Senior Security Manager

Program Overview

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a Senior Security Manager who will be responsible for managing the day-to-day security of the client contract. They will act as single points of contact for all network, and service-related matters, particularly those requiring real-time decision-making and resolution. They will serve as a senior-level engineer with the authority to direct the Contractor’s technical staff and subcontractors.

They must provide 24x7x365 availability (directly or through designated backups) to manage Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC) concerns and respond to urgent State requests. They will actively participate in contract workgroups and ensure alignment with the service’s operational objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a senior engineering point of contact for security-related escalations and issue resolution.
• Direct Contractor staff and subcontractors in the execution of NOC or SOC-related responsibilities.
• Maintain continuous availability (24/7/365) for critical support and incident response, either personally or through designated backups.
• Serves as the real-time authority for all security-related escalations, investigations, and urgent State requests
• Provides 24x7x365 availability for coordinated incident response, working with NOC/SOC and executive teams
• Participate in all technical security workgroups, policy advisor boards, tabletop exercises or committees created by either Peraton or the client with stakeholders to ensure service reliability, continuity, and security compliance as it relates to the contract.
• Oversee and support the implementation of network and security operations, performance monitoring, and compliance with applicable regulations.
• Ensure that best practices for telecommunications service performance and security are maintained across the contract environment.
• Ensures enforcement of enterprise-wide security policies, detection of anomalies, and response to threats
• Coordinates with internal security analysts, auditors, and the client’s cybersecurity leads
• End-to-End oversight of SOC operations, including real-time detection, triage, containment, and recovery
• Oversees compliance with state cybersecurity policies, vendor security clauses, and SLA-base security requirements
• Leads internal security audits, vulnerability assessments, and patch management verification
• Leads and directs SOC analysts, security engineers, subcontractors, and TIER 2/3 staff during operations and incidents
• Owns incident command during major cybersecurity events (e.g., zero-day threats, data breaches, coordinated attacks)
• Translates complex security risks into business terms for clients and executive stakeholders

**Position is part of a proposal opportunity**

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher in an engineering discipline ( foreign equivalents accepted ).
  • Alternatively: Seven (7) additional years of relevant work experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
• Ten (10) years or more of work experience in relevant operational or security engineering roles.

Technical Knowledge:

• Experience managing SIEM platforms, security analytic tools, endpoint detection, triage, containment, and recovery
• Deep understanding of threat intelligence, DDoS mitigation, and incident response lifecycle
• Proficient in MPLS, SD-WAN, VPN, firewalls, and access control in a large-scale telecom environment
• Skilled in securing Internet gateways, centralized VPN infrastructure, public/private VRFs, and customer edge devices (CPE)
• Familiarity with zero-trust architectures, network segmentation, and multi-tenant isolation
• Experience with NIST 800-53, FISMA, CJIS, FedRamp, or equivalent frameworks
• U.S. Citizen

Preferred Qualifications (Highly Preferred):

• Professional certifications such as (Highly Preferred):
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) – for security operations
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – for security operations
  • Certified Global Information Assurance Professional (GIAC) – for security operations
  • CCNP Security or equivalent – for network-level security understandin
  • ITIL v4 – for operational governance

Security Tools and Platforms:

• SIEM Tools: Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel, LogRhythm
• Firewall/IDS/IPS: Palo Alto, Cisco Firepower, Fortinet, Snort
• DDoS Mitigation: Arbor, Radware, Akamai
• EDR/XDR: CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender
• IAM/MFA: Okta, Azure AD, Duo Security

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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