple teams and aligning architecture with delivery.

You will lead the implementation of DevSecOps practices, ensure performance, security, and reliability, and mentor engineering teams as you translate designs