SITEC - Lead Systems Engineer (SME) - Fort Bragg, NC
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking Lead Systems Engineers to support the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance (EOM) Task Order. These positions are embedded with USSOCOM Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs) and Component Commands worldwide and serve as the senior on-site engineering lead supporting mission systems, enterprise infrastructure, and modernization initiatives.
The purpose of the Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance (EOM) Task Order is to provide USSOCOM, its Component Commands, Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs), and globally deployed forces with secure Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services that sustain resilient, mission-ready, and Zero Trust-aligned Network Operations (NetOps). Support includes maintaining enterprise systems and network infrastructure; delivering identity-aware end-user and common device support; enabling secure configuration, change, license, and asset management; conducting cybersecurity operations and compliance activities; supporting training initiatives; and performing Install, Move, Add, Change (IMAC) services across distributed environments operating 24x7x365.
The responsibilities and tasks associated with this role are critical to advancing USSOCOM CIO/J6 modernization priorities, including Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), cyber resiliency, secure mobility, and continuous monitoring capabilities supporting globally distributed mission operations.
As the Lead Systems Engineer at the assigned TSOC or Component Command, this position serves as the primary technical engineering representative, providing engineering leadership, technical oversight, and systems integration support for enterprise IT capabilities. The Lead Systems Engineer partners closely with Government leadership, mission stakeholders, architects, cybersecurity personnel, and operations teams to ensure mission requirements are translated into resilient, supportable, and secure technical solutions.
This position is located at Fort Bragg, NC.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior technical engineering lead supporting the assigned TSOC or Component Command, providing Zero Trust Architecture systems engineering expertise across planning, implementation, sustainment, modernization, and lifecycle management activities.
- Lead systems engineering efforts including requirements analysis, capability decomposition, systems integration, interface management, technical baseline development, verification, validation, and transition to operations.
- Develop engineering approaches and technical solution designs that align with USSOCOM enterprise architecture, Zero Trust principles, and operational mission requirements while maintaining a hands-on engineering role.
- Provide technical leadership for the operation, sustainment, integration, and security of enterprise infrastructure, networking technologies, compute platforms, and system administration services supporting classified and unclassified environments.
- Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Network Engineers, Cybersecurity Engineers, and Government stakeholders to evaluate new technologies, develop technical roadmaps, and execute modernization initiatives that improve operational capability and mission effectiveness.
- Support trusted agent (TA) operations, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), end-user support, asset management, and cybersecurity operations in accordance with Zero Trust principles, including least privilege, continuous authentication, policy-based access control, and micro segmentation and governance.
- Engineer and integrate secure infrastructure supporting cloud-native, virtualized, hyperconverged, and edge computing environments, including VMware, Azure Stack, AWS Outposts, and emerging enterprise platforms.
- Design, integrate, configure, and sustain virtual machines, containerized workloads, software-defined infrastructure, virtual storage, networking services, and hybrid cloud capabilities supporting globally distributed operations.
- Ensure technical solutions comply with DoD Zero Trust Strategy, NIST 800-207, Risk Management Framework (RMF), DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and USSOCOM cybersecurity policies while balancing operational requirements and mission availability.
- Lead engineering assessments, technical reviews, root cause analyses, and system performance evaluations to identify risks, recommend improvements, and drive continuous optimization of enterprise capabilities.
- Provide engineering oversight for Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI), Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC), and Bring Your Own Approved Device (BYOAD/BES) technologies, ensuring secure implementation and operational compliance.
- Coordinate engineering activities across multiple technical disciplines to ensure interoperability, integration, and alignment between enterprise services, mission systems, and operational requirements.
- Develop and present engineering recommendations, technical documentation, system implementation plans, and architecture decision support products to Government leadership.
- Monitor system health, technical performance, operational readiness, cybersecurity posture, and engineering metrics to support informed decision-making and continuous service improvement.
- Serve as the primary engineering interface for the assigned TSOC or Component Command, providing technical leadership during planning sessions, operational events, system deployments, and modernization efforts.
- Implement and manage data-centric security controls, including data classification, data loss prevention (DLP), and end-to-end encryption to protect sensitive data at rest, in transit, and in use.
- Design and implement automated security responses and orchestration workflows using Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms to enable rapid threat containment and policy enforcement.
- Engineer and enforce security policies for application workloads and APIs, ensuring secure communication and access control between services and microservices within the enterprise.
- Utilize advanced security analytics and machine learning to establish user and entity behavior baselines, proactively hunt for threats, and detect anomalies indicative of a compromise.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Min 14 years with HS degree, 12 years with AS/AA degree, 10 years with BS/BA, 8 years with MS/MA, 6 years with a PHD
- DoD TS/SCI clearance is required
- DoD IAT II Certification
Desired qualifications:
- Must be DoW 8140 compliant under the Work Role Code 451 - Systems Administrator- Advance level or higher by 1 Oct 26.
- Experience engineering infrastructure and endpoint management solutions in DoW or DoD environments.
- Familiarity with industry-standard IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks and translating technical changes into ITIL workflows.
- Experience with hybrid-cloud identity integrations and cloud-native endpoint management strategies.
- General knowledge of applying secure baseline configurations (DISA STIGs) to enterprise operating systems and application delivery platforms.
- Experience with data loss prevention (DLP) solutions and data classification frameworks.
- Proficiency with scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) and experience with SOAR or other security automation platforms.
- Knowledge of API security best practices and experience with Web Application Firewalls (WAF) or API gateways.
- Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) tools.
Peraton Overview
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. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.