Peraton
Peraton
Peraton is a mission-focused enterprise technology company serving national security, military, and government customers. Its work spans advanced IT and cyber services, including cyber defense, cloud operations, engineering, intelligence, and data-driven technology solutions. Peraton brings together large, specialized teams to address complex operational and security challenges, with roles supporting the delivery of technology capabilities for critical missions.

Senior Director, Cyber and AI Lead Systems Architect — Peraton, Reston Onsite

Lead Peraton’s cyber and AI architecture efforts for federal cyber missions. Develop agentic AI solutions supporting national security and enterprise IT customers.

Description

  • Direct architects building mission-focused cyber and AI solutions for Department of War and Intelligence Community customers
  • Partner with capture leaders, sector CTOs, Peraton Labs, delivery accounts, and mission specialists to turn cyber expertise into agentic AI solutions
  • Assess capability gaps, technology maturity, market trends, competitive positioning, and federal AI and cyber policy to advance agentic cyber AI offerings
  • Develop partnerships with OEMs, technology providers, and Peraton Labs to bring differentiated capabilities into solutions
  • Convert Peraton Labs research and development into deployable offerings
  • Create cost-competitive solutions for AI-enabled cyber operations and defense, SOC modernization, and threat hunting
  • Lead, mentor, and develop Solutions Architects from mid-level through principal
  • Allocate architects according to solution complexity, domain expertise, and development requirements
  • Define AI-enabled solutioning methods, templates, artifact standards, and reusable libraries

Requirements

  • At least 18 years of experience supervising and managing Solutions Architects, Systems Engineers, or comparable senior technical professionals, including hiring, performance management, and career development
  • Experience leading technical solutions for large, complex federal cyber pursuits, including LSA or equivalent solution-lead responsibility on competitive proposals
  • Extensive hands-on expertise in cyber mission operations and architecture, including SOC modernization, threat hunting, incident response, DCO/CNO, zero trust, cloud security, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and/or OT/ICS defense
  • Demonstrated success integrating AI, machine learning, and generative AI into cyber mission workflows
  • Working knowledge of agentic AI approaches such as multi-agent orchestration, tool use, planning, retrieval-augmented generation, memory, and evaluation
  • Ability to convert complex cyber, AI, and mission concepts into solution narratives for capture teams, executives, and government evaluators
  • Strong history of communication with senior and executive stakeholders
  • Working knowledge of federal acquisition, competitive capture, and compliance frameworks, including FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53/171, RMF, and CMMC
  • Ability to obtain and retain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance
  • US citizenship required
  • Active CISSP, Security+, AWS Cloud, or closely related industry certification preferred
  • Active polygraph clearance preferred

Benefits

  • A discretionary bonus may be offered in addition to base salary
  • Overtime may be available based on the position
  • A shift differential may be available based on the position

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