Expert Cyber Security Engineer at Peraton
Chantilly, VA
$146,000–$234,000from the description
Jul 13, 2026
Chantilly, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior cybersecurity engineering role focused on designing and evolving enterprise security architecture across areas such as identity management, cloud security, Zero Trust, and cross-domain technologies. Day-to-day work involves conducting analysis of alternatives, advising development teams on secure system design, and collaborating with enterprise architects on roadmaps and investment strategies. Suited to deeply experienced security engineers with a government or defense background and an active TS/SCI clearance.
Senior level · 18+ years · National · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (11)
No work location is specified in the posting. Peraton is a US defense contractor and the role requires a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, so the position is almost certainly US-based, but the specific city/CBSA could not be determined.
The degree requirement is effectively None: the JD accepts 18 years of cybersecurity engineering experience in lieu of a Master's degree.
The TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is a hard gate — the posting states 'TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.'
DoD 8570 Level II (IASAE) certification compliance is listed as a required qualification.
ICD-503 alignment is called out explicitly in the responsibilities as a required competency.
18 years of experience is the stated minimum at the role level; this maps to Senior on the seniority scale despite the very high year count — the role is a hands-on cybersecurity engineering/architecture IC position with no people-management scope described.
Big Data and AI/ML (automation, augmentation, artificial intelligence) appear under the 'Desired' section and are marked as preferred.
Zero Trust framework experience (DoD ZT pillars) also appears under 'Desired' but Zero Trust Architecture itself is listed as a required domain in the responsibilities; the ZT pillar-specific experience is preferred.
The alt SOC (15-1299) reflects that this role blends security analysis with deep security engineering/architecture work, making classification between 15-1212 and a broader engineering code a genuine judgment call.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Zero Trust Architecture, security architecture.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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