Special Assistant Active Secret clearance

Peraton is hiring an experienced Special Assistant to become part of our Federal Strategic Cyber Group.

Location: On-site in Arlington VA.

(After 90-days of employment flex/hybrid may be considered)

In this role you will:

• Attend and support business consulting needs to the office leadership by providing recommendations meeting conduct risk and action management and problem resolution.
• Prepare review and edit technical correspondence and presentations for internal/external meetings.
• Assist in the production and publication of Reports Manuals Technical procedure and other supporting Cyber Security related documentation.
• Assist and support administrative managers and directors in their daily tasks.
• Provide and enable reporting needs for office leadership to stakeholders outside of the organization including presentations and event management.
• Provide a bridge for complex cyber issues at all levels of the Department using superlative verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Coordinate and prepare products (taskers cables official memoranda etc. from internal and external organizations).
• Gather data and information from Offices review data for accuracy and relevancy compile information ensure product quality (substance format and grammar) and shepherd the product through approval processes.
• Research coordinate and develop materials for special projects (unique unforeseen ad hoc and urgent).
• Engage at the executive level with Department leaders to achieve project objectives
• Communicate Front Office task direction to the Office level programs and coordinate final Directorate level deliverables.
• Serve as the central coordination point for the Security Operations Center (SOC) aligning incident response intelligence and operational priorities with executive leadership while ensuring timely decision-making and accountability.
• Draft review and standardize clear concise responses to internal and external inquiries (e.g. leadership requests client communications regulatory questions) ensuring accuracy appropriate tone and alignment with organizational policies and security posture.
• Drive operational efficiency by managing workflows tracking key SOC metrics (SLAs incident response times escalation trends) and preparing executive-ready briefings reports and after-action summaries.

Required:

• A bachelors degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Must possess or be able to obtain the following certification before start date:
• Security
• Continued certification required as a condition of employment.
• Demonstrated experience in developing requirements work-flow and systems analysis.
• Experience and familiarity with preparing complex operating instructions.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and editing technical correspondence and presentations for internal/external meetings.
• Experience engaging with executive level leadership.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Secret security with the ability to obtain a final Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

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.