Cyber Systems Engineering, Advisor TSSCI wPoly

Network Systems Engineer (Cloud & Network Operations)

Location: Annapolis Junction MD / Fort Meade MD
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Maryland Polygraph required

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly capable Network Systems Engineer to support mission-critical operations within our customer environment. This role operates at the intersection of enterprise networking cloud infrastructure and real-time operations ensuring the availability performance and security of systems supporting national intelligence missions.

This is an operations-focused engineering role requiring technical expertise to monitor analyze and sustain complex distributed systems. The ideal candidate thrives in high-tempo environments and understands the importance of precision speed and mission continuity.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and sustain high-availability network and cloud infrastructure supporting our mission systems
• Analyze network traffic system logs and telemetry to detect anomalies performance degradation and potential mission impact
• Provide real-time situational awareness and concise operational reporting to mission stakeholders
• Perform incident triage root cause analysis and coordinated response actions across network and system layers
• Escalate issues with clear technical context impact assessment and actionable recommendations
• Develop and execute remediation strategies to restore services and prevent recurrence
• Support secure data flows and cross-domain solutions ensuring compliance with IC security requirements
• Collaborate with systems engineers cybersecurity teams and cloud architects to enhance resiliency performance and scalability
• Contribute to runbooks SOPs and automation efforts to improve operational efficiency and response times
• Maintain awareness of evolving network architectures cloud capabilities and threat landscapes within the customer environment

Basic Qualifications

• Ten (10) years of experience as a Systems Engineer Network Engineer or related role supporting programs of similar scope type and complexity
• Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering Computer Science Information Systems Engineering Science Engineering Management or a related discipline from an accredited institution
• OR five (5) additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Maryland Polygraph required

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in enterprise networking (TCP/IP routing protocols such as BGP/OSPF switching DNS segmentation)
• Experience in real-time operations environments (NOC SOC or mission operations centers)
• Proficiency with monitoring and analytics tools (e.g. Splunk Elastic Prometheus SolarWinds or similar)
• Experience analyzing packet-level data logs and system metrics to support troubleshooting and performance tuning
• Solid understanding of Linux/Unix systems and operational scripting (Bash Python or similar)
• Familiarity with cloud networking concepts (VPCs subnets routing load balancing security groups)
• Experience with incident response workflows and operational reporting in classified environments
• Ability to clearly communicate technical issues in a mission-relevant time-sensitive context

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Maryland customer or similar Intelligence Community missions
• Knowledge of cross-domain solutions (CDS) data tagging and secure data transfer mechanisms
• Experience with DevSecOps automation or infrastructure-as-code (Terraform Ansible etc.)
• Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures and advanced network security controls
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud Azure Government) in classified environments
• Relevant certifications such as CCNP/CCIE Security AWS Solutions Architect or equivalent

Work Environment

• High-tempo mission-driven environment supporting national security operations
• Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams including network engineering cybersecurity and cloud operations
• Emphasis on operational excellence rapid response and continuous improvement

Why Peraton

At Peraton youll work at the forefront of national security supporting some of the most complex and mission-critical programs within the Intelligence Community.

We combine deep domain expertise in cyber signals intelligence cloud and network operations with a mission-first mindsetenabling our teams to deliver capabilities that directly impact real-world operations.

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.