Senior Manager, Cyber Systems Engineering

About the Role

Peraton requires a Cyber Systems Operations Manager to support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) - 3 EOM. This position is located at MacDill AFB in Florida. The purpose of the Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance (EOM) Task Order (TO) is to provide USSOCOM, its Component Commands, its Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs), and its deployed forces with Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services to maintain Network Operations (NetOps); maintain systems and network infrastructure; provide end user and common device support; provide configuration, change, license, and asset management; conduct training, and perform Install, Move, Add, Change (IMACs) services. The responsibilities and tasks associated with each requirement play a pivotal role to USSOCOM, the CIO/J6 organization, and ultimately the end-user who operate around the globe 24x7x365. The Cyber Systems Operations Manager focuses on designing, building, and implementing technical solutions that enable and enhance an organization's cybersecurity posture. This role emphasizes engineering innovative tools, systems, and processes that proactively address security challenges, ensuring the organization's IT infrastructure is resilient against cyber threats.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and implementing technical solutions that enable and enhance an organization's cybersecurity posture.
• Engineering innovative tools, systems, and processes that proactively address security challenges, ensuring the organization's IT infrastructure is resilient against cyber threats.
• Leading a team of multi-talented cyber systems administrators, engineers and collaborating with stakeholders to operate & maintain the enterprise's cybersecurity infrastructure and technologies.
• Leading a team of security engineers and administrators responsible for maintaining cybersecurity tools and platforms supporting endpoint, network, and SIEM operations.
• Providing technical direction, workload prioritization, and mentorship to ensure consistent engineering standards and effective tool sustainment.
• Overseeing configuration management, patching, and lifecycle operations for cyber tools to ensure operational readiness and resilience.
• Conducting technical reviews, validation, and troubleshooting of service configurations and integrations.
• Coordinating with the Operations Manager to maintain uptime, service health, and compliance with defined service-level objectives.
• Providing technical leadership, architectural direction, and engineering oversight for all cybersecurity tools, platforms, and services that protect and enable the enterprise environment.
• Leading architecture and design discussions across cyber enclaves, network zones, and cloud environments to establish secure, scalable, and integrated solutions.
• Developing and maintaining architecture diagrams, design patterns, and engineering standards for cybersecurity tools and data integrations.
• Defining integration architectures across systems such as SIEM, EDR, SOAR, firewalls, and identity platforms to maximize telemetry and detection fidelity.
• Collaborating closely with the Service Owner Lead to review design concepts and translate them into actionable technical strategies and implementation roadmaps.
• Evaluating emerging technologies and contributing to modernization and zero-trust architecture initiatives that enhance enterprise security posture.
• Providing senior technical oversight for sustainment operations across all cybersecurity platforms and services.
• Ensuring robust configuration documentation, version control, and engineering discipline for all tool deployments and changes.
• Advising the Service Owner Lead on technical risk areas, dependency impacts, and resourcing needs for sustainment and modernization.
• Overseeing technical validation during service transitions, migrations, and new tool onboarding to ensure smooth production integration.
• Serving as the primary technical liaison between cybersecurity services, enterprise architecture, and IT infrastructure teams.
• Ensuring that architectural changes are communicated effectively across all operational and engineering teams.
• Developing and maintaining comprehensive system and architecture documentation, including network diagrams, data flows, and integration topologies.
• Documenting engineering processes, tool configurations, and maintenance procedures in accessible repositories for team use and knowledge continuity.
• Supporting version-controlled documentation practices within GitLab or Git repositories for traceability and technical integrity.
• Contributing to the creation and maintenance of engineering runbooks, technical standards, and design rationales that support consistent operations.

Requirements

• Minimum 12 years of experience
• DoD TS/SCI clearance
• DoD 8570 IAT II Certification
• Must be DoD 8140 compliant under the Work Role Code 451 - System Administrator - Advanced level
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust Architecture and Cybersecurity Enclave tools (Endpoint, Network, SIEM, ACAS)

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life