Special Assistant / Active Secret clearance

Peraton; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Special Assistant to join our Federal Strategic Cyber Group in Arlington, VA. The role is on-site with potential hybrid after 90 days.

Basic qualifications include a bachelor's degree (or 9 years of related experience in lieu of degree) and an active Security+ with the ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance. You will support leadership, prepare technical documents, and coordinate cross‑office initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Must possess or be able to obtain Security+ and continued certification.
• U.S. citizenship required with eligibility for Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Experience developing requirements, workflows, and systems analysis.
• Experience preparing complex operating instructions.
• Experience reviewing and editing technical correspondence and presentations for meetings.
• Experience engaging with executive level leadership.

Responsibilities

• Attend and support business consulting needs to office leadership with recommendations and risk management.
• Prepare, review and edit technical correspondence and presentations for meetings.
• Assist in the production and publication of Reports, Manuals, and technical procedures for Cyber Security documentation.
• Support administrative managers and directors in daily tasks.
• Provide reporting to stakeholders outside the organization, including presentations and event management.
• Coordinate communication and deliverables across departments and executive leadership.
• Coordinate products and documents from internal and external organizations.
• Gather data, verify accuracy, and shepherd documents through approval processes.
• Develop materials for special projects, ad hoc and urgent needs.
• Engage executives to achieve project objectives.
• Communicate task directions to Office level programs and coordinate Directorate level deliverables.
• Serve as central point for SOC coordination aligning incident response with leadership and ensuring timely decisions.
• Draft and standardize responses to inquiries ensuring accuracy and appropriate tone.
• Improve operational efficiency by tracking SOC metrics and preparing executive-ready briefs and after-action summaries.

Skills

Executive communication

Requirements gathering

Systems analysis

Technical writing

Security/compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Required:

• A bachelor’s degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Must possess or be able to obtain the following certification before start date:
• Security+
• Continued certification required as a condition of employment.
• Demonstrated experience in developing requirements, work‑flow, and systems analysis.
• Experience and familiarity with preparing complex operating instructions.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and editing technical correspondence and presentations for internal/external meetings.
• Experience engaging with executive level leadership.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Secret security with the ability to obtain a final Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Peraton is hiring an experienced Special Assistant to become part of our Federal Strategic Cyber Group.

Location: On-site in Arlington, VA.

(After 90-days of employment, flex/hybrid may be considered)

In this role, you will:

• Attend and support business consulting needs to the office leadership by providing recommendations, meeting conduct, risk and action management, and problem resolution.
• Prepare, review and edit technical correspondence and presentations for internal/external meetings.
• Assist in the production and publication of Reports Manuals, Technical procedure and other supporting Cyber Security related documentation.
• Assist and support administrative managers and directors in their daily tasks.
• Provide and enable reporting needs for office leadership to stakeholders outside of the organization including presentations and event management.
• Provide a bridge for complex cyber issues at all levels of the Department using superlative verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Coordinate and prepare products (taskers, cables, official memoranda, etc. from internal and external organizations).
• Gather data and information from Offices, review data for accuracy and relevancy, compile information, ensure product quality (substance, format and grammar), and shepherd the product through approval processes.
• Research, coordinate, and develop materials for special projects (unique, unforeseen, ad hoc, and urgent).
• Engage at the executive level with Department leaders to achieve project objectives
• Communicate Front Office task direction to the Office level programs and coordinate final Directorate level deliverables.
• Serve as the central coordination point for the Security Operations Center (SOC), aligning incident response, intelligence, and operational priorities with executive leadership while ensuring timely decision-making and accountability.
• Draft, review, and standardize clear, concise responses to internal and external inquiries (e.g., leadership requests, client communications, regulatory questions), ensuring accuracy, appropriate tone, and alignment with organizational policies and security posture.
• Drive operational efficiency by managing workflows, tracking key SOC metrics (SLAs, incident response times, escalation trends), and preparing executive-ready briefings, reports, and after-action summaries.