Peraton is seeking incumbent and external qualified candidates to support North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyene Mountain Complex (NCMC) – Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract III (NISSC III).
Please note that this is contingent upon contract award, with an anticipated decision expected by summer 2026.
Qualified candidates will help operate, maintain, and sustain critical national mission systems to deliver resilient strategic threat warning and space capabilities as part of a world-wide architecture, providing strategic warning that our nation depends on during a conflict. This program will provide an opportunity to exploit the capabilities inherent in our diverse national systems to better meet the needs of the national command authority and warfighters to detect, track, and respond to strategic threats through 2030 and beyond.
We are seeking a highly experienced Cyber Security professional to serve as the Senior Cybersecurity Task Manager and primary cyber security point of contact (POC) for this mission critical program.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the design, development, and implementation of security requirements within an organization’s business processes.
- Confirm documentation is prepared from information obtained from customers using accepted guidelines.
- Verify training materials, technical material and data address relevant RMF
- Coordinate the preparation of security test and evaluation plans
- Select and work with suppliers and designers to develop and finalize the MSOC and BMSOC design and coordinate the design with the Customer for approval with programmatic functional teams and the Customer.
- Provides certification and accreditation support in the development of security and contingency plans and conducts complex risk and vulnerability assessments.
- Serve as the primary cybersecurity POC for the program.
- Investigate and analyze unique or highly technical operational and Customer issues by providing technical assistance in establishing procedures and processes to resolve or avoid similar issues in the future.
- Analyze policies and procedures against Federal laws and regulations and provide recommendations for closing gaps.
- Recommend system enhancements to improve security deficiencies.
- Develops, tests, and integrates computer and network security tools.
- Review and evaluate complex non-nominal observations to include crew deviations and implement corrective action as needed.
- Oversee the inclusion of securing of system configurations and installation of security tools, system scans to determine compliance. document, report results and evaluate products and various aspects of system administration.
- Conducts security program audits and develops solutions to lessen identified risks.
- Provides information assurance support for the development and implementation of security architectures to meet new and evolving security requirements.
- Oversee the completion of computer incident investigations.
- Confirm that vulnerability assessments including development of risk mitigation strategies are performed
- Interface with government Customers, vendors, subcontractors, and program members to resolve cybersecurity related technical and quality problems.
- Perform complex technical surveillance to improve operational support, improve procedures, identify improvements in software, and increase quality by reducing operational risk.
- Provide guidance to Customer and program leadership in the areas of producibility, cybersecurity processes, equipment improvement, quality control, software quality and configuration management, and procurement
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with stakeholders to foster support for program objectives.
- Oversee project efforts to ensure cybersecurity execution remains on schedule and within budget.
- Work with PMO and TPOCs to define cybersecurity requirements, schedules, performance criteria, project kick-off briefings, and other technical reports and documents as required for program deliverables.
- Provide recommendations based on technical assessments and present findings to key decision-makers.
- Attend and host meetings as required by the Customer or in support of Customer defined deliverables and brief cybersecurity reports and findings as required.
- Supervise and mentor junior cybersecurity professionals as needed.
- Ensure seamless communication and collaboration across programmatic functional teams.
- Support the PMO by conducting programmatic and technical evaluations.
- Manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
****This position is contingent upon award of contract****
