Cyber Software Engineer

Job description

Responsibilities Peraton seeks a Cyber Software Engineer to support Army Cyber Command Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO). Location: Fort Gordon, GA This is a hands-on, code-forward technical role. The selected candidate will author custom detection analytics and hunt tooling, execute proactive threat hunting operations across the DoDIN-A, and translate threat intelligence into operationalized detection logic — all in direct support of Defensive Cyberspace Operations. The primary focus of this position is building and executing: writing Python-based analytics, developing Sigma rules, crafting complex SQL queries, and running those signatures against live telemetry to identify adversarial activity that evades traditional security boundaries. The candidate will also query and synthesize reporting from Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) repositories — including government, OSINT, and commercial-leased CTI platforms — to source and vector threat hunting analytics. Findings must be documented and communicated at a level suitable for senior leadership and general officer briefings. Tasks Include: - Threat Hunting & Detection Engineering - Design, build, and implement advanced detection a...