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Cyber Systems Engineer, Senior Advisor

Peraton
Peraton Salary
Jessup, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 3/15/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/13/2026

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a a System Engineer to support the design, development, and testing of Next Generation SIGINT architecture. This position is focused on the end-to-end engineering of interfaces, both internal and external, and architectural level system engineering activities. Work will also include definition and management of system requirements, CONOPs and verification and validation activities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required with fifteen (15) years’ experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity. Four (4) years of additional years’ SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. 
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
  • Expertise with Linux-based platforms (e.g., RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, Fedora) and command line utilities.
  • Experience with shell scripting (e.g., bash, Perl, Ruby, Python) and working within a software development framework.
  • Experience using configuration management and software build tools.
  • Experience building SQL databases and developing queries.
  • Understanding and application of standard data interchange formats such as JSON, XML, SOAP.
  • Hands on Lab experience including cabling and configuring of switches, networking devices, fiber optics, and traffic generators.
  • Familiarity with a range of test equipment and platforms including signal generators, optical switches and network analysis tools.
  • Understanding of network communications (e.g., OSI model), communication protocols (Ethernet, TCP, UDP, etc.), network security infrastructure (IPsec, MACsec, TLS, etc.), and network sockets programming.

 

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and participation in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

Salary : $176,000 - $282,000

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