Job Abstract

Requisition ID

2024-146657

Position Category

Cyber Security

Clearance

Top Secret/SCI

Sector

Cyber Mission

Peraton seeks a Senior Cyber Defensive Operations Engineer to support the JFHQ-DODIN Cyber Red Team. Location: Fort Meade, MD.

In this role, you will support the development and maintainence JFHQ-DODIN Cyber Red Team Operations (RTO) program.

Tasks include:

• Demonstrate what works for defenders in an operational environment
• Develop methodology and advanced tools, tactics, and techniques
• Support CSSP evaluations
• Develop and maintain SOPs, concept of operations (CONOPs), TTPs, policies, checklists, and guides for the Cyber Red Team program
• Support the gap analysis activities related to Cyber Red Team and report shortfalls in cyber capabilities against program effectiveness
• Develop information security assessment policy, methodology, and individual roles and responsibilities related to the technical aspects of target organization to validate their cyber resiliency
• Plan for a technical information security assessment by providing guidance on determining which systems to assess and the approach for assessment

Required:

• Minimum of 14 years with AS/AA; 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D. Will consider HS+16 years of experience.
• Able to provide Senior Cyber Defensive Operator Engineer knowledge:
  • Monitors, analyzes, and detects cyber events and incidents
  • Assists with integrated, dynamic cyber defense, coordinates and maintains security toolsets to support organizations’ continuous monitoring and ongoing authorization programs.
• Must be successfully certified as an apprentice by JFHQ-DODIN Cyber Red Team Leadership
• Must successfully pass an industry recognized penetration tester certification examination.
• Able to operate with limited supervision and may supervise an apprentice during execution of assigned red team activities that are approved by JFHQ-DODIN DRSI Cyber Red Team Leadership.
• Must meet the following minimum requirements:
  • Be qualified in one (1) additional cyber specialty (e.g., Web Applications, Networking, Wireless, etc.)
  • Conduct general research for JFHQ-DODIN Cyber Red Team assessment reports; develop the narratives for mission findings (Vulnerability context and adversary perspective based on TTPs)
  • Draft pre-engagement governance documents (e.g., Rules of Engagement (ROE) or ROE modifications, capability briefs, etc.
  • Plan and coordinate all red team activities (e.g., Before, During, and After)
  • Serve as team lead in at least in two (2) or more red team operations and provide support to enable red team operations (e.g., cyber planning, de-conflictions, etc.)
  • Lead JFHQ-DODIN DRSI Cyber Red Team in-briefs and out-briefs
  • Complete all journeyman training tasks (certified).
  • Complete JFHQ-DODIN Cyber Red Team Journeyman Verification and Performance of Tasks (VPT) Board
• IAT Level II certification
• CSSP-Analyst certification.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.

Desired:

• IAT or IAM Level III certification

• CSSP-Infrastructure Support certification

Benefits:

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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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.