Senior Director, Cyber & AI Systems Architect (Top Secret)

Peraton; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 190,000 - 304,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Senior Director - Cyber and AI Lead Systems Architect to guide a team of architects delivering agentic AI-enabled cyber solutions for DoD and IC customers. This high-visibility role requires TS/SCI clearance and US citizenship.

The position is based in Reston, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD and focuses on shaping cyber AI offerings and winning pursuits. Lead pursuit teams, translate complex cyber and AI concepts into compelling narratives, and collaborate with OEMs and Peraton Labs

Qualifications

• 18 years of experience supervising and managing solutions architects, systems engineers, or equivalent senior technical staff.
• Leading technical solutions on large, complex federal cyber pursuits, including LSA or equivalent on competitive proposals.
• Deep, hands-on expertise across cyber mission operations and architecture: SOC modernization, threat hunting, IR, DCO/CNO, zero trust, cloud security, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and OT/ICS defense.
• Demonstrated experience integrating AI/ML and generative AI into cyber mission workflows with credible patterns.
• Proven ability to translate complex cyber, AI, and mission concepts into compelling narratives for executives and evaluators.
• Working knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53/171, RMF, CMMC.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Solutions Architects (mid-level through principal) supporting cyber and adjacent pursuits; assign architects based on complexity and development needs.
• Translate deep cyber operational understanding into differentiated, agentic-AI-enabled solutions that win contracts and deliver measurable mission outcomes.
• Continuously evolve agentic cyber AI offerings by analyzing capability gaps, readiness, trends, and policy.
• Build relationships with OEMs, technology partners, and Peraton Labs to deploy differentiated capabilities.
• Design innovative, cost-competitive, mission-relevant AI-enabled cyber operations, SOC modernization, and threat hunting solutions.
• Establish AI-driven repeatable solutioning practices, templates, artifact standards, and reuse libraries.

Skills

AI/ML integration

Cyber architecture leadership

Federal program execution

Senior technical staff leadership

Job description

Peraton seeks a Senior Director - Cyber and AI Lead Systems Architect to guide a team of architects delivering agentic AI-enabled cyber solutions for DoD and IC customers. This high-visibility role requires TS/SCI clearance and US citizenship.

The position is based in Reston, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD and focuses on shaping cyber AI offerings and winning pursuits. Lead pursuit teams, translate complex cyber and AI concepts into compelling narratives, and collaborate with OEMs and Peraton Labs