Security Assessment & Authorization Specialist (TS/SCI)

Peraton; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is staffing a five-year contract to support a federal enterprise cybersecurity program, providing security engineering, control assessments, audit readiness, and GRC support across systems at multiple classification levels.

The team will recruit senior cybersecurity professionals, including ISSOs, ISSEs, SCAs, Security Architects, Cloud Developers, and Analysts, to ensure systems are properly assessed, authorized, and continuously monitored.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.
• Must have TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• DoD 8140.3 Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Staff senior, SME, and lead cybersecurity professionals (ISSOs, ISSEs, SCAs, Security Architects, Cloud Developers, Cybersecurity Analysts, Information Security Specialists, IT Compliance Managers, IT SMEs).
• Provide security engineering, control assessments, audit readiness, and GRC support across systems at multiple classification levels, including cloud environments and SaaS platforms.
• Ensure systems are properly assessed, authorized, and continuously monitored.

Skills

US Citizenship

TS/SCI clearance

Polygraph

DoD 8140.3 Certification

Job description

Peraton is staffing a five-year contract to support a federal enterprise cybersecurity program, providing security engineering, control assessments, audit readiness, and GRC support across systems at multiple classification levels.

The team will recruit senior cybersecurity professionals, including ISSOs, ISSEs, SCAs, Security Architects, Cloud Developers, and Analysts, to ensure systems are properly assessed, authorized, and continuously monitored.