Deputy Operations Lead / Active Top Secret Deputy Operations Lead / Active Top Secret Job Locations US-MD-Beltsville Requisition

ID 2026-170133

Position Category Project Management Clearance Top Secret Responsibilities Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced Deputy Operations Lead, Engineering for its Federal Strategic Cyber programs.

Location:

Rosslyn, VA

• Flexible for occasional telework
• must be local to work location. Overview The role supports the Operations Lead
• Engineering by providing technical and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team of system administrators, network engineers, and cybersecurity engineers responsible for ensuring 24x7x365 operational readiness of SOC infrastructure and services.

This position assumes full authority in the absence of the Operations Lead. Key Responsibilities Operational Leadership & Oversight Assist the Operations Lead

• Engineering in guiding daily technical and operational activities across engineering teams.

Assume full authority of the Operations Lead during absences, including personnel management, customer engagement, and critical operational decision-making. Supervise and mentor system administrators, network engineers, and SOC engineering staff during assigned shifts. Manage shift scheduling, coverage planning, oncall rotations, surge support, and contingency staffing. Provide hands-on coverage for engineering shifts during staffing gaps or surge events. Deliver recurring operational and security briefings to federal clients, senior leadership, and stakeholders. Provide written and verbal status reporting on engineering operations, incidents, and team performance. Systems Administration & Engineering Perform hands-on system administration tasks including configuration, patching, hardening, and lifecycle management across Windows Server and Linux/Unix environments. Manage virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, HyperV) and cloud environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Government). Recommend and implement solutions to remediate security issues, outages, and system performance problems. Support the deployment, integration, and sustainment of SOC security tools including SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR/XDR, firewalls, proxies, and log aggregation systems. Maintain hardware/software inventories, support capacity planning, and assist in technology refresh cycles. Monitor globally deployed agents, servers, workstations, and SOC infrastructure for vulnerabilities, performance degradation, and service disruptions. Security Operations & Compliance Participate in security tests, evaluations, studies, and experiments impacting SOC readiness. Ensure adnce to security frameworks, policies, and directives (e.g., NIST

SP 80053, FISMA, DISA

STIGs, DoS IT Security policies). Support O&M contractual compliance, SLA adnce, and timely delivery of cybersecurity products and services. Support ATO compliance activities across applicable networks and security classifications. Assist in monitoring and improving incident, problem, request, and changemanagement processes. Coordinate with SOC Analysts, Incident Responders, and Threat Intelligence teams to ensure engineering infrastructure meets mission requirements. Incident Response & Continuity Support the Operations Lead during highseverity cybersecurity incidents, assisting with coordination, communication, escalations, and recovery. Assume incident lead responsibilities during the Operations Lead's ...For full information see follow application link. 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.