Cyber Systems Engineer / ISSO

About the role

Provides IC data management support to modernize mega data repositories, dataflow management, data provenance and compliance validation, and streaming solutions.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the Information Systems Security Approval Authority for systems under your purview.
• Providing both technical guidance and compliance expertise across Information Assurance (IA) initiatives.
• Planning, coordinating, and enforcing cybersecurity best practices across multiple systems and projects.
• Maintaining a strong operational security posture for mission-critical environments.
• Developing and implementing security policies, standards, and methodologies to meet and exceed federal requirements.
• Supporting daily security operations, including continuous monitoring, incident response, and log analysis.
• Performing detailed vulnerability and risk assessments to support system Certification & Accreditation (C&A) efforts.
• Evaluating and validating security solutions to ensure readiness for handling classified and sensitive data.
• Overseeing configuration management, system changes, and associated Security Impact Assessments.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years as an ISSO on projects of similar scope and complexity. Must include experience in at least one of the following: Security tools and technologies, Hardware/software security implementation, Communication protocols, Encryption methods.
• Education: Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field (or 4 additional years of ISSO experience in lieu of degree).
• Certifications: DoD 8570 IAM Level I or higher.
• C clearance: TS/SCI with current polygraph.

Qualifications

• Job Requirements: See above.

Benefits

• Enhanced benefits package including subsidized employee benefits coverage, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap, and eligibility for an attractive bonus plan.
• Benefits statement: Peraton offers 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.

Pay

Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000.

Schedule

N/A