Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an Systems Engineer to support our Cyber Mission business unit located in Annapolis Junction, MD.  The team supports multiple products that automate manual tasks so that mission customers can focus on more complex issues.  The team employs Agile methodologies and DevOps principles to ensure that high-quality, reliable software is delivered to the customer.  The position is to be performed in Peraton’s contractor facility which allows for flexible work schedules.  In addition, the opportunity for teleworking is available based on tasking and customer approval.

Core duties and responsibilities:

• Analyzes user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications
• Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities. Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies.
• Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology. Incorporates new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations.
• Develops technical documentation.
• Develops system Architecture and system design documentation.
• Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.
• Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
• Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility.
• Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph is required
• Twenty (20) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required
• Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required
  • Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts is required
• The ability to implement comprehensive SOA solutions
• The ability to conduct and/or approve end-to-end system trade analyses to optimize system operations over its life-cycle through the proper balance of non-functional system performance areas
• The ability to ensure effective, periodic review and control of the evolving configuration of a system, both hardware and software components and associated documentation, during the life of the system
• The ability to develop system design alternatives that consider life cycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, system expansion, and growth
• The ability to maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
• The ability to recommend a preferred solution based on selection criteria adjusted
• The ability to provide technical direction for the full systems engineering life cycle
• The ability to fully define interfaces in terms of origination, destination, stimulus, and data characteristics for software; and electrical and mechanical characteristics for hardware

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in developing system performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and security requirements for mid-to-large scale systems
• Experience in leading agile development models
• Experience integrating COTS and GOTS products from multiple vendors
• Experience developing and deploying storage within clustered or cloud environments
• Experience planning and integrating secure compliant solutions based on legal, policy, and compliance directives
• Experience using Kibana
• Familiarity with JSON & XML

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on our critical National Security programs, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton Overview

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.

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