Senior Telecommunications Engineer/Analyst

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experienced Senior Telecommunications Engineer/Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The ideal candidate will become part of Peratons’ Department of State (DoS) Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective and secure business processes.

Peratons’ DSCM program encompasses technical, engineering, data analytics, cyber security, management, operational, logistical and administrative support to aid and advise DoS Diplomatic Security Cyber Operations.

Location: Rosslyn, VA. Flexible for occasional telework – must be local to work location.

Responsibilities:

• Represent the interests of the Facilities Technology Division by participation in working groups on telecommunications technical security standards and policy, attends conferences, and produces reports.
• Respond to requests for policy interpretation and exceptions, reviews technical assessments, and provides guidance to all Directorate personnel.
• Review exception requests to Overseas Policy Board (OSPB) telecommunications policy and provide risk-based guidance to senior management for the approval or disapproval of the requests.
• Provide risk-based guidance to senior management for telecommunications technology utilized by the Department in both domestic and overseas facilities in order to maintain appropriate and relevant security standards worldwide.
• Review and submit comments with accurate and comprehensive documentation to draft NIST and CNSS policies, specifically dealing with telecommunications for the Office of Cyber and Technology Security.
• Provide expert guidance to standards established by the Overseas Security Policy Board.
• Support the Diplomatic Security (DS) Strategic Goal of effectively protecting U.S. government personnel through a risk-based approach through the use of cost-effective security measures.
• Assist in the management of the overall process for telecommunications exceptions to DS and OSPB standards and coordinating the flow of official correspondence between CTS’s subject matter experts and the policy division.
• Assist in the preparation of exception memoranda for senior staff, to include the Office Director of Cyber and Technology Security and the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security.
• Establish, maintain liaison and coordinate with Department of State components to identify policies, equipment, techniques, and methodology for conducting telecommunications surveys/inspections.

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Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors degree and 9 years of relevant experience; or a Masters degree and 7 years of relevant experience; or a  PhD and 4 years of relevant experience. An additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Possess one of the following certifications, OR, be able to obtain before start date:
  • 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
• Participate in the National Telecommunications Security Working Group (NTSWG) Telecommunications in the development of national security standards and FAH/FAM policy governing OCONUS and domestic systems.
• Knowledgeable on emerging telecommunications technology and inherent vulnerabilities associated with their use to ensure the Department is maintaining appropriate and relevant security standards worldwide.
• Research and formulate new hardware and software products to provide security and risk mitigation upgrade solutions for Department’s secure telephone systems.
• Knowledgeable on requirements for provider Cloud data center used in providing Unified Communications Platform as a service.
• Possess an understanding of requirements for provider hosting of the IP Office equipment used for the integration of Unified Communications Platforms within a Cloud Environment.
• Provide technical expertise in support of telephone security assessments to ensure compliance with the National Telecommunications Security Working Group (NTSWG) standards and DOS OSPB standards.
• Manage TSP travel, local operating and equipment budget based upon hardware and software requirements.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• An active DoD Secret security clearance with ability to obtain a final Top Secret/SCI security clearance. 

Preferred:

• Knowledgeable in telecommunications areas with proficiency in conducting surveys/inspections and assisting with technical and physical security issues as required and making recommendations to improve effectiveness of telecommunications surveys/inspections.
• Familiarity of core and Unified Communications (UC) features for users in small and medium enterprises utilizing Avaya or Cisco platforms, where a Provider can centrally deploy, administer, and maintain the equipment in the Cloud data center, minimizing the equipment required on the enterprise premise while providing improved security for the enterprise.
• Experienced with voice modernization designs which integrate IP based telephony (Voice over Internet Protocol) as well as Voice and Video i.e., VVoIP, VVoSIP, utilizing VoIP convergence and/ or single-wire solution where the voice endpoint, voice and video endpoint and data (workstation) utilize the same, single physical connection to the data network switch.

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

Salary : $112,000 - $179,000