Blue Team Engineer / VMWare Systems

Peraton - an industry leader in Cyber, Digital Transformation, Cloud, Operations, and Engineering - is seeking a Blue Team Engineer to provide critical cybersecurity engineering support for the research, testing, and development of advanced military systems.

What You'll Do:

As a Blue Team Engineer (VMware Systems) at Peraton, you will provide On-site Representative (OSR) support to NSWCDD DNA by providing administrative and technical support:

• Analyze cybersecurity risks in military systems to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Design and implement secure architectures to prevent cyber attacks and unauthorized access.
• Perform Testing & Evaluation (T&E) on systems to identify weaknesses and enhance security controls.
• Maintain and enforce cybersecurity measures throughout the entire system lifecycle.
• Evaluate and enhance the security of legacy systems to ensure continued compliance and protection.
• Apply advanced cybersecurity frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and MITRE D3FEND to strengthen defense mechanisms.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments using tools such as the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) and remediate findings by implementing vendor patches across Linux and Windows environments.
• Design, implement, configure, and enforce security controls on networks, hardware, and software components.
• Stay updated on emerging threats and provide threat intelligence insights to enhance system security.
• Designs and defines system architecture for new or existing computer Coordinates system development to include design, modeling, security, integration, and formal testing.
• Design, configure, and troubleshoot server, storage, and application architectures, including VMware ESX Family of Server Software Products such as ESXi 7 and 8, VCenter, and Horizons (VDI).

Required:

• Education: Bachelors degree and minimum of 10 years of relevant experience. Additional 4 years in lieu of degree requirements.
• Hands-on experience with VMware ESX Family of Server Software VMware Horizon VDI solution.
• Certifications: DoD 8570.01-M Baseline Certification, minimum IAT Level III, in accordance with DFARS 252.239-7001. Any one of the following is acceptable (must be able to obtain within 60 days from start date):
  • CASP CE/ SecurityX
  • CCNP Security
  • CISA
  • CISSP (or Associate)
  • GCED
  • GCIH
  • CCSP
• A combined total of ten (10) years of full-time professional experience in the following areas:
  • System hardening to protect against cyber threats.
  • Networking and virtualization technologies.
  • Frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK or MITRE D3FEND
  • Threat Intelligence and identifying emerging potential threats;
  • Performing vulnerability assessments with the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution tool;
  • Remediating vulnerability findings to include implementing vendor patches on both Linux and Windows Operating system
  • Design, implementation, configuration, and enforcement of security controls on network, hardware, and software components and devices.
• Clearance: Active Top Secret or higher with SCI eligibility.
• Current U.S. Passport or ability to obtain prior to start

Travel Requirements: may be up to 10%

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.

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.