Deputy Program Manager
About The Position
Peraton’s National Programs Business Intelligence Systems & Applications Operating Unit seeks an experienced Software Project Manager to support its SITE III DO contract, which orchestrates, sustains, and evolves mission-critical applications and services for a major U.S. Intelligence Community Directorate. The contract applies a multidisciplinary approach to requirements and solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, service development, integration, testing and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis supporting HUMINT collection, correlation, and dissemination. The team uses architecture design, data science, cloud services, DevSecOps, and platform integration to develop and sustain the global U.S. human intelligence apparatus and its partners. Serving as Deputy Program Manager, the employee reports directly to the SITE III DO Program Manager and oversees multiple software development efforts and the operations and maintenance of deployed applications. The role also participates in planning future applications and projects, coordinates with project leads to assess status and meet timelines, and takes corrective action as needed. Duties include resource planning, interviewing and hiring, customer-leadership briefings and presentations, real-time technical exchange meetings, cost estimates, and detailed technical approaches to customer tasking. The Deputy Program Manager oversees and reviews the monthly Integrated Management Schedule, prepares monthly Program Management Reviews with the Program Manager, and supports weekly customer progress reviews, Quality Assurance, and Risk Management. The role backs up the Program Manager on customer inquiries, including financial and contractual matters, and requires a thorough understanding of contract deliverables and funding at both the contract and individual-application levels. Success requires problem-solving, flexibility, collaboration on engineering tasks, openness to feedback, consensus-building, and the ability to communicate a vision. Full-time work in a SCIF is required, with flexible hours.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area and 10 or more years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree in a relevant area 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, plus 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.
- Proven 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.
- Problem-solving, flexibility, collaboration, ability to incorporate feedback, generate consensus, and convey vision.
Nice To Haves
- PMP certification.
- Security+ certification.
- Certified Scrum Master certification.
Responsibilities
- Oversee multiple software development efforts and 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 actions as necessary.
- 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 customer-facing Integrated Management Schedule delivered 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.
- Back up the SITE III DO Program Manager for customer inquiries, including financial and contractual topics.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of contract deliverables and funding at the contract and individual-application levels.
Benefits
- Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for the employee and dependents.
- 25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
- Participation in an attractive bonus plan.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay, depending on the position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
