SITEC Cyber Engineer MacDill AFB

Peraton requires Systems Engineers to support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 EOM.

This position is located at MacDill AFB in Florida.

The purpose of the Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance (EOM) Task Order (TO) is to provide USSOCOM its Component Commands its Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs) and its deployed forces with Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services to maintain Network Operations (NetOps); maintain systems and network infrastructure; provide end user and common device support; provide configuration change license and asset management; conduct training and perform Install Move Add Change (IMACs) services. The responsibilities and tasks associated with each requirement play a pivotal role to USSOCOM the CIO/J6 organization and ultimately the end-user who operate around the globe 24x7x365.

• Engineer solutions for comprehensive device discovery vulnerability patching and continuous compliance posture assessments
• deploy advanced EDR/XDR capabilities to continuously monitor detect and automatically respond to endpoint threats
• Integrate host-based firewalls and ZTNA agents to enable network data flow mapping host-level micro-segmentation and Software Defined Perimeters
• Design and enforce strict application whitelisting and continuous application telemetry monitoring to ensure only authorized workloads execute on endpoints
• Develop custom scripts (PowerShell Python) to automate agent health checks forced remediations and Zero Trust policy enforcement on diverse operating systems.
• Create authoritative system design documents that explicitly map endpoint engineering configurations to DoD Zero Trust capability requirements.
• Engineer telemetry pipelines to reliably route endpoint logs behavioral alerts and compliance state data to centralized SIEMs and Zero Trust policy engines.
• Conduct rigorous interoperability testing between multiple endpoint security agents to prevent system conflicts kernel panics and resource exhaustion.

Required Qualifications:

• Min 12 years with HS degree 10 years with AS/AA degree 8 years with BS/BA 6 years with MS/MA
• DoD 8570 IAT II Certification
• DoD TS/SCI clearance

Desired Qualifications:

• Broad general experience deploying administering and migrating between various commercial endpoint security products (e.g. Trellix Symantec CrowdStrike SentinelOne Carbon Black).
• Experience managing and securing endpoints across diverse enterprise operating systems including Windows macOS and Linux distributions.
• Familiarity with digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) methodologies specifically regarding remote endpoint data collection and analysis.
• Experience utilizing endpoint configuration management tools (e.g. MECM/Intune Ansible Tanium) to enforce software baselines and continuous compliance.
• General knowledge of malware behavior threat intelligence integration and translating indicators of compromise (IoCs) into endpoint blocking rules.

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.