Security Engineering Lead

Peraton is seeking a Security Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership for the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise security capabilities across complex federal environments. This role leads security architecture and engineering initiatives that protect cloud infrastructure, applications, networks, identities, and sensitive data while supporting mission requirements and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate brings demonstrated experience engineering security solutions for FedRAMP High environments and implementing Zero Trust architectures at federal enterprise scale. The role requires the ability to translate security requirements into scalable technical controls, integrate security capabilities across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, and collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, cloud engineering, DevSecOps, compliance, and operations teams.

Experience applying artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, or automation to cybersecurity use cases is a plus.

Work Location: This is a remote position, but candidate must be willing to work during the hours of 8am - 5pm EST 

What You Will Do:

• Apply federal security requirements, including NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP baselines, and applicable agency-specific policies and standards.
• Partner with cloud platform, infrastructure, and compliance teams to implement security controls for identity, encryption, logging, vulnerability management, configuration management, and incident response.
• Lead security engineering activities supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) authorization and maintenance, including security control implementation, authorization package development, risk remediation, and continuous monitoring.
• Support continuous monitoring, security assessment activities, vulnerability remediation, and evidence collection to maintain an effective security posture.
• Identify security gaps, evaluate technical risks, and develop remediation strategies that support authorization requirements and ongoing compliance.
• Lead the engineering and implementation of Zero Trust capabilities across large-scale federal enterprise environments.
• Apply Zero Trust principles across identity, devices, networks, applications, workloads, and data.
• Assess emerging AI-enabled security capabilities for effectiveness, scalability, data protection, and operational risk.
• Support secure adoption of AI-enabled technologies by incorporating appropriate access controls, monitoring, data governance, and risk management practices.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance
• Bachelors Degree and 12 years of experience, a Masters Degree and 10 years of experience, an Associates Degree and 14 years, or a High School Diploma or equivalent and 16 years of experience
• One or more of the following relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CASP, CCISO, Security+, or CAP
• Proven experience supporting ATO efforts within FedRAMP High or other federal environments
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or engineering security controls in FedRAMP High or comparably stringent federal cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of NIST SP 800-53, federal security requirements, cloud security controls, and continuous monitoring practices.
• Demonstrated experience implementing or engineering Zero Trust capabilities across large, complex enterprise or federal environments.
• Experience with cloud security architecture, identity and access management, network security, encryption, logging, vulnerability management, and security monitoring.
• Ability to translate security frameworks and architectural requirements into practical technical implementations.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Azure Government, or other government cloud environments.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Direct experience supporting FedRAMP High authorization, continuous monitoring, or security control assessment activities for federal cloud services.
• Experience implementing federal Zero Trust architectures aligned with applicable federal guidance and agency roadmaps.