Senior SATCOM Systems Architect & Lead Engineer

Peraton

Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY)

On-site

USD 146,000 - 234,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO
Bonus plan
Subsidized benefits

Job summary

Peraton seeks a deeply technical Lead Engineer to serve as the technical authority for an Operations & Maintenance program supporting SATCOM infrastructure and global mobility communications. You will own system architecture, lifecycle management, cybersecurity posture, and integration of SATCOM with enterprise IT.

As chief integrator across network engineering, cybersecurity, software/systems engineering, and operations, you will ensure mission performance and system resiliency, oversee

Qualifications

  • 12+ years in systems, network, software engineering, or integration.
  • TS/SCI clearance eligibility; active clearance preferred.
  • Experience with DoD SATCOM, LEO/MEO/GEO systems and global comms.
  • Senior/lead engineering background in mission-critical envts.
  • IAM Level III cert (CISSP/CASP+/CISM or equivalent).

Responsibilities

  • Own the full engineering lifecycle across SATCOM gateway systems and BIWF.
  • Ensure interoperability, redundancy, and 99.9% uptime; guide modernization to LEO/MEO.
  • Lead DoD cybersecurity engineering (RMF, STIG, IAVA, POA&M) and cybersecurity posture.
  • Oversee configuration management and change control (CCB) for hardware/firmware/software.
  • Drive upgrades, testing, root-cause analysis, and multi-vendor lifecycle sustainment.

Skills

SATCOM
Network engineering
Cybersecurity engineering
RMF
IAM Level III
Systems integration

Education

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree

Tools

Nagios
ScienceLogic SL1
Remedy
Cisco
Palo Alto
F5

Job description

Peraton seeks a deeply technical Lead Engineer to serve as the technical authority for an Operations & Maintenance program supporting SATCOM infrastructure and global mobility communications. You will own system architecture, lifecycle management, cybersecurity posture, and integration of SATCOM with enterprise IT.

As chief integrator across network engineering, cybersecurity, software/systems engineering, and operations, you will ensure mission performance and system resiliency, oversee

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