Senior Tech Lead - Cyber Systems Engineering

Welcome page Returning candidate? Log back in! Senior Tech Lead - Cyber Systems Engineering Job Locations US-MD-College Park Requisition ID 2026-166617 Position Category Engineering Clearance Top Secret/SCI w/Poly Responsibilities Peraton Labs is seeking a poly cleared Senior Tech Lead – Cyber Systems Engineer to serve as the hands-on senior technical lead for a highly complex environment of classified and unclassified systems. You’ll lead and mentor cross-functional Peraton Labs research, infrastructure, security, and software support teams, interface directly with the customer, and direct subcontractor personnel to ensure systems are mission-ready, resilient, and compliant. This position requires full-time on-site work at a customer site near College Park, MD. Key responsibilities may includeTechnical leadership & executionAct as the senior technical authority for system architecture, engineering decisions, and operation execution across multi-domain environmentsLead and coordinate teams of internal and subcontractor personnel across our research and infrastructure teams, ensuring infrastructure needs align with execution of researchProvide hands-on engineering support for complex issues: root-cause analysis, performance tuning, reliability improvements, and lifecycle modernizationSecure systems & security postureEngineer and maintain secure system baselines for a multi-OS environment, including hardening, patching, config management, and privileged access controlDrive compliance and continuous security posture improvements aligned to applicable governance (e.g., RMF/NIST controls, policies, and security plans as outlined by the program/customer)Partner with compliance stakeholders to implement and validate technical controls and ensure audit readinessInfrastructure, networking, and operationsLead design, development, integration, and delivery of IT and telecommunications systems/solutionsOversee network and systems operations: segmentation, routing/switching/WAN considerations, DNS/DHCP, firewall rulesets, and zero trust-aligned patterns where applicableEstablish operational practices: monitoring/alerting, backup/restore, capacity planning, and change controlCustomer engagement & delivery managementServe as a primary technical interface to the customer: brief status, risks, architecture decisions, and tradeoffsDirect subcontract personnel and coordinate across stakeholders to deliver outcomes on schedule with high technical quality*This position may be eligible for an increased sign-on bonus. Eligibility, bonus amount, and applicable terms and conditions will be discussed during the recruiting process* #MDFSP#PLABS26 Qualifications Required qualifications20+ years of experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts and a bachelor’s degree in system engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Management, or related discipline. Five years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for bachelor’s degree, for a total of 25 years of experience5+ years of recent demonstrated experience working with large complex engineering systems and subsystems, with expertise applied across multiple engineering disciplines such as electrical, computer, software, telecommunications, information security, and networkingDemonstrated success leading technical teams (multi-discipline, mixed prime/subcontract, customer-facing) as a hands-on contributorStrong Linux and Windows administration background (build/configure/harden/troubleshoot)Experience implementing security best practicesProficiency in automation/scripting (e.g., Powershell, Bash, Python) and experience with configuration management and repeatable deploymentsStrong customer communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear risk/impact statementsAbility to plan work, drive accountability, manage technical risk, and make sound engineering tradeoffsThis position requires an...