Deputy Task Lead / Secret

Peraton•Beltsville, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is currently seeking an experienced Deputy Task Lead to become part of our Federal Strategic Cyber Group. In this role, you will support the Task Lead with the daily operations of a Cyber Security Operations Center (C-SOC), ensuring operability of workstations at all levels of classifications, reviewing and auditing cyber incident response tickets, ensuring shift coverage, tracking personnel accountability, attending shift change briefs, identifying and mitigating negative performance trends, and providing command control and direction. You will also support the Task Lead in the execution of on-boarding, off-boarding, and training of contractors, and in executing Continuity of Operations by assisting in developing and implementing detailed plans, providing command and control, and delivering cyclic status reporting and after-action reports. Additionally, you will execute and deliver time-sensitive ad hoc taskings from contract and customer leadership, manage and execute site tours, and manage, draft, review, and deliver program documentation such as Weekly Activity Reports, Monthly Status Reports, Shift Change Reports, Knowledge Based Articles, Standard Operating Procedures, Slick Sheets, Schedules, Maturity Models, and Concepts of Operations. You will provide operational support during significant cyber incident response operations and severe outage incidents, organize and conduct staff meetings, assist with managing administrative data (staffing reports, security clearance rosters, badging information, out of bounds contact info, account access, email distribution lists), assist with managing overtime requirements, and assist with managing the development of metrics-based dashboards to track C-SOC performance in support of customer Service Level Agreements and performance targets. You will collaborate with various teams and customer leadership to provide information briefs and solutioning, analyze business processes to determine inefficiencies and develop optimization plans, assist with yearly goal setting and performance reviews, assist with timecard processing, and assist with Peraton Professional Development training requests.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree and minimum of 9 years of relevant experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
Must possess or be able to obtain one of the following certification before start date. Continued certification 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
Demonstrated leadership experience, including mentoring staff, managing team performance, and fostering a collaborative work environment
Strong project management skills with the ability to plan, schedule, allocate resources, and ensure timely delivery of objectives
Proven ability to analyze complex problems, support decision-making, and align team efforts with strategic organizational goals
Experience in risk management, data analysis, and performance reporting, including tracking KPIs and ensuring quality standards are met
Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to manage priorities, engage stakeholders, and resolve conflicts effectively
U.S. citizenship required.
Active Secret security with the ability to obtain a final Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Support Task lead with daily operations of a Cyber Security Operations Center (C-SOC)
Ensure operability of workstations at all levels of classifications
Review and audit cyber incident response tickets
Ensure shift coverage
Track accountability of personnel
Attend shift change briefs
Identify and mitigate negative performance trends
Provide command control and direction
Support Task lead, with the execution of on-boarding, off-boarding, and training of contractors
Support Task lead in executing Continuity of Operations
Assist in developing and implementing detailed plans
Provide command and control
Provide cyclic status reporting and after-action reports
Execute and deliver time sensitive ad hoc taskings from contract and customer leadership
Manage and execute site tours
Manage, draft, review and deliver program documentation: Weekly Activity Reports, Monthly Status Reports, Shift Change Reports, Knowledge Based Articles, Standard Operating Procedures, Slick Sheets, Schedules, Maturity Models, Concept of Operations
Provide operational support during significant cyber incident response operations and severe outage incidents
Organize and conduct staff meetings in support of the customers and programs lines of effort
Assist with managing administrative data; staffing reports, security clearance rosters, badging information, out of bounds contact info, account access, email distribution lists
Assist with managing overtime requirements
Assist with managing the development of metrics-based dashboards to track C-SOC performance in support of customer Service Level Agreements and performance targets
Collaborate with Tie1, Tier 2, Security Development Team, Advanced Response Tactics Team, Task Lead, Task Manger and customer leadership to provide information briefs and solutioning as needed
Analyze business processes to determine inefficiencies, develop and implement optimization plans, to increase efficiency
Assist with yearly goal setting and performance reviews
Assist with timecard processing
Assist with Peraton Professional Development training requests