Team Lead / Information Systems Security Engineer / Active Top Secret

Required: • Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience in secure design, analysis, and test of information security systems and products. • 8+ years of experience applying methods, standards and approaches for ensuring the baseline security safeguards are appropriately implemented and documented. • 8+ years of experience creating and updating security test plans for detecting and mitigating risk to information systems. • Current, Active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification. • U.S. citizenship is required. • Active Top Secret security clearance required. • The ability to obtain a final TS/SCI.

Preferred: • Cloud certifications.

Peraton is seeking an Team Lead / Information Systems Security Engineer to support our Federal Strategic Cyber programs.

Location: National Capital Region (NCR)

In this role, you will: • Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of contractor security professionals responsible for the end-to-end implementation of the RMF lifecycle for FBI IT systems. • Oversee and coordinate activities within the prepare step, ensuring roles, responsibilities, and risk management strategies are clearly defined and maintained. • Guide system categorization efforts to ensure all information systems are appropriately classified based on mission/business impact and regulatory requirements. • Advise on the selection, tailoring, and documentation of security controls aligned with system categorizations, Bureau risk appetite, and compliance requirements. • Oversee the implementation of technical, operational, and management controls throughout system and application lifecycles, with a particular focus on quality and completeness of all deliverables. • Ensure comprehensive security control assessments are planned, executed, and documented to validate the effectiveness of implemented safeguards. • Prepare risk management documentation for system authorization and executive decision-making. • Direct ongoing monitoring and continuous assessment activities, collecting metrics to adjust security strategies and ensure sustained compliance. • Serve as a principal technical advisor on cybersecurity, bringing subject-matter expertise to risk analysis, incident response, system remediation, and audit support efforts. • Foster a culture of security awareness, providing technical guidance and training to both team members and stakeholders. • Track, report, and communicate status, risks, and improvement opportunities related to security engineering activities to leadership and stakeholders. • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of RMF, NIST guidance, and industry best practices in support of continuous process improvement.