TASO Team Lead: Cyber Threat Hunt & Forensics

Peraton; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is hiring a TASO Team Lead in Arlington, VA for the Federal Strategic Cyber Programs. This role leads threat hunting, malware analysis, digital forensics, and incident response across DoD networks.

Responsibilities include guiding the TASO team, managing security events, and coordinating international travel for assessments, with a strong focus on policy improvements and high-quality analytic output. Requires TS/SCI eligibility and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree and 10 years of experience.
• One of the following professional certifications: CASP+ CE, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CCNP Security, CEH, CFR, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), Cloud+, CySA+, GCED, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, SCYBER, VCA DCV, PPDA, Agile IC, SNOW App Dev.
• Expertise in determining system specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility and system security maintenance.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze, and resolve program support deficiencies.
• Proven capability to develop and recommend effective corrective actions.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Top Secret security clearance. Ability to obtain a final TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the TASO team, ensuring technical direction, operational efficiency, and high-quality analytic output across all mission areas.
• Oversee advanced network threat-hunting operations across on-premises and cloud environments, staying aware of evolving threats and ensuring methodologies remain current.
• Manage escalated security events from CIRT, delivering expert guidance and—when necessary—direct support in reverse engineering, packet analysis, and forensic examinations of devices and network assets.
• Direct forensic analysis efforts on Department-owned devices, validating findings and ensuring results inform security policies, control improvements, and testing activities.
• Provide subject matter expertise in cyber threat analysis, digital forensics, and network security to internal leadership and Department stakeholders.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel for Cyber Security Assessments (CSA), mission briefings, and consultations, ensuring personnel readiness and compliance with security requirements.
• Fulfill core Peraton management responsibilities, including performance reviews, timesheet approvals, staff development, workload prioritization, and ensuring all milestones and deliverables meet quality and schedule requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Threat analysis

Digital forensics

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Peraton is hiring a TASO Team Lead in Arlington, VA for the Federal Strategic Cyber Programs. This role leads threat hunting, malware analysis, digital forensics, and incident response across DoD networks.

Responsibilities include guiding the TASO team, managing security events, and coordinating international travel for assessments, with a strong focus on policy improvements and high-quality analytic output. Requires TS/SCI eligibility and U.S. citizenship.