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.
Responsibilities- Identify technical, CI, and operational risks, vulnerabilities, and single points of failure, and recommend mitigations
- Study the feasibility and vulnerability of new technical collection capabilities and analyze gaps
- Assess emerging and commercial off the shelf technologies in support of operational requirements and applications
- Evaluate, validate, and analyze technical development compliance with stated requirements;
- Integrate, test, verify, and validate end-to-end systems
- Develop data models, diagrams, flow charts, and other system engineering-related documentation to problem-solve, identify improvements, create standards, and facilitate cross-organizational collaboration
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Perform technical trades and analyses in support of requirements development
- Study capability feasibility and vulnerability studies and gap analyses
- Apply an agile approach to software development consistent with the Sponsor's project management and software development frameworks
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with relevant polygraph.
- Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; an additional four years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- Demonstrated experience managing AWS services including C2S, S3, EC2, Load balancers, ECR, subnets, autoscaling groups and users/groups, Lambda, MSK, SageMaker, Docker, Kafka, KMS and
- Demonstrated experience with Security controls including managing security groups, network ACLs (Role Based Access Control (RBAC) / Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC))
- Demonstrated proficiency operating in Unix/ Linux-based OS
- Experience writing and testing Python, Java, Typescript
- Experience implement and operating systems with Auditing tools, Enterprise Application Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solution (OAuth), role-based access controls (RBAC)
- Desired: Agile
- Desired: JAVA, PHP apps in Windows
- Desired: HTML and Bash Scripting
- Desired: Cypher query language or Neo4j
- Desired: Database administration
- Desired: Terraform
- Desired: Stand up and maintain stand-alone server for LLM training
Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application StatementsThe application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own. EEOEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.Skills Required
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with relevant polygraph
- At least 8 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 6 years with a master's degree; an additional four years may substitute for a degree
- Experience managing AWS services including C2S, S3, EC2, load balancers, ECR, subnets, autoscaling groups, users and groups, Lambda, MSK, SageMaker, Docker, Kafka, and KMS
- Experience managing security controls, security groups, network ACLs, RBAC, and ABAC
- Proficiency operating Unix or Linux-based operating systems
- Experience writing and testing Python, Java, and TypeScript
- Experience implementing and operating systems with auditing tools, enterprise MFA solutions using OAuth, and RBAC
- Agile experience
- Java and PHP applications in Windows
- HTML and Bash scripting
- Cypher query language or Neo4j
- Database administration
- Terraform
- Experience standing up and maintaining standalone servers for LLM training
Peraton Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Peraton and has not been reviewed or approved by Peraton.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are described as broad, including medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and specialty programs like virtual physical therapy and surgical/cancer care navigation. Medical coverage is also characterized as a standout part of the overall package in terms of perceived quality.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with employer matching and is repeatedly positioned as a strong component of total rewards. The 401(k) benefit is frequently singled out as one of the most valued parts of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are positioned as robust, including PTO, holidays, paid sick days, and floating holidays, with some roles offering notably generous accrual. Leave breadth is reinforced by related programs such as short/long-term disability and bereavement leave.
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What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
We are fearlessly solving the world’s most complex challenges to keep people safe and secure. You can be a part of protecting and promoting that freedom around the world.






