Senior Cyber Program Analyst

Peraton • Washington, DC

1d • $104,000 - $166,000

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Program Analyst to support a cleared federal government customer. The role provides senior-level program management, cybersecurity portfolio analysis, governance, financial management, risk analysis, and executive decision support across multiple enterprise cybersecurity initiatives.

Working within an enterprise Cyber PMO, the analyst coordinates complex technical cybersecurity programs and translates technical, financial, schedule, and operational data into actionable insights for senior government leadership. The position requires strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills in a mission-focused, highly regulated environment.

Requirements

• Relevant professional experience in program analysis, cybersecurity program management, IT program management, portfolio management, or a related discipline.
• Experience requirement varies by education: 8 years with a bachelor's degree, 6 years with a master's degree, 3 years with a Ph.D., or 12 years with a high school diploma.
• Demonstrated experience supporting federal government cybersecurity, information technology, or mission programs.
• Experience working within a Cyber PMO, enterprise PMO, cybersecurity portfolio, or similar program governance organization.
• Experience developing and managing integrated master schedules, project plans, roadmaps, milestones, resource forecasts, risk registers, and program performance metrics.
• Strong experience with programmatic data analysis, schedule analysis, financial analysis, risk management, and executive-level reporting.
• Ability to develop executive briefings, dashboards, reports, white papers, decision-support products, and governance materials.
• Experience facilitating IPTs, governance boards, portfolio reviews, executive meetings, and stakeholder engagements.
• Working knowledge of RMF, NIST cybersecurity frameworks and guidance, FISMA, federal cybersecurity requirements, and security authorization processes.
• Experience collaborating with cybersecurity technical personnel, including engineers, ISSOs, ISSMs, system owners, security architects, and technical project teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to communicate complex technical and programmatic information to senior government leaders and non-technical stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint and ability to develop professional executive-level program management products.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, identify emerging issues, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.
• U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI or Q/SCI clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in cybersecurity, information technology, systems engineering, business, project management, or a related field.
• Experience supporting the Department of Energy, Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, or other federal civilian agencies.
• Experience supporting enterprise cybersecurity portfolios or large-scale cybersecurity transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate enterprise Cyber PMO operations supporting multiple technical cybersecurity initiatives across a federal department or agency.
• Develop and maintain Project Management Plans, Integrated Master Schedules, Work Breakdown Structures, project roadmaps, milestone plans, dependency maps, and resource forecasts.
• Analyze technical project performance, schedule execution, organizational risks, resource utilization, financial data, and program health indicators to support executive decision-making.
• Provide senior government leadership with program analyses, strategic recommendations, performance assessments, and decision-support briefings.
• Facilitate executive governance reviews, Integrated Product Team meetings, portfolio reviews, working groups, and stakeholder engagements.
• Develop and maintain executive dashboards, portfolio reports, briefing packages, white papers, decision memoranda, program assessments, and performance metrics.
• Evaluate cybersecurity programs to identify performance trends, operational gaps, risks, dependencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Coordinate development and maintenance of program documentation, governance artifacts, project charters, standard operating procedures, lifecycle documentation, and management processes.
• Assess project risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, constraints, and change requests, and coordinate mitigation and resolution activities.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity engineers, ISSOs, ISSMs, system owners, program managers, security architects, and cross-functional teams.
• Recommend improvements to Cyber PMO governance, portfolio management, reporting processes, project management methodologies, performance measurement, and management controls.
• Coordinate spend plans, budget execution, financial reporting, obligation and expenditure tracking, and multi-year resource forecasting.
• Support implementation of the Risk Management Framework, NIST cybersecurity guidance, FISMA requirements, and applicable federal or agency cybersecurity directives.
• Drive organizational improvements through reporting automation, data analysis, knowledge management, process standardization, and repeatable project management practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, reporting efficiency, portfolio visibility, governance effectiveness, and program execution.
• Support audit, assessment, compliance, and program review activities by preparing documentation, evidence, metrics, and management responses.
• Maintain awareness of mission priorities, program dependencies, organizational objectives, and evolving cybersecurity requirements.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Health savings account
• Short- and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Paid time off for vacation
• Company-paid holidays
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed