Systems Engineer, Principal

Program Overview

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a Systems Engineer, Principal to join our national intelligence program in Northern Virginia as the primary technical authority responsible for the strategic design, implementation, and 24/7 operational excellence of the IT Enterprise Infrastructure client’s technology stack.

Responsibilities:
• Serve as the primary technical authority responsible for strategic design, implementation, and 24/7 operational excellence.
• Define and maintain the multi-year infrastructure roadmaps for leading edge IT Enterprise modernization, to include decommissioning/ replacement for Technical Refresh and insertion of new technologies.
• Lead the program engineering strategy for data centers, cloud environments, and network services, that include a focus on Technical Refresh.
• Bridge the gap between high-level architecture and hands-on implementation, ensuring that system upgrades are executed with zero downtime and maximum security.
• Lead Program Technical Governance: Establish engineering standards, perform rigorous engineering/ peer reviews, and ensure all infrastructure adheres to modern cybersecurity frameworks.
• Oversee cloud migrations, data center modernization, global networking, and cybersecurity integration with the mission is to transform "legacy" into "leading-edge" while maintaining the 99.99% uptime our global operations demand.
• Drive operational excellence in Incident, Problem, and Change Management to include root cause analysis and action plans to mitigate risk and eliminate recurrence.
• Lead Technical Training iteratives for new technologies introduced into the environment impacting stakeholders and clients.
• Lead the Infrastructure transition to automate provisioning and scaling.
• Lead Quality

**Travel may be required within the National Capital Region (NCR) on an as needed basis for customer or corporate requirements.

*** Please Note this is for a Proposal Effort***

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with ability to obtain a Poly level Clearance.
• Minimum of 16 years relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree and 14 years of relevant experience or PhD with 10 years of relevant work experience. 4 years experience may be used in Lieu of a degree.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in IT Infrastructure, with at least 4 years in a lead or principal engineering capacity.
• Proven track record of managing large-scale, distributed enterprise environments and technical refresh.
• Deep expertise in virtualization (VMware/KVM), containerization (Kubernetes), and cloud orchestration.
• Strong understanding of Zero-Trust Architecture and high-availability load balancing.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical issues and solutions to all organizational levels, from individual contributors to executives.
• CISSP or Security+ Certification required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with Poly clearances.
• Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, CISSP, ITIL v 4.0 Foundations.
• Experience with current IC customer.

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. 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.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at

Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.