US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph TRAVEL: No Description Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our 22,000 employees do the cant be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Were seeking a Staff Cyber Systems Engineer to join our team. The position will be located in Annapolis Junction, MD. The Staff Systems Engineer. You will work on the D ata Distribution Systems (DDS) task as a Staff Linux Systems Engineer working on the NIAGARAFILES (NiFi) operations team providing systems administration for NiFi Data Distribution Systems #AJ2021 Basic Qualifications : Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related discipline and fourteen (14) years of relevant experience and high school diploma and eighteen years of relevant experience. Extensive experience as a Systems Engineer performing and providing technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration and testing of complex hardware/software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting system requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical/nontechnical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis At least ten (10) years experience leading, planning, conducting, and coordinating the activities of senior level system engineers At least three (3) years of SIGINT experience solving varied technical/scientific problems, and generating and reviewing designs for technical accur acy, completeness and appropriateness in light of objectives, budget, and schedule Active TS/SCI with poly clearance Preferred Qualifications: Experience leading systems analysis, design, and architecture efforts Experience with SW development Methodologies (ie RAD) Demonstrated the ability to solve complex system/integration problems through innovative solutions Experience briefing senior level management on technical solutions, cost impacts, and risks Experience designing systems to meet Key Performance Parameters (KPP) Experience in developing documentation required to support a program's technical issues and training situations Experience in analytical environments/intelligence production organizations Experience in developing system performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and security requirements for mid-to-large-scale programs Experience developing, delivering, testing and supporting integrated HW & SW systems w ith functional requirements Experience with system architectures in a service oriented and Enterprise Service Bus environment Experience using agile and/or spiral development models Experience implementing solutions with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-controlled access Experience developing solutions certified and accredited at a DCID 6/3 PL3, the NSA/CSS Information System Certification and Accreditation Process (NISCAP), and the appropriate Integrity Level of Concern and Availability Level of Concern Dataflow experience working complex dataflow using NiFi Solid knowledge of Network Protocols Experienced customer support Ability to write VBScript/Perl/Shell scripts Experience using NIS or Active Directory for cross platform management Experience with server virtualization Experience managing power, space, and cooling issues Practiced with scripting using Python, Bash and Perl and system administration automation Assist in the overall modernization of the enterprise Experience with implementing and designing hardware architecture Linux know-how with performance tuning (tweaking kernel level settings for TCP session optimization) Experience with NiFi functionality Understand analytical needs and requirements Familiar with the installation and configuration in a FOSS/COTS/GOTS environment, experience with SALT functionality preferred Participate in analyzing new hardware/software needs and to participate in Client requirements reviews and meetings pertaining to customer issues 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. 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.