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Peraton

Senior Cyber Defense Analyst

Peraton, Waipahu, Hawaii, United States, 96797


About PeratonPeraton 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.Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a highly qualified Sr. Cyber Defense Analyst in support of the upcoming

LONG-RANGE ENTERPRISE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITY

(LEIA) in Honolulu, HI, supporting a DoD customer. As part of a highly talented, motivated, and high-performing team, you will support an exciting, fast-paced program with regional and global importance. Join us and be part of the next generation of innovators as we blaze a trail forward for our Nation, industry, and company.

Peraton will deliver a broad spectrum of Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Cyber Defense, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C6ISR) capabilities to support SOCPAC missions and its AORs. Capabilities include using air, maritime, ground, and space-based platforms to meet mission needs in an ever-changing threat and technology landscape. Our team will provide support to continuously evolve and leverage the latest technologies and best practices to rapidly refresh capabilities and ensure platforms and intelligence operations are optimized to support the SOCPAC missions.

Duties and responsibilities include:

Candidate must be able to provide Senior level Cyber Defense support in the following areas:

Serve as a senior member of the team responsible for operating, maintaining, and defending the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of USSOCPACs LEIA networks and the planning and development of a robust and scalable management infrastructure for enterprise cybersecurity capabilities.

Provide network operations and maintenance for LEIA critical network defense infrastructure.

Use information collected from a variety of sources (e.g., intrusion detection systems, firewalls, network traffic logs, and host system logs) to identify potential vulnerabilities, respond to cyber events that occur, and defend against events that might occur.

Help develop mitigations to strengthen network defenses and protect against attacks on network infrastructure devices or systems.

Monitor equipment for misconfigurations, anomalous activity, and network intrusion attempts.

Review, interpret, log, and act upon cyber intelligence reports as necessary.

Install, Operate and Maintain ACAS, Trellix ESS, IDS/IPS, and Firewalls across a geographically complex environment.

Recommend and implement solutions and mitigations to comply with higher-level compliance directives including but not limited to Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA), Intelligence Community Vulnerability Alerts (ICVA), and Command Cyber Operational Readiness Inspection (CCORI) criteria.

Maintain a 24/7 work schedule; and meet Department of Defense CND certification requirements.

Provide recommendations that improve security system performance and maintenance, minimizing man-hours required to support and manage security system infrastructure.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

10+ years' experience with an Associate degree OR 8 years' experience with a bachelor's degree OR 6 years' experience with a Masters Degree OR 4 years' experience with a PhD, additional experience can be considered in lieu of Degree.

Degree must be in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security).

Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance and/or systems engineering, in conjunction with educational requirements outlined below.

TS/SCI clearance.

Current DOD 8570 IAT level II certification (CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND or SSCP).

Advanced to expert-level knowledge and understanding of all aspects of computer/network enterprise security best practices, including firewall administration, encryption technologies, and network protocols.

Desired Qualifications

Meet the DoDI 8140.03 baseline requirements for CSSP Analyst (CEH, CySA+, SCYBER, CFR, PenTest+, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA Security, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP).

CISSP or CASP+CE.

Experience leading a team of cyber defense personnel.

Formal education, training, and experience performing privileged-user functions on Windows, Linux, and Unix systems to include knowledge of administrative commands and scripting.

Have vendor-specific training/certifications: ACAS, HBSS Admin 201 or equivalent & HBSS Advanced Admin 301 or equivalent.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEOAn Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

Our Values

BenefitsAt Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.

Paid Time-Off and Holidays

Retirement

Life & Disability Insurance

Career Development

Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Financing

Paid Parental Leave

Additional Benefits

Medical, Dental, & Vision Care

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