Cyber Systems Engineer, Senior Advisor

Program Overview

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

About The Role

This role supports operations within a cloud-based analytics platform built with Java and leveraging open-source technologies such as Kubernetes, Hadoop, and Accumulo. The platform enables the execution of large-scale, data-intensive analytics on a managed infrastructure supporting mission-critical workloads.

As a member of the Operations Team, the candidate will help ensure day-to-day platform stability, provide responsive customer support, and perform technical troubleshooting and system repair across the environment. The role requires strong operational awareness, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment while proactively addressing system issues.

The candidate will work with a variety of technologies depending on evolving customer requirements and mission needs. This position includes participation in an on-call rotation and requires the ability to provide Tier 1–3 operational support. A strong background in troubleshooting Linux-based systems is essential. Experience with containerization, orchestration, and automation technologies—such as Docker, Kubernetes, and scripting with Python or Bash—is highly beneficial.

Additional experience that would be valuable in this role includes familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana, issue tracking with JIRA, distributed storage technologies such as Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), virtualization platforms, configuration management tools such as Salt or Ansible, and cloud platforms including OpenStack and AWS.

Qualifications

• Twenty (20) years of experience as a Systems Engineer supporting programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

• Demonstrated experience planning, coordinating, and leading Systems Engineering efforts across program lifecycles.

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university. (Five (5) additional years of Systems Engineering experience may be substituted in lieu of the required bachelor’s degree).

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph.

• DoD 8570/8140 certification required, preferably CompTIA Security+

*Possession of a valid 8570 certification is required and will be verified during the interview or offer process.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, 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 participation in an attractive bonus plan.

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Details

Target Salary Range: $176,000 - $282,000. 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.

Benefits Statement: 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

Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.