Mission Management Support Systems Engineer

Peraton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage

25 days of PTO annually

Attractive bonus plan

Job summary

A leading cyber defense firm in Fort Meade is hiring a Mission Management Support Systems Engineer. This full-time position requires over 20 years of systems engineering experience and an active TS/SCI clearance. The role focuses on modernizing auto-dissemination processes within the intelligence community. Benefits include subsidized employee coverage and up to 25 days of PTO. The salary ranges from $176,000 to $282,000, based on various factors like experience and location.

Qualifications

• 20 years of systems engineering experience, or acceptable educational equivalency.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• Familiarity with intelligence community law and policy.

Responsibilities

• Support modernization of auto-dissemination processes.
• Compile and review dissemination obligations.
• Create artifacts for requestors and adjudicators.

Skills

Systems engineering

Process engineering

Lean Six Sigma

Interpersonal communications

Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field

Master's degree or PhD (substitutes for experience)

Job description

Mission Management Support Systems Engineer

Location: US-MD-Fort Meade

Requisition ID: 2026-165838

Responsibilities

Peraton is hiring a Mission Management Support Systems Engineer, to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, MD. As a systems engineer on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full‑time position requiring 1,880 hours of support per year; and the work is performed at a customer location.

As a Mission Management Support Systems Engineer on our team, you will support a cryptologic dissemination customer in modernizing the process by which auto‑dissemination proposals are adjudicated for approval. You will need to be able to understand/learn the data flows between systems; and learn how data is transformed, checked and manipulated to support dissemination adjudicators in getting the information and artifacts needed to verify that described controls and interfaces meet policy, oversight and compliance requirements, as well as any requirements specifically levied by the adjudicating body.

In addition, you will:

• Compile and review dissemination obligations stemming from law and policy opinions from the client's general counsel, and prior adjudications.
• Help the client define processes by which requestors may efficiently determine whether their proposal will be prohibited, allowed, or subject to adjudication.
• Create artifacts to assist requestors and adjudicators in understanding and performing their duties relative to the defined process.

Qualifications

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or another related discipline and at least 20 years of systems engineering experience. A master's degree or PhD may be substituted for two years of experience. Note: High School Diploma or GED plus 24 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable.
• Familiarity with intelligence community law and policy protecting U.S. persons.
• Process engineering and/or Lean Six Sigma experience.
• Systems engineering or development experience.
• Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

• Familiarity with U.S. or international privacy and civil liberties law and policy.
• Legal training or expertise, either as a lawyer or in the legal profession.
• Familiarity with the Cryptologic Dissemination Review Committee (CDRC).
• Operational SIGINT experience (i.e., CNO, NCSC and Analytics experience).
• Experience as a SIGINT analyst/reporter/auditor.
• Jira familiarity.
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communications skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team setting to complete assigned tasks on schedule.
• Flexible/easily adaptable within a dynamic work environment.
• Should be comfortable guiding people without having influence over them.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Benefits

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous cap and eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Salary

$176,000 – $282,000. 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 Statement

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