Senior IT Program Portfolio Manager

Peraton•Washington, DC

6d•$176,000 - $282,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Senior IT Program Portfolio Manager to lead integrated execution of concurrent, mission-critical IT projects for a federal government agency responsible for national security missions. The position is the single accountable leader and primary executive customer contact for the portfolio, with responsibility for portfolio-wide performance, delivery, financial health, workforce management, and continuous service improvement. The role leads Project Managers and Functional Leads, aligns priorities with customer mission objectives, balances resources and funding, manages cross-project dependencies and risks, and ensures contractual commitments and strategic IT goals are met. The Portfolio Manager provides executive-level customer relationship management; establishes portfolio governance and integrated planning; oversees service delivery, SLAs, financial and contract management, workforce and subcontractors, technology and transformation, risk, compliance and security, reporting, deliverables, and configuration management. The position is hybrid at Forrestal in Washington, DC, Germantown, MD, or Northern Virginia, with travel of up to 25% to sites throughout the United States.

Requirements

16 years of experience; management experience may be included.
At least 12 years of progressive IT experience, including at least 7 years in program/project management roles on federal government IT contracts and at least 3 years overseeing multiple concurrent IT projects or a program portfolio.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance.
Experience overseeing multiple concurrent IT projects or programs for a single customer, including prioritization, resource allocation, and cross-project dependency management.
Experience leading a portfolio or program with a combined workforce of 100 or more personnel, including Project Managers as direct reports.
Classified IT operations experience supporting national security missions; cyber operations experience is secondary.
Demonstrated experience managing large federal IT operations in a classified environment.
Proven experience managing portfolio or program financials, including contractor-borne cost responsibilities and subcontractor management.
Direct experience managing relationships with U.S. government agencies at the senior executive level.
Demonstrated experience delivering against complex, contractually defined SLA frameworks with priority-tiered incident management.

Nice To Haves

Active Top Secret clearance.
Department of Energy (DOE) and/or National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) experience.
PMI Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.
ITIL v4/5 Foundation certification or higher, with working knowledge of incident, problem, change, and configuration management disciplines.
Experience with portfolio management tools and practices and hybrid/Agile delivery approaches.
Experience leading transitions of multiple projects or service towers into a consolidated portfolio.

Responsibilities

Serve as the executive-level interface to customer leadership and provide an integrated view of portfolio performance.
Build trusted-advisor relationships with senior government leaders and translate mission priorities into portfolio objectives.
Identify portfolio-level risks, opportunities, and strategic service improvements; lead portfolio reviews, QBRs, and executive briefings.
Act as the final internal escalation point for issues unresolved by Project Managers or Functional Leads.
Establish and lead a portfolio governance framework and ensure compliance with the customer's governance model, approvals, change authorities, RACI responsibilities, SOW, and project requirements.
Prioritize and sequence projects with the customer; manage the integrated portfolio master schedule, cross-project dependencies, shared resources, and conflicting priorities.
Standardize project management methodologies, tools, templates, and reporting across projects.
Evaluate project requests and change proposals for scope, cost, risk, and mission impact, and recommend portfolio adjustments.
Ensure projects meet contractual SLAs and performance metrics; monitor portfolio health through dashboards and cost, schedule, scope, quality, and SLA indicators.
Promote transparent performance management and corrective action plans; oversee 24/7/365 operational continuity and root cause analysis and problem management for recurring or major incidents.
Own portfolio P&L, track funding, burn rates, and cost/schedule performance, forecast and reallocate resources, and manage contract modifications, task/call orders, funding actions, and financial reporting.
Recruit, develop, retain, and lead multidisciplinary personnel; allocate and rebalance staff; mentor Project Managers; conduct performance management and succession planning; ensure key personnel meet certification and experience requirements.
Manage subcontractor and teaming partner relationships and contractual flow-downs; maintain compliance with U.S. citizenship and security clearance requirements for sensitive positions.
Provide strategic oversight of a complex, multi-platform enterprise environment; drive technology refresh, capacity planning, and infrastructure readiness.
Support the customer’s cloud adoption roadmap across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, and ensure contractor operations integrate with cloud platforms.
Champion automation, continual service improvement, self-service capabilities, and sharing of innovations and best practices.
Maintain portfolio-level risk and issue registers and mitigate operational, financial, technical, schedule, and personnel risks.
Ensure compliance with federal IT security requirements, access control policies, credential vault standards, security incident reporting obligations, and sensitive/classified data handling protocols.
Oversee delivery of contractual deliverables, including capacity plans, patch reports, monitoring dashboards, incident summaries, monthly trend reports, and ad-hoc queries.
Produce consolidated portfolio status reports and maintain portfolio and project documentation, configuration baselines, and transition artifacts according to customer standards.

Benefits

Medical insurance
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
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.