Blue Team Engineer / VMWare Systems

Peraton - an industry leader in Cyber, Digital Transformation, Cloud, Operations, and Engineering - is seeking a Blue Team Engineer to provide critical cybersecurity engineering support for the research, testing, and development of advanced military systems.

What You’ll Do:

As a Blue Team Engineer (VMware Systems) at Peraton, you will provide On-site Representative (OSR) support to NSWCDD DNA by providing administrative and technical support:

• Analyze cybersecurity risks in military systems to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Design and implement secure architectures to prevent cyber attacks and unauthorized access.
• Perform Testing & Evaluation (T&E) on systems to identify weaknesses and enhance security controls.
• Maintain and enforce cybersecurity measures throughout the entire system lifecycle.
• Evaluate and enhance the security of legacy systems to ensure continued compliance and protection.
• Apply advanced cybersecurity frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and MITRE D3FEND to strengthen defense mechanisms.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments using tools such as the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) and remediate findings by implementing vendor patches across Linux and Windows environments.
• Design, implement, configure, and enforce security controls on networks, hardware, and software components.
• Stay updated on emerging threats and provide threat intelligence insights to enhance system security.
• Designs and defines system architecture for new or existing computer Coordinates system development to include design, modeling, security, integration, and formal testing.
• Design, configure, and troubleshoot server, storage, and application architectures, including VMware ESX Family of Server Software Products such as ESXi 7 and 8, VCenter, and Horizons (VDI).

Required: 

• Education: Bachelors degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience. Additional 4 years in lieu of degree requirements.
• Hands-on experience with VMware ESX Family of Server Software VMware Horizon VDI solution.
• Certifications: DoD 8570.01-M Baseline Certification, minimum IAT Level III, in accordance with DFARS 252.239-7001. Any one of the following is acceptable (must be able to obtain within 60 days from start date):
  • CASP CE/ SecurityX
  • CCNP Security
  • CISA
  • CISSP (or Associate)
  • GCED
  • GCIH
  • CCSP
• A combined total of ten (10) years of full-time professional experience in the following areas:
  • System hardening to protect against cyber threats.
  • Networking and virtualization technologies.
  • Frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK or MITRE D3FEND
  • Threat Intelligence and identifying emerging potential threats;
  • Performing vulnerability assessments with the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution tool;
  • Remediating vulnerability findings to include implementing vendor patches on both Linux and Windows Operating system
  • Design, implementation, configuration, and enforcement of security controls on network, hardware, and software components and devices.
• Clearance: Active Top Secret or higher with SCI eligibility.
• Current U.S. Passport or ability to obtain prior to start

Travel Requirements: may be up to 10%

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.