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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Peraton is seeking an experienced Network Team Lead that will be responsible for the design, administration, performance, and 24x7x365 operations of the customer's enterprise network infrastructure, encompassing 150 routers, 477 switches, 88+ firewalls, 28 load balancers, 541 wireless access points, and 1,300+ network devices across 88+ locations nationwide. The ideal candidate leads the Network Operations Center (NOC), manages 23 distinct network technology areas, coordinates customer Field Office Representatives, and drives DHS security finding remediation across the entire customer network estate.
Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage all network services, providing technical direction and performance oversight for NOC engineers, network architects, and field network technicians.
- Manage 24x7x365 NOC operations — ensure continuous monitoring, rapid incident response, and escalation management for all network events.
- Oversee administration of 150 routers, 477 switches, 88+ firewalls, 28 load balancers, and 541 WAPs across 88+ locations.
- Coordinate Field Office Representatives — provide technical guidance, escalation support, and network change coordination for 78 field offices.
- Lead DHS security finding remediation — manage weekly DHS security reports, prioritize findings, assign remediation tasks, and track closure.
- Manage network change management — author and review network RFCs, attend CAB, and ensure all network changes follow customer change management procedures.
- Develop and maintain network capacity plans — monitor bandwidth utilization, forecast growth, and coordinate circuit upgrades with the customer and carriers.
- Oversee network security posture in coordination with the Network Security Team Lead — firewall policy reviews, ACL management, and security hardening.
- Manage OEM relationships (Cisco, Juniper, F5, Palo Alto) — coordinate support cases, software upgrades, and roadmap planning.
- Produce weekly/monthly network health reports, NOC performance metrics, and capacity trend analyses for customer leadership.
- Coordinate with the MEM team to ensure full-stack network monitoring coverage and rapid P1 incident notification.
- Support bank closing operations — provide network resources and on-call support for after-hours bank closing activities.
- Location: Must work onsite at the Primary Data Center in Northern Virginia
Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. 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.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
