Expert Systems Engineer - GEOINT / Zero Trust

Peraton • Springfield, VA

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About The Position

Are you ready to take on a mission-critical Systems Engineering role that supports the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in advancing a mature Zero Trust framework? If you're passionate about securing complex systems through integrated engineering across all seven Zero Trust pillars—user, device, data, application/workload, network/environment, visibility and analytics, and automation and orchestration—this is your opportunity.
As an Expert Systems Engineer, you’ll deliver strategic technical guidance to help NGA reduce risk and strengthen system security. You’ll support end-to-end engineering across the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and other Federal Agencies—ensuring timely and accurate GEOINT delivery.
What You’ll Do:
You’ll lead or support multi-disciplinary engineering efforts across system lifecycle phases, including:
Requirements Engineering
Solutions Engineering
Scheduling and Risk Management
Reliability and Resiliency
Integration, Test, and Evaluation
Maintainability and Performance Analysis
Key Responsibilities:
Support the Government in guiding engineering efforts across NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies.
Plan and analyze user requirements, architecture traceability, and system improvements—including cloud services, workflows, and automation.
Advise on solution designs and recommend changes based on evolving requirements and emerging technologies.
Translate mission and customer needs into technical capabilities and system requirements.
Assist with requirements allocation to architecture components and support integration across systems.
Lead or contribute to Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
Support strategic planning, project management, and interface design.
Provide expert advice to help align technical vision, strategy, capability development, and future needs.
Operate at an enterprise level—integrating multiple major systems acquisitions across agencies and national boundaries.
Leverage in-depth knowledge of the NSG/ASG and NRO enterprise environments.
Why Join Us?This role offers the opportunity to work on the front lines of national security transformation—helping shape the Zero Trust strategy across a complex, mission-critical enterprise. You’ll collaborate with top-tier professionals and agencies while making a real impact on the future of GEOINT.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 18 years of experience as a Systems Engineer in lieu of degree.
• 18 years of working experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.
• Extensive work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.
• Experience engineering solutions using Cloud Based Technology such as: Service Orientated Architecture (SOA), On-demand self-service, Broad network access, Resource pooling, Rapid elasticity, Measured Service, Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• Experience engineering solutions using Automation, Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence technologies.
• Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.
• Working knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.
• Software Development Framework certification.
• INCOSE Expert System Engineering Professional (ESEP) certification.
• Licensure as a professional engineer.
• Experience integrating with cybersecurity services across any of the Zero Trust seven DoD ZT pillars: user, device, data, application/workload, network/environment, visibility and analytics, and automation and orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Support the Government in guiding engineering efforts across NSG, ASG, and Federal Agencies.
• Plan and analyze user requirements, architecture traceability, and system improvements—including cloud services, workflows, and automation.
• Advise on solution designs and recommend changes based on evolving requirements and emerging technologies.
• Translate mission and customer needs into technical capabilities and system requirements.
• Assist with requirements allocation to architecture components and support integration across systems.
• Lead or contribute to Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Support strategic planning, project management, and interface design.
• Provide expert advice to help align technical vision, strategy, capability development, and future needs.
• Operate at an enterprise level—integrating multiple major systems acquisitions across agencies and national boundaries.
• Leverage in-depth knowledge of the NSG/ASG and NRO enterprise environments.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees