Senior Director - Cyber and AI Lead Systems Architect (LSA)
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to these headings.
We have:
- About The Role: description of role, location(s), bullet points of duties (starting with "In this role, you will:" then bullet list). So we can put that under About the role
with paragraphs and list.
- Responsibilities: The bullet list under "In this role, you will:" are responsibilities. Could also be separate section. But we can combine? The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could have About the role (including overview and responsibilities) and Qualifications (including basic and preferred). Benefits and Pay sections present.
- Qualifications: Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. Could be under Qualifications
with list.
- Skills: maybe we can extract from qualifications: supervising, leading, expertise, AI integration, etc. But we can just put under Qualifications.
- Benefits: Benefits Statement paragraph.
- Pay: Target Salary Range paragraph.
- Schedule: Not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule section.
- Requirements: Might be same as Qualifications? The instruction says include section only when posting has real specific content. There's no separate "Requirements" heading besides Qualifications. Could we treat Qualifications as Requirements? But we have Qualifications section already. We could omit Requirements if no distinct content.
- Skills: Could be derived but we might not need separate if covered.
Thus we will output sections: About the role, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay.
We need to use for each section heading. Inside, use
for prose,
- for lists. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include boilerplate like EEO, application statements, etc. We need to remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, application instructions. So we will exclude: - "About Peraton" paragraph? That's company overview; is that substantive? It's about the company, not the role. Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Company overview is not explicitly excluded, but we might keep it under About the role? However the heading "About the role" expects role description, not company overview. Could we include a short paragraph about Peraton as part of About the role? The posting includes "About Peraton" then "About The Role". The role description includes location and duties. The company overview may be considered background but not required. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we should keep the company overview if it's substantive. But where to put it? Could be part of About the role section as an introductory paragraph. That seems okay. Thus About the role section will include: - Paragraph: "Peraton is a next-generation national security company ..." (the About Peraton paragraph). - Then maybe a paragraph: "Peraton is seeking a Senior Director - Cyber and AI Lead Systems Architect (LSA) of Cyber and AI solutions to lead a team of architects to develop and design cutting-edge, mission-relevant solutions for customers across the DoW and IC. This is a high-visibility, high-impact, senior level role within the Cyber & Intelligence Sector. Location(s): Reston, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD" - Then responsibilities list under "In this role, you will:" with bullet points. We must not repeat the job title as a heading. Already we are not using it as heading. Now Qualifications section: include Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. We'll need to preserve the list items exactly as given. The Basic Qualifications list is a paragraph starting with "Basic Qualifications: 18 years of experience across:" then a colon and then a list of items separated by line breaks? Actually the text: "Basic Qualifications: 18 years of experience across: Supervising and managing solutions architects, systems engineers, or equivalent senior technical staff - including hiring, performance, and career development. Leading technical solutions on large, complex federal cyber pursuits, including LSA or equivalent solution-lead responsibility on competitive proposals Deep, hands-on expertise across cyber mission operations and architecture: SOC modernization, threat hunting, IR, DCO/CNO, zero trust, cloud security, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and/or OT/ICS defense. Demonstrated experience integrating AI/ML and generative AI into cyber mission workflows, with credible working knowledge of agentic AI patterns (multi-agent orchestration, tool use, planning, RAG, memory, evaluation). Proven ability to translate complex cyber, AI, and mission concepts into compelling solution narratives for capture teams, executives, and government evaluators; strong record of communicating at senior and executive levels. Working knowledge of federal acquisition, competitive capture, and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53/171, RMF, CMMC). Ability to obtain/maintain Top Secret/SCI security clearance US Citizenship required" We need to turn each line after the colon into
- . The first line "Supervising and managing..." etc.
Preferred Qualifications: "Preferred Qualifications: Active CISSP, Sec+, AWS Cloud or closely related industry certification(s) Active Polygraph clearance is preferred"
We can make two items: "Active CISSP, Sec+, AWS Cloud or closely related industry certification(s)" and "Active Polygraph clearance is preferred".
Now Benefits: The Benefits Statement paragraph: "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."
We should keep that as
. Pay: "Target Salary Range: $190,000 - $304,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay." We keep as
. We must not include Schedule section. We must not include Application Statements, EEO, etc. Now ensure we don't include duplicated lines. The posting had duplicated lines? Not seeing. Now output HTML fragment only. Let's craft:
About the role
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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Peraton is seeking a Senior Director - Cyber and AI Lead Systems Architect (LSA) of Cyber and AI solutions to lead a team of architects to develop and design cutting-edge, mission-relevant solutions for customers across the DoW and IC. This is a high-visibility, high-impact, senior level role within the Cyber & Intelligence Sector. Location(s): Reston, VA or Annapolis Junction, MD
- Work shoulder-to-shoulder with capture leaders, sector CTOs, Peraton Labs, delivery accounts, and mission SMEs - translating deep cyber operational understanding into differentiated, agentic-AI-enabled solutions that win contracts and deliver measurable mission outcomes.
- Continuously evolve Peraton's agentic cyber AI offerings by analyzing capability gaps, technology readiness and trends, competitive positioning, and federal AI/cyber policy
- Build strong relationships with OEMs, technology partners, and Peraton Labs to bring differentiated capabilities into winning solutions, and translate Labs R&D into deployable offerings.
- Design innovative, cost-competitive, mission-relevant solutions across AI-enabled and automated cyber operations and defense, SOC modernization, threat hunting, etc..
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Solutions Architects (mid-level through principal) supporting cyber and adjacent pursuits; assign architects based on complexity, domain fit, and development needs.
- Establish AI-driven repeatable solutioning practices, templates, artifact standards, and reuse libraries so team output scales with pursuit volume.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications: 18 years of experience across:
- Supervising and managing solutions architects, systems engineers, or equivalent senior technical staff - including hiring, performance, and career development.
- Leading technical solutions on large, complex federal cyber pursuits, including LSA or equivalent solution-lead responsibility on competitive proposals
- Deep, hands-on expertise across cyber mission operations and architecture: SOC modernization, threat hunting, IR, DCO/CNO, zero trust, cloud security, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and/or OT/ICS defense.
- Demonstrated experience integrating AI/ML and generative AI into cyber mission workflows, with credible working knowledge of agentic AI patterns (multi-agent orchestration, tool use, planning, RAG, memory, evaluation).
- Proven ability to translate complex cyber, AI, and mission concepts into compelling solution narratives for capture teams, executives, and government evaluators; strong record of communicating at senior and executive levels.
- Working knowledge of federal acquisition, competitive capture, and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53/171, RMF, CMMC).
- Ability to obtain/maintain Top Secret/SCI security clearance US Citizenship required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active CISSP, Sec+, AWS Cloud or closely related industry certification(s)
- Active Polygraph clearance is preferred
Benefits
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.
Pay
Target Salary Range: $190,000 - $304,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to,