Quality & Risk Management Lead - SME

Peraton•Tampa, FL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Join Peraton's mission-critical team supporting secure, real-time data delivery across complex operational environments in direct support of our nation's warfighters. If you are driven by national security and energized by cutting-edge C2ISR capabilities, sensor integration, and resilient data transport solutions, we invite you to join our team. We are seeking highly cleared professionals who excel at the intersection of advanced communications infrastructure, distributed systems, and mission assurance—where reliability, security, and performance are paramount. Specifically, we are looking for a TS/SCI cleared Quality & Risk Management Lead - SME - to support this mission in Tampa, Florida.

Requirements

Previous experience as a Quality & Risk Management Lead or similar role supporting a DoD customer at the C CMD level
Minimum of 12 years’ experience to having worked in a management role.
A current, active DoD security clearance at the TS/SCI level
US citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

Must complete DoD-approved IA baseline certification for ADP-III/IT-III based on the IAT level and CE/Operating System (OS) certificate within six months of the assignment.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the strategic direction, execution, and optimization of task order quality and risk activities through implementation of a task order Quality Improvement Methodology and Risk Management Methodology, leading transformation workshops, lessons learned gathering and analysis, and continuous Improvement processes.
Provides authoritative leadership for QA and risk management strategy to drive “Design for Quality” practices, shaping testing protocols, performance metrics, and mitigation planning across the TO.
Ensures enterprise-wide alignment with government standards and mission outcomes.
Directs enterprise-level QA and risk strategy, tracking specific risk/opportunity and corrective actions in a RAID Log.
Establishes standards for QMP, POAM, and risk register development, including assignment of Risk Owners for Task 1 and working with Task 3 – 9 leads for risk assignments.
Interfaces with senior leadership to align QA and risk with operational priorities.
Guides integration of QA and risk data into PMP, MSRs, and transition deliverables.
Leads review and validation of IMS and task order portal functionality.
Shapes QA and risk governance and performance tracking across the command.
Advises on strategic quality improvements and risk mitigation planning.
Ensures traceability, auditability, and evaluator alignment in all QA and risk activities.
Promotes continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration.
Recognized for expertise in federal QA standards, risk frameworks, and service assurance.