Category: Information TechnologyLocation: Fairfax, VirginiaUS Citizenship Required for this Position: YesClearance Type: PolygraphTelecommute: No -Teleworking not available for this positionShift: 1st ShiftTravel Required: NoPositions Available: 1Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator, we are a trusted provider of highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies, including the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, and NASA. Every day, our 10,000 employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Peraton is seeking a talented self-motivated Principal/Sr. Principal Cyber Security Engineer to join an exciting, complex, mission-focused software development project working with a team of qualified diverse individuals in Fairfax, Virginia. The selected team member will be part of a software development team supporting mission critical systems, and is expected to apply best software engineering principals and Agile engineering methodologies to research, design, develop, and modify software and systems. Job Duties:Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions that results in compelling easy to use products in support of data centric mission critical systemsConducts independent, multidisciplinary research and collaborates with designers and/or engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of data systemsDetermines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systemsWork and participate in a Scrum team utilizing agile methodology best practices to deliver high quality products This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed belowThis requisition may be filled at either a Level 3 (Principal) or Level 4 (Sr. Principal) Basic Qualifications for a Level 3:A Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, a Master's degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience OR a PhD; An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree requirementExperience in implementing controls in accordance with security policy/guidance (Familiarity with assessment and accreditation (A&A) process)Experience engineering computer/application software to produce a security compliant productDemonstrated knowledge and understanding of security technologies and their applicationAn Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph security clearance Basic Qualifications for a Level 4:A Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience, a Master's degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree requirementExperience in implementing controls in accordance with security policy/guidance. Familiarity with assessment and accreditation (A&A) processExperience engineering computer/application software to produce a security compliant productDemonstrated knowledge and understanding of security technologies and their applicationAn Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph security clearance Preferred QualificationsExperience with various vulnerability scanning tools and analysis of resultsExperience with cloud services technologies (eg AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) to include design, implementation, or integration. Cloud certificationsExperience working in an Agile environmentExperience with the engineering, development and maintenance of data repositories, data management applications and systems, or data ingestion applications and systemsExperience identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement new optionsExperience with practices such as test-driven development (TDD), SecDevOps, Agile SoftwareAbility to create documentationGood communication skillsAbility to formulate and articulate an approach to solve problemsAbility to work independently; is a self-starter We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.