CDAP Team Lead

Responsibilities We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative CDAP Team Lead to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard. Key Responsibilities Lead CDAP analytics operations: design methodologies, prioritize assessments, and oversee analytic workflows across telemetry sources. Develop and validate normalized data models, tuning logic, high‑value analytic signatures, and detection use cases. Produce technical assessments, CDAP findings, and executive‑level mission summaries to inform SOC, CIRT, detection engineering, and leadership. Coordinate integration of analytic outputs with

SOC, CIRT, RCC

‑ARNG, NETCOM, ARCYBER, and mission stakeholders to prioritize mitigations and enhance monitoring coverage. Oversee QA/repeatability of analyses; ensure methods meet DoD/Army guidance and produce defensible, reproducible results.

Drive modernization:

evaluate analytic tools, improve ingestion/pipelines, and refine assessment procedures. Mentor analysts, establish analytic standards, and maintain documentation, playbooks, and validation artifacts. Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and support readiness/reporting requirements. #ENOCS Qualifications Required Qualifications Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with

PhD Clearance:

TS/SCI (active) Education / Training /

Certification:

Candidate must meet

ONE:

Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Software Engineering; OR Relevant DoD/Military advanced analytic/cyber training (examples: 4C‑255N/4C‑255S/4C‑255A, A‑531‑0009, Vulnerability Assessment Analyst (Advanced) Playlist); OR Relevant professional certifications or equivalent experience (examples: CFR, CISA, CISM, CySA+, GPEN, GSNA).

Experience:

Progressive cyber analytic or threat‑analysis experience with at least 3 years leading analytic teams or programs in enterprise/DoD environments.

Technical skills:

Advanced telemetry analytics, threat hunting, statistical/ML methods, large‑scale data processing, SIEM/SOAR, network/jump host telemetry, scripting (Python/R), and experience mapping to

MITRE ATT&CK.

Knowledge:

CDAP/CDOC

processes, RMF/RMF evidence needs, DoD/Army analytic standards, and ability to produce decision‑grade intelligence/technical assessments.

Desired / Preferred

Prior CDAP, SOC, CIRT, or

ARCYBER/NETCOM

analytic experience Experience with big‑data platforms, analytics toolchains (ELK, Splunk, Kafka, Spark), adversary emulation, and purple‑team activities Proven record of delivering executive briefs and technical assessments that drove detection or architecture changes #ENOCS Peraton Overview 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 world's 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 can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure. Target Salary Range $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO EEO:

Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.