Senior Cybersecurity Engineer for National Airspace Systems

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

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to provide cradle-to-grave cybersecurity engineering for NAS modernization under the BNATCS contract. The role is 100% on-site in Herndon, VA, collaborating with engineering, data science, and systems teams to implement cybersecurity requirements across the full lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has extensive RMF, NIST SP 800-53, and SSP experience, with cloud engineering and COTS integration exposure. U.S.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain/maintain Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Associate’s with specified experience.
• Experience with RMF, SSP development, NIST SP 800-53, POA&Ms, security assessment.
• Experience translating cybersecurity requirements into architecture, design, and verification.
• Experience conducting cybersecurity architecture reviews, risk assessments, security testing, vulnerability analysis, and remediation.
• Experience supporting networked, distributed, and high-availability systems.
• Experience with cloud engineering and COTS integration.

Responsibilities

• Provide cybersecurity engineering across the full system lifecycle.
• Develop and trace cybersecurity requirements through design, implementation, and verification.
• Develop and maintain SSPs, RMF artifacts, security controls, POA&Ms, and authorization evidence.
• Apply NIST standards, RMF, and applicable FAA/program cybersecurity requirements, memo, and guidance.
• Conduct cybersecurity architecture/design reviews, vulnerability and risk assessments, security testing, and remediation verification.
• Assess cybersecurity impacts of software releases, hardware/network changes, interfaces, patches, and configuration changes.
• Support vulnerability management, continuous monitoring, security baselines, configuration/change control, and POA&M closure.
• Provide cybersecurity engineering during system/site integration, testing, acceptance, deployment, and transition to operations.
• Partner with systems, software, network, test, integration, and implementation teams to identify and resolve cybersecurity risks.
• Communicate cybersecurity risks, impacts, and recommended solutions to engineering teams, program leadership, and customers.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

System lifecycle

Clearance readiness

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Associate’s degree

HS diploma/equivalent

Tools

Linux

Windows

DevSecOps tools

SAST/DAST

Vulnerability scanning

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to provide cradle-to-grave cybersecurity engineering for NAS modernization under the BNATCS contract. The role is 100% on-site in Herndon, VA, collaborating with engineering, data science, and systems teams to implement cybersecurity requirements across the full lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has extensive RMF, NIST SP 800-53, and SSP experience, with cloud engineering and COTS integration exposure. U.S.