[Hiring] Site Security Officer, Manager @Peraton

Role Description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Site Security Officer, Manager - a seasoned security professional responsible for managing and enhancing the security posture of an organization’s site through collaboration, compliance oversight, training, and advanced technical security measures. This role requires a blend of leadership, regulatory knowledge, and technical expertise to ensure security decisions align with organizational and federal standards.

• The SSO will work closely with the Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) at the federal civilian agency.
• Own security authorization artifacts, drive Zero Trust maturity, and lead a technical security team within a multi-tenant, FedRAMP High multi-CSP cloud environment.
• Work with cross-functional teams to enforce identity and access management, oversee vulnerability assessments, and coordinate penetration testing efforts.
• Lead security training programs and manage compliance to safeguard user identity, assets, and other sensitive data.
• Support the modernization of a large-scale multi-tenant cloud ecosystem, providing critical enterprise-wide support for more than 40 million users.
• Requires senior level leadership skills combined with modern cloud and industry-leading technical capabilities.

Work location: This is a remote position with the ability to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 12 years of experience, may have supervisory or lead experience.
• Extensive experience (7+ years) in site security management, preferably with federal or regulatory environments.
• Deep understanding of IAM, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks (e.g. FISMA, NIST) and security compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to lead training and development programs that improve security awareness and effectiveness.
• Excellent investigative, analytical, and incident response skills.
• Effective communication, leadership, and stakeholder management abilities.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain agency clearance (public trust).

Preferred Qualifications

• Top Secret clearance preferred.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA security certifications preferred.

Benefits

• Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000.
• Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Company Description

Peraton 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.