Security Director – Government IT & Compliance Leadership

Peraton; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Security Manager to provide security leadership across a government IT contract in the Austin, TX area. The role oversees security policy, incident management, vulnerability management, and GRC, reporting through the Security Director to the Technical Director.

You will drive compliance with TX-RAMP Level 2, TAC 202, CJIS, IRS 1075, and audit readiness, including SOC 2 Type 2 coordination and corrective actions, while coordinating with multi-vendor teams.

Qualifications

• Ten years of experience with supervisory or lead roles.
• Eight+ years in cybersecurity leadership on government IT contracts.
• TX-RAMP Level 2 or FedRAMP Moderate equivalent compliance experience required.

Responsibilities

• Own security policy, procedures, planning, evaluation, and technology.
• Track, remediate, and report threats to DIR.
• Coordinate with Technical Director and DIR on current and future threats.

Skills

Security leadership

GRC governance

Incident management

Threat hunting

SIEM management

CISSP/CISM

CJIS compliance

US citizen

Education

CISSP or CISM

Tools

SIEM

Zero-trust architecture

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Security Manager to provide security leadership across a government IT contract in the Austin, TX area. The role oversees security policy, incident management, vulnerability management, and GRC, reporting through the Security Director to the Technical Director.

You will drive compliance with TX-RAMP Level 2, TAC 202, CJIS, IRS 1075, and audit readiness, including SOC 2 Type 2 coordination and corrective actions, while coordinating with multi-vendor teams.