Security Engineering Lead: Zero Trust & FedRAMP (Remote)

Peraton; United States; Remote; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

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 guides security architecture and engineering initiatives that protect cloud infrastructure, applications, networks, identities, and data while supporting regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with FedRAMP High and implementing Zero Trust architectures at

Qualifications

• Requires U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Experience with FedRAMP High or similar federal environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for security design, implementation and evolution across federal environments.
• Lead security engineering activities supporting ATO and continuous monitoring.
• Develop remediation strategies and risk assessments.
• Implement Zero Trust capabilities across large enterprise environments.
• Evaluate AI-enabled security capabilities for effectiveness and risk.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Public Trust eligibility

Security engineering

Zero Trust

FedRAMP High experience

Cloud security

Threat detection

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12 years experience

Master's degree + 10 years experience

Associates degree + 14 years experience

High School Diploma + 16 years experience

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

Job description

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 guides security architecture and engineering initiatives that protect cloud infrastructure, applications, networks, identities, and data while supporting regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with FedRAMP High and implementing Zero Trust architectures at