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Security & Development Developer

Company:
Peraton
Location:
Arlington, VA, 22201
Posted:
February 18, 2026
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Description:

Security & Development Developer

Job Locations

US-VA-Arlington

Requisition ID

Position Category

Cyber Security

Clearance

Top Secret

Responsibilities

Peraton is currently seeking an experienced Security & Development Developer to become part of our Federal Strategic Cyber Group.

Location: Rosslyn, VA and a secondary at Beltsville, MD.

Schedule: Mon-Friday, 08:00-16:00 (8:00 AM - 4:00PM).

In this role, you will: 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.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements:

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 Qualifications:

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.

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. Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. 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.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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