Deputy Program Manager

Peraton • Herndon, VA

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About The Position

Peraton’s National Programs Business Intelligence Systems & Applications Operating Unit is seeking an experienced Software Project Manager to support its SITE III DO contract. The contract supports the orchestration, sustainment, and evolution of mission-critical applications and services for a major U.S. Intelligence Community Directorate. The work encompasses requirements and solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, testing and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis supporting the Defense Intelligence community, Combatant Commands, partner nations, and federal agencies. The team applies architecture design, data science, cloud services, DevSecOps, and platform integration to sustain and evolve the U.S. human intelligence apparatus and its partners.

The Software Project Manager will serve as Deputy Program Manager, reporting directly to the SITE III DO Program Manager. The role oversees multiple software development efforts and operations and maintenance of deployed applications, and participates in planning future applications and projects. It coordinates with project leads to assess status, maintain schedules, and take corrective action; plans resources; participates in hiring; and engages with customer leadership through briefings, presentations, and technical exchange meetings. The position also develops cost estimates and technical approaches for customer tasking, reviews the monthly Integrated Management Schedule, and prepares monthly program management reviews and weekly customer progress reviews. It participates in quality assurance and risk management and serves as the Program Manager’s backup for customer inquiries, including financial and contractual matters. The Deputy Program Manager must understand contract deliverables and funding at both contract and application levels. The role requires problem-solving, flexibility, collaboration, responsiveness to feedback, consensus-building, and the ability to communicate a vision.

The position requires full-time work in a SCIF, with flexible hours. The stated target salary range is $146,000–$234,000; pay depends on factors including responsibilities, qualifications, location, and business and contract considerations. Employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an area relevant to the position and 10+ years of relevant experience, or a relevant master’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to pass a polygraph.
• Experience with Agile development and AWS architecture and hosting; general knowledge of database design, web services, and UI design.
• Experience planning, scheduling, and tracking software development.
• Experience in software development and managing software development teams or projects.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Expertise in PowerPoint, Excel, and MS Project.
• Ability to multitask across multiple efforts.
• Past experience managing program cost and funding.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, Agile environment.
• Ability to work full-time in a SCIF; hours are flexible.

Nice To Haves

• PMP certification.
• Security+ certification.
• Certified Scrum Master.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple software development efforts and the operations and maintenance of deployed software applications.
• Participate in planning for future applications and projects.
• Coordinate with project leads to assess status, ensure timelines are met, and take corrective action as needed.
• Plan resources and participate in interviewing and hiring.
• Engage with customer leadership through briefings, presentations, and real-time technical exchange meetings.
• Create cost estimates based on resource levels and capabilities, and develop detailed technical approaches to customer tasking.
• Oversee and review the Integrated Management Schedule delivered to the customer monthly.
• Create the monthly Program Management Review in coordination with the SITE III DO Program Manager and prepare weekly customer progress reviews.
• Participate in Quality Assurance and Risk Management tasks.
• Serve as backup to the SITE III DO Program Manager for customer inquiries, including financial and contractual matters.
• Maintain a complete understanding of contract deliverables and funding at the contract and individual application levels.
• Collaborate on engineering tasks, incorporate feedback, adjust plans as options develop, build consensus among teams, and convey vision.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for employees and dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
• Participation in an attractive bonus plan.
• Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior