Sr Cybersecurity Engineer / Secret

Peraton; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in Chandler, AZ (or Washington DC) seeks an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer for its Federal Strategic Cyber group. You will engineer, integrate, and sustain security architectures and tools to enable 24x7 monitoring, detection, and response within a modern SOC.

The role requires strong technical leadership, hands-on experience across Zero Trust, cloud, DevSecOps, and PKI/PQC, and relevant certifications. U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or Cybersecurity with 12 years of experience; Masters with 10 years.
• At least 10 years of cybersecurity engineering or technical program management experience.
• At least 2 years of technical leadership experience.
• One or more certifications: CISSP, CCSP, CCNA, CIS-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, GIAC, SSCP, or Security+.
• Hands-on experience with Zero Trust, Cloud, DevSecOps, SIEM, SOAR, NDR, PKI/PQC, AI/GenAI, and Mobile Security.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and sustain security architectures and tools for 24x7 SOC monitoring, detection, and response.
• Design and implement Zero Trust controls across enterprise, cloud, mobile, and hybrid environments.
• Integrate and optimize SIEM, SOAR, and NDR platforms to improve detection and response.
• Support secure cloud, DevSecOps, and CI/CD architectures and automation.
• Engineer cryptographic and identity solutions, including PKI and post-quantum cryptography (PQC).
• Support security engineering for AI/GenAI-enabled systems.
• Provide Tier III engineering support and technical leadership during complex SOC incidents.
• Mentor engineers and support continuous SOC capability improvement.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Technical leadership

Security operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS/Cybersecurity

Master's degree

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

NDR

PKI/PQC

CI/CD

Job description

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or Cybersecurity and 12 years of relevant experience; Masters degree and 10 years. An additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of the degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of cybersecurity engineering and/or technical program management experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of technical leadership experience.
• One or more certifications:
  • CISSP, CCSP, CCNA, CIS-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, GIAC, SSCP, or Security+
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Zero Trust, Cloud, DevSecOps, SIEM, SOAR, NDR, PKI/PQC, AI/GenAI, and Mobile Security
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance required.

Preferred:

• 10-12+ years of cybersecurity engineering and/or technical program management experience.

Peraton is seeking to hire an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer for its Federal Strategic Cyber group.

Location: Chandler, AZ or Washington DC.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• The Cybersecurity Engineer supports a 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC) by engineering, integrating, and sustaining security architectures and tools that enable continuous monitoring, detection, and response.
• This role provides senior technical expertise to ensure SOC capabilities remain resilient, scalable, and aligned with modern threat environments.

You Will:

• Engineer and sustain security capabilities supporting 24x7 SOC monitoring, detection, and response.
• Design and implement Zero Trust controls across enterprise, cloud, mobile, and hybrid environments.
• Integrate and optimize SIEM, SOAR, and NDR platforms to improve detection and response effectiveness.
• Support secure cloud, DevSecOps, and CI/CD architectures and automation.
• Engineer cryptographic and identity solutions, including PKI and post-quantum cryptography (PQC).
• Support security engineering for AI/GenAI-enabled systems.
• Provide Tier III engineering support and technical leadership during complex SOC incidents.
• Mentor engineers and support continuous SOC capability improvement.