Data Flow Systems Engineer

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.

Responsibilities

Peraton is hiring a skilled Data Flow Systems Engineer (SE) that has experience planning for and managing data storage solutions. The SE will support the data flow team. This program is cutting edge and includes everything from test planning and execution, architecture design and prototyping, and vendor outreach and collaboration support. The program is tactically important to the national security of the United States and the work on these missions are frequently recognized for their results. Effective management of data routing is a critical task necessary for collected raw data to be transformed into actionable and reliable intelligence information in a timely fashion while simultaneously ensuring data integrity, fidelity and policy conformance. 

 

The selected Systems Engineer will provide support that includes customer service, dataflow paths, organize dataflow implementation, identify ways to improve dataflow implementation and modernization efforts, and prioritize the customer’s needs based on larger strategic priorities. The Systems Engineer will:

• Provide support to a data flow and routing solutions (DFRS) systems engineering team to include data flow planning and implementation support across the government sponsor’s organization and across the Intelligence Community. 
• Plan and Orchestrate data management activities, including coordination of security tasks, execution of required metadata enrichment tasks, and automated data routing tasks are executed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Provide overall system engineering expertise in architecture, design, development, requirements analysis, data flow, network design and/or implementation, or testing for the program.
• Analyze user requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architecture to develop system requirements specifications.
• Assist government data movement plans by recommending system flow options, evaluating alternative approaches and by performing feasibility studies.
• Document/diagram interfacing systems.
• Manage enterprise data movement requirements through Jira ticket queues. #AJCM #MDFSP

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a qualified engineering field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus fifteen (15) years of relevant systems engineering experience, OR
  • Master’s degree or PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience, OR
  • High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of general systems engineering experience
• Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

 

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. 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.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements

The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.

EEO

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