Senior NAS Systems Integrator for FENS Deployment

Peraton; Bowie (MD); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer, SME to support the NAS initiative under the FAA’s FENS program. The role is primarily on-site in Herndon, VA with Bowie, MD as an alternate location.

You will drive the build and integration of the FENS infrastructure, migrate services to a secure, scalable network, and collaborate with aviation, engineering, data science, and IT teams to deliver mission-critical solutions.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience (or equivalent combination: Master’s 10+, Associate’s 14+, HS diploma 16+)
• Experience in Integrating LAN/WAN routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), SD-WAN overlays, and security architectures into a unified, scalable enterprise blueprint.
• Experience in designing and executing cutovers, parallel-run, and rollback strategies to migrate legacy WAN circuits and data center links to next-generation SD-WAN platforms with zero unmanaged downtime
• Experience with onboarding and transitioning the network segments/devices to new Enterprise Network Management Tools (e.g., Science Logic, SolarWinds, Splunk, NetScout, Datadog) and maintain full asset visibility and real-time monitoring.
• Experience in Enforcing zero-trust perimeter defenses across external network boundaries, integrating Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), DMZ isolation, IDS/IPS, and SASE framework components.
• Experience in deploying temporary and permanent transition gateways to maintain secure connectivity between legacy subnets and target network states during phased cutovers.
• Solid understanding in designing and implementing multi-path service flow monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM to track real-time end-to-end packet performance, jitter, loss, and latency.
• Knowledge in Developing, testing, and standardizing programmatic configuration templates (CLI, SD-WAN policy templates) for automated deployment across routers, switches, transition gateways, and firewalls.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, integration, and testing of systems that support the National Airspace System (NAS). Turn early architecture drawings into working IP network solutions.
• Provide clear technical directions and take ownership of technical tasks and related project activities.
• Assess requirement documents and design the network; communicate the standards to hardware and software engineering teams.
• Define dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and technical reports to verify that new designs and deployments meet required reliability and resilience standards for mission critical aviation data.
• Provide clear, actionable status updates, dashboards, and briefings to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Proactively identify, track, and mitigate technical risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, particularly in network deployments.

Skills

LAN/WAN routing

SD-WAN

Zero-trust security

Cutover planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Science Logic

SolarWinds

Splunk

NetScout

Datadog

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer, SME to support the NAS initiative under the FAA’s FENS program. The role is primarily on-site in Herndon, VA with Bowie, MD as an alternate location.

You will drive the build and integration of the FENS infrastructure, migrate services to a secure, scalable network, and collaborate with aviation, engineering, data science, and IT teams to deliver mission-critical solutions.