Cyber Systems Engineering, Senior Associate

About Peraton

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

The Office of Space Weather Observations (SWO) under NESDIS is responsible for advancing space weather observational capabilities to meet NOAA programmatic needs. NOAA's Space Weather Next (SWX) program maintains and extends space weather observations from various vantage points, selected to most efficiently provide comprehensive knowledge of the Sun and the near-Earth space environment needed to protect our technological infrastructure.

The Space Weather Ground Services (SWGS) is responsible for comprehensive ground services for all SWX projects, ensuring successful implementation and operation of observing assets and ensuring the continuity of space weather measurements made by SWFO-L1 and the GOES-R series satellites.

The SWGS Mission Operations Services (MOS) program must provide a full mission satellite command and control solution to support the L1 Series with two new independently launched observatories.

Peraton is seeking to hire a Cyber Systems Engineering Senior Associate to join this new SWGS-MOS program.

• This position is contingent on contract award.**
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical services for NOAA FISMA High system computers and networks - including software/hardware patching and NIST 800-53 high-impact security control configurations.
• Support the NOAA cyber security mission by building, configuring, troubleshooting, and updating the network security capabilities that protect NOAA core networks and information.
• Monitor network connectivity and ensure high quality data transmission using standard network tools.
• Create the established network security processes to defend and operate the national NOAA network.
• Provide technical expertise to large or complex projects.
• Establish and maintain standard operating procedures for operations team members.
  
  

Qualifications

• Active Public Trust clearance
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with BS/BA, 0 years of experience with MS/MA or 6 years with no degree.
• Experience with Information Assurance (IA) hardening and compliance, i.e. STIG & DSS compliance, documentation.
• Must have network and firewall engineering experience with designing, implementation, and maintaining layer 2 and 3 networking devices and/or firewall devices.
• Strong knowledge of the OSI 7-layer model, TCP/IP and common application layer protocols.
• Experience working with the Atlassian tool suite, including Jira, Insight, Confluence, Risk Register, Crucible, etc.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal skills with a willingness to foster strong relationships with coworkers and vendors.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to dynamically tailor communications effectively to different levels of the organization.
• Experience leading projects and process improvement activities to completion with successful outcomes and delivery of desired results.
  
  

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Target Salary Range

$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

EEO

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

Our Values

Benefits

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.

• Paid Time-Off and Holidays
• Retirement
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Career Development
• Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Financing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Additional Benefits
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Care