Cyber Systems Engineer - ISSO

As a Cyber Systems Engineer (ISSO), you'll play a critical role in protecting mission-critical systems, ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity frameworks, and safeguarding sensitive and classified information. You'll work closely with engineering, IT, and program teams to embed security across the full system lifecycle, from design through operations.

What you'll do:

Serve as the Information System Security Approval Authority (ISSA/ISSO) for assigned systems
• Support the organization's Information Assurance (IA) program with both technical and compliance expertise
• Plan, coordinate, and enforce IT security controls across multiple systems and projects
• Maintain and continuously improve the operational security posture of mission-critical environments
• Develop, implement, and enforce system security policies, standards, and methodologies
• Support day-to-day security operations, including monitoring, incident response, and remediation
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and risk analyses to support system Certification & Accreditation (C&A)
• Evaluate and validate security solutions for systems handling classified data
• Manage system configurations, changes, and associated security impact assessments
• Prepare, review, and maintain required security documentation, including:
  • System Security Plans (SSPs)
  • Risk Assessment Reports
  • Certification & Accreditation (C&A) packages
  • System Requirements Traceability Matrices (SRTMs)

• 17+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer supporting projects of similar scope, complexity, and mission criticality.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. In lieu of a degree, an additional five (5) years of Systems Engineering experience may be substituted.
• Active TS/SCI with a current polygraph required

Certifications:

• DoD 8570 IAM Level I (or higher) certification required

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.