IT Program Manager / Enterprise Cloud Platform Technology Leader

Peraton•,

9d•$146,000 - $234,000•Remote

About The Position

Peraton is seeking an Information Technology (IT) Program Manager (PM) / Enterprise Cloud Platform Technology Leader responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing all technical and program related activities that deliver secure, reliable, and scalable cloud infrastructure services for a large federal civilian agency. This opportunity will support the modernization of a large-scale multi-tenant cloud ecosystem, providing critical enterprise-wide support for more than 40 million users in a complex stakeholder environment. This position requires senior level leadership skills combined with modern cloud and industry leading technical capabilities including product development, strict security compliance, latest technology cloud solutions, reliable application delivery with SaaS and Artificial Intelligence integrations and rapid continuous delivery.

Requirements

16 years of experience, must have management experience
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
Minimum fifteen (15) years of relevant experience managing large scale federal IT or cloud infrastructure programs.
Strong understanding of cloud architectures, networking, security, and cost optimization strategies.
Proven ability to lead multi cloud operations in high availability, mission critical environments.
Deep familiarity with federal cybersecurity frameworks, including FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800 53, and Zero Trust.
Experience implementing ITIL, Agile, and DevSecOps methodologies.
Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and executive briefing skills.
Ability to manage complex technical programs with competing priorities and evolving requirements.
Demonstrated success in leading diverse technical teams and subcontractors
U.S. Citizenship required; must have the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.
Top Secret clearance preferred
PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification
ITIL Foundation or higher
SAFe, Scrum, or Agile certifications
Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

Lead solutions to design and implement cloud architectures, networking, security, and cost optimization strategies.
Lead multi cloud operational teams in high availability, mission critical environments.
Provide leadership and direct to implement and manage services requiring federal cybersecurity frameworks, including FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800 53, and Zero Trust.
Implement and manage multi-disciplinary teams to ensure daily use of ITIL, Agile, and DevSecOps methodologies.
Manage complex technical programs and initiatives with competing priorities and evolving requirements.
Serve as the accountable leader for a large-scale cloud platform enterprise ensuring daily communication, stakeholder management, and executive briefings.
Directs all aspects of program performance, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk management for cloud infrastructure services.
Oversees adherence to FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust Architecture principles, the federal civilian agency security policies, and all relevant federal standards.
Implements ITIL aligned processes for incident management, change control, configuration management, and continuous monitoring.
Develops and delivers dashboards, metrics, and reports demonstrating SLA/KPI compliance and operational health.
Manages staffing, labor categories, subcontractors, and financial performance to ensure efficient and compliant program operations.
Serves as the primary point of contact for the CO, COR, Government Task Leads, and the federal civilian agency program stakeholders.
Collaborates with development, cybersecurity, operations, and data teams to support DevSecOps pipelines and integrated cloud services.
Translates federal civilian agency mission needs into actionable technical and operational plans that support availability, scalability, and modernization.
Guides multi-disciplinary teams, fosters a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, and ensures high quality service delivery.
Leads proactive identification, mitigation, communication of risks, dependencies, and operational challenges.
Provides clear, timely, and transparent communication to government leadership, ensuring shared understanding of priorities, progress, and decisions.
Position could support / work across multiple enterprise-wide efforts within Peraton.