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Help Desk Engineer

Peraton

Annapolis Junction, MDFull-time$146–234K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$146–234K/yr
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

Peraton seeks a Help Desk lead to manage customer support tickets for web-based data management applications. The role supports user access, change requests, and troubleshooting; coordinates with engineering and application teams; maintains Jira tickets and Confluence documentation; and helps coordinate deployments, upgrades, and patches. The position requires an active TS/SCI with current polygraph, 14 years of systems engineering experience, and a technical bachelor’s degree or five additional years of systems engineering experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationIT Systems SupportSystems MonitoringTroubleshootingJiraConfluence

Qualifications

Active TS/SCI With Current Polygraph14 Years Systems Engineering ExperienceBachelor's in Technical Discipline or Equivalent Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Parental Leave

Full job description

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.

Responsibilities

Project Description:

  • The team supports a suite of web-based applications that automate data management for IC data custodians.

  • The products facilitate the capture of information and approvals that allow for the movement of data through the customer mission space in a compliant manner.

  • These products are critical to standardize and simplify data movement as well as data reuse and integration with downstream tools.

Job Description:

  • The team is looking for a Help Desk lead who can manage project help desk Jira tickets from customers seeking product support.

  • Ideal candidate will provide support for a suite of Data Management tools, including user access management, change requests, and real-time troubleshooting of technical issues.

  • Collaborate with system engineers, software engineers, and external application teams to drive timely issue resolution.

  • Document reported issues and change requests in Jira across multiple network platforms.

  • Create, update, and maintain both internal and customer-facing documentation in Confluence.

  • Manage the full lifecycle of Jira tickets, including prioritization, assignment, tracking, follow-up, and closure.

  • Coordinate software deployments, system upgrades, and security patches.

  • Participate in internal and customer meetings to provide updates, gather requirements, and ensure alignment on priorities.

  • Generate and deliver weekly and monthly performance, incident, and operational metrics.

Highly Desired Skills:

  • Demonstrated ability to operate as a self-starter with strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying complex concepts effectively to customers and end users

  • Provide support to IT systems, including day-to-day operations, monitoring, and troubleshooting across client devices; deliver Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (escalation) support for problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution, while ensuring timely escalation and clear communication of status to agency management and internal customers

  • Experience with Jira and Confluence

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

  • Active TS/SCI with current Polygraph required

  • Fourteen (14) years of experience in planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts.

  • Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required

  • Five (5) years of additional systems engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree

Benefits: Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting 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 eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Target Salary Range $146,000 - $234,000. 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. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own. EEO EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 524 open Help Desk jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$146–234K/yr
  • US median$60–81K/yr103 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $190K, is 171% above the US median midpoint ($70K) — in the top quarter of Help Desk salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 15 open Help Desk jobs in Maryland and 524 across the US. 12% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 14 years of experience — more than three in four Help Desk postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 362 postings).
Education
23 of the 524 open Help Desk jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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