Security Engineering Lead

Peraton; Herndon (VA); Remote; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

life

health savings account

short/long term disability

EAP

parental leave

401(k)

paid time off (PTO)

company paid holidays

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Security Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership for security across federal environments. You will shape security architecture, implement Zero Trust controls, and drive authorization, risk remediation, and continuous monitoring in hybrid/multi-cloud settings.

The role emphasizes translating security requirements into scalable technical implementations, collaborating with architecture, cloud engineering, and compliance teams, and driving security for AI-enabled

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience or Master’s with 10+ years
• Experience with FedRAMP High and zero trust in federal environments
• Strong knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 and federal security requirements
• Experience with cloud security architecture and IAM across large environments

Responsibilities

• Apply federal security requirements (NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP baselines)
• Collaborate with cloud, infra, and compliance teams to implement security controls
• Lead ATO activities and continuous monitoring for compliance
• Support vulnerability management and incident response planning
• Lead Zero Trust implementation across large federal environments
• Assess AI-enabled security capabilities for risk and governance

Skills

Security architecture

Zero Trust

Cloud security

IAM

NIST SP 800-53

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

Job description

Security Engineering Lead

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 Security Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership for the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise security capabilities across complex federal environments. This role leads security architecture and engineering initiatives that protect cloud infrastructure, applications, networks, identities, and sensitive data while supporting mission requirements and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate brings demonstrated experience engineering security solutions for FedRAMP High environments and implementing Zero Trust architectures at federal enterprise scale. The role requires the ability to translate security requirements into scalable technical controls, integrate security capabilities across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, and collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, cloud engineering, DevSecOps, compliance, and operations teams.

Experience applying artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, or automation to cybersecurity use cases is a plus.

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

What You Will Do:

• Apply federal security requirements, including NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP baselines, and applicable agency-specific policies and standards.
• Partner with cloud platform, infrastructure, and compliance teams to implement security controls for identity, encryption, logging, vulnerability management, configuration management, and incident response.
• Lead security engineering activities supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) authorization and maintenance, including security control implementation, authorization package development, risk remediation, and continuous monitoring.
• Support continuous monitoring, security assessment activities, vulnerability remediation, and evidence collection to maintain an effective security posture.
• Identify security gaps, evaluate technical risks, and develop remediation strategies that support authorization requirements and ongoing compliance.
• Lead the engineering and implementation of Zero Trust capabilities across large-scale federal enterprise environments.
• Apply Zero Trust principles across identity, devices, networks, applications, workloads, and data.
• Assess emerging AI-enabled security capabilities for effectiveness, scalability, data protection, and operational risk.
• Support secure adoption of AI-enabled technologies by incorporating appropriate access controls, monitoring, data governance, and risk management practices.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance
• Bachelors Degree and 12 years of experience, a Masters Degree and 10 years of experience, an Associates Degree and 14 years, or a High School Diploma or equivalent and 16 years of experience
• One or more of the following relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CASP, CCISO, Security+, or CAP
• Proven experience supporting ATO efforts within FedRAMP High or other federal environments
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or engineering security controls in FedRAMP High or comparably stringent federal cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of NIST SP 800-53, federal security requirements, cloud security controls, and continuous monitoring practices.
• Demonstrated experience implementing or engineering Zero Trust capabilities across large, complex enterprise or federal environments.
• Experience with cloud security architecture, identity and access management, network security, encryption, logging, vulnerability management, and security monitoring.
• Ability to translate security frameworks and architectural requirements into practical technical implementations.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Azure Government, or other government cloud environments.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Direct experience supporting FedRAMP High authorization, continuous monitoring, or security control assessment activities for federal cloud services.
• Experience implementing federal Zero Trust architectures aligned with applicable federal guidance and agency roadmaps.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. 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

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• health savings account
• short/long term disability
• EAP
• parental leave
• 401(k)
• paid time off (PTO) for vacation
• company paid holidays

A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO

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