IBM Maximo Technical Lead

Peraton•Dallas, TX

2d•$112,000 - $179,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Peraton is seeking an IBM Maximo Technical Lead to serve as the functional lead for IBM Maximo capabilities supporting the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Manufacturing Execution System (MES) environment. The role provides hands-on leadership for Maximo configuration, customization, integration, asset management, maintenance processes, reporting, troubleshooting, and sustainment. The lead will work across manufacturing, MES, enterprise applications, data, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to improve equipment reliability and operational performance at BEP facilities. This is a hybrid position, with an expectation to work on-site three days per week in Fort Worth, Texas. Periodic support at the Washington, DC location is required as directed by the customer. The role supports critical currency production operations, including releases, patches, upgrades, deployments, and planned after-hours or weekend activities when required.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance.
Bachelor's degree and 8 years of professional experience, or an associate degree and 10 years of professional experience, or a high school diploma/equivalent and 12 years of professional experience.
Strong progressive experience supporting enterprise applications, systems engineering, or manufacturing/asset management systems, with significant hands-on experience using IBM Maximo.
Demonstrated experience administering, configuring, customizing, integrating, and sustaining IBM Maximo in a production environment.
Strong knowledge of Maximo Asset Management and related capabilities, including asset hierarchy, work orders, preventive/predictive maintenance, asset criticality, reliability, workflows, and reporting.
Experience developing or supporting Maximo integrations with enterprise applications, ERP/MES platforms, databases, APIs, or other manufacturing systems.
Experience with Maximo scripting, configuration, application customization, data management, troubleshooting, and performance analysis.
Experience supporting the full application lifecycle, including requirements, design, development/configuration, testing, deployment, documentation, and operations and maintenance.
Experience working in Agile software/product delivery environments.
Ability to analyze complex technical issues and coordinate solutions across application, database, infrastructure, IT/OT, cybersecurity, and business teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues and recommendations to Government and senior program stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related technical field.
IBM Maximo certification or demonstrated advanced Maximo technical expertise.
Experience with Maximo Application Suite (MAS), Maximo Manage, or modern Maximo platform capabilities.
Experience integrating Maximo with MES, Oracle EBS/OCI, SCADA/PLC systems, manufacturing equipment, IoT/edge platforms, or industrial data environments.
Experience supporting manufacturing operations, industrial asset management, maintenance/reliability engineering, or production environments.
Experience with Oracle databases, SQL, APIs, integration middleware, enterprise data platforms, or cloud technologies.
Knowledge of manufacturing IT/OT architectures, automation, predictive maintenance, or industrial analytics.
Experience with cybersecurity, Zero Trust, NIST, or IT/OT security practices applicable to manufacturing systems.
Experience with data quality, master data, reporting, dashboards, analytics, or AI/ML-enabled maintenance and reliability use cases.
Experience working with Federal Government agencies, Treasury, BEP, or other regulated/high-availability operational environments.
SAFe experience, which is strongly desired.
SAFe certification and/or experience leading Agile delivery teams.
Active Public Trust or equivalent Government suitability determination.

Responsibilities

Lead Maximo technical and functional activities supporting asset management, work management, preventive and predictive maintenance, asset hierarchy, equipment reliability, and operational reporting.
Configure and customize IBM Maximo applications, workflows, business rules, scripts, screens, reports, and related capabilities according to BEP requirements and approved architecture.
Analyze and resolve Maximo application, integration, data, configuration, and performance issues, and coordinate Tier 2/Tier 3 troubleshooting as needed.
Develop and maintain integrations between Maximo and MES, ERP, manufacturing equipment, databases, APIs, and other enterprise systems.
Support asset hierarchy, asset criticality, maintenance strategies, work orders, preventive and predictive maintenance, inventory/material relationships, and related data quality activities.
Support dashboards, metrics, reports, and analytics for monitoring equipment uptime, reliability, maintenance performance, and manufacturing operations.
Participate in requirements analysis, solution design, development and configuration, testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression testing, deployment, and production support.
Work within Peraton's Agile/SAFe delivery approach, participating in Program Increments, sprint planning, demonstrations, retrospectives, backlog refinement, and release activities.
Coordinate Maximo dependencies with MES, Oracle EBS/OCI, IT/OT systems, manufacturing equipment, data platforms, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams.
Support modernization and continuous improvement involving manufacturing systems, automation, IoT/edge technologies, data analytics, and Industry 4.0/5.0 capabilities, as applicable.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, configuration records, interface specifications, operating procedures, test artifacts, and knowledge-transfer materials.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to Maximo developers, analysts, and support personnel, and help establish repeatable engineering and sustainment practices.
Support releases, patches, upgrades, deployments, and planned after-hours/weekend activities when required to protect currency production operations.
Support BEP transition-in, knowledge transfer, operational readiness, and continuity of support without disruption to critical manufacturing systems.

Benefits

Medical benefits
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Health savings account
Short- and long-term disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Parental leave
401(k)
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
Company-paid holidays
Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay