Peraton · 4 hours ago
Security & Development Developer
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$112K/yr - $179K/yr
9+ years expPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence. They are seeking an experienced Security & Development Developer to perform advanced custom development and implementation of cybersecurity alerts, and to enhance threat response capabilities.
Information TechnologyRobotics
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform advanced custom development and implementation of cybersecurity alerts
Develop, configure, and tune cyber security tools, alerts, and response capabilities
Integrate security alerts and process workflows into SOAR and SIEM systems
Automate and optimize security alert workflows to enhance threat response capabilities and enhance efficiency throughout the Incident Response lifecycle
Analyze systems and environments to determine necessary logging and alerting to optimize cyber security monitoring in an ever-changing cyber threat landscape
Provide technical expertise for Splunk, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, and similar coding languages
Support the security operations center through security development
Support cross team collaboration efforts to enhance the customer's defense against advanced cyber adversaries
Implement cyber monitoring, analysis, and response capabilities within our SIEM, SOAR, and detection tools
Develop and enhance threat detections and advanced analysis capabilities
Provide tuning of threat detections
Onboard and integrate cyber monitoring tools from the analyst's perspective
Coordinate with engineers to assist in building and maintaining platforms
Coordinate with cyber threat experts to implement the latest signatures
Create and maintain various security dashboards, alerts, and reports
Write Zeek (Bro), Suricata and Snort signatures
Maintain Python and JavaScript based detections and automation capabilities within our tools
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and minimum of 9 Years with bachelor's degree; Four (4) additional years of experience can be substituted in lieu of the degree requirement; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
To be considered for this position, applicants must either currently hold one of the professional certifications listed below or obtain one prior to their start date. Continued certification is required as a condition of employment: CASP+ CE, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CCNP Security, CEH, CFR, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), Cloud+, CySA+, GCED, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, SCYBER, VCA DCV, PPDA, Agile IC, SNOW App Dev
U.S. citizenship required
Active Secret security clearance
Ability to obtain final Top Secret clearance
Preferred
A solid understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework
A solid understanding of Splunk Enterprise Security
A solid understanding of Cybersecurity Incident Response
A solid understanding of Cloud Development with Microsoft Azure/MDE
A solid understanding of Machine Learning and User and Entity Behavior Analytics
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Health savings account
Short/long term disability
EAP
Parental leave
401(k)
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
Company paid holidays
Company
Peraton
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas Terjesen
Chief Information Officer
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