Senior Cyber Systems Architect — TS/SCI Eligible

Peraton; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Cyber Systems Architect to join the DoS DSCM program in Arlington, VA. The role involves strategic planning, cloud-based AI design, and security engineering to advance mission-critical cyber capabilities.

You will lead architecture efforts, oversee risk management artifacts, and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure secure, scalable solutions across cloud and on-prem environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 14+ years of hands-on secure systems design.
• One of CISSP, Security+, Network+, A+, MCP, MCSE, CCNA, or MCSA certifications.
• Cloud computing concepts and fundamentals (serverless, scalable, highly available).
• Experience with AuthZ/AuthN and PKI concepts.
• Modeling with UML and tools like Visio or Enterprise Architect.
• Knowledge of VoIP systems for secure/non-secure communications.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain interim Secret and final TS/SCI clearances.

Responsibilities

• Provide long-term cybersecurity strategy and architecture guidance.
• Architect cloud-based AI solutions and open-weight model deployments.
• Evaluate AI services for security, scalability, and mission fit.
• Design enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks.
• Develop and analyze cybersecurity artifacts and risk management artifacts.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across on-prem and cloud.
• Ensure automation of builds/deployments using DevSecOps practices.

Skills

Cloud computing concepts

AuthZ/AuthN concepts

VoIP familiarity

UML modelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or related field

14+ years hands-on experience designing secure systems

Tools

Visio

Enterprise Architect

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Cyber Systems Architect to join the DoS DSCM program in Arlington, VA. The role involves strategic planning, cloud-based AI design, and security engineering to advance mission-critical cyber capabilities.

You will lead architecture efforts, oversee risk management artifacts, and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure secure, scalable solutions across cloud and on-prem environments.