Security & Development Developer

Peraton is currently seeking an experienced Security & Development Developerto become part of our Federal Strategic Cyber Group.

Location: Rosslyn VA and a secondary at Beltsville MD.

Schedule: Mon-Friday 08:00-16:00 (8:00 AM - 4:00PM).

In this role you will:

• Performadvancedcustomdevelopmentand implementation of cybersecurity alerts
• Develop configureand tunecyber security toolsalerts and response capabilities
• Integrate security alertsand process workflowsinto SOAR and SIEM systems
• Automate andoptimizesecurity alert workflowsto enhance threat response capabilitiesand enhance efficiency throughout the Incident Response lifecycle
• Analyze systemsand environmentstodeterminenecessary logging and alerting tooptimizecyber security monitoring in anever-changingcyber threat landscape
• Provide technicalexpertiseforSplunk Python JavaScript PowerShell and similar coding languages
• Support the security operations centerthrough security development
• Supportcross team collaboration efforts to enhance the customersdefenseagainstadvancedcyber adversaries
• Implement cyber monitoring analysis and responsecapabilities within our SIEM SOARand detection tools.
• Develop and enhance threat detectionsand advanced analysis capabilities.
• Provide tuning of threat detections.
• Onboard and integrate cyber monitoring tools from the analysts perspective.
• Coordinate with engineers toassistin building andmaintainingplatforms.
• Coordinate with cyber threat experts to implement the latest signatures.
• Create andmaintainvarioussecuritydashboards alertsand reports.
• Write Zeek (Bro) Suricata and Snort signatures.
• MaintainPython and JavaScriptbased detections and automation capabilitieswithin our tools.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelors degree and minimum of 9 Years with bachelors degree; Four (4) additional years of experience can be substituted in lieu of the degree requirement ; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.
• To be considered for this position applicants must either currently hold one of the professional certifications listed below or obtain one prior to their start date. Continued certification is required as a condition of employment:
  • CASP CE CCNA Cyber Ops CCNA-Security CCNP Security CEH CFR CISA CISSP (or Associate) Cloud CySA GCED GCIA GCIH GICSP SCYBER VCA DCV PPDA Agile IC SNOW App Dev
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance.
  • Ability to obtain final Top Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A solid understandingofthe MITRE ATT&CK Framework
• A solid understandingofSplunk Enterprise Security
• A solid understanding of Cybersecurity Incident Response
• A solid understanding of Cloud Development with Microsoft Azure/MDE.
• A solid understanding of Machine Learning and User and Entity Behavior Analytics.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that 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 highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.