Senior IT Program Portfolio Manager
About The Position
Peraton is seeking a Senior IT Program Portfolio Manager to lead integrated execution of a portfolio of concurrent, mission-critical IT projects for a single federal government agency supporting critical national security missions. The role operates in highly secure, classified environments and is the single accountable portfolio leader and primary executive point of contact for the customer. The Portfolio Manager owns portfolio-wide performance, delivery, financial health, workforce management, and continuous service improvement, leading Project Managers and Functional Leads and aligning priorities with customer mission objectives. The position oversees portfolio governance, integrated planning, service delivery and SLA compliance, financial and contract management, workforce and subcontractor management, technology transformation, risk, compliance and security, and reporting and configuration management. It maintains portfolio performance and financial reporting, oversees contractual deliverables, and ensures that projects meet commitments while advancing the customer's strategic IT goals. Work location is hybrid at Forrestal in Washington, DC; Germantown, MD; or Northern Virginia. Travel of up to 25% to sites throughout the United States is required.
Requirements
- 16 years of experience; management experience may be included.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance.
- At least 12 years of progressive IT experience, including at least 7 years in program/project management roles on federal government IT contracts, with at least 3 years overseeing multiple concurrent IT projects or a program portfolio.
- Experience overseeing multiple concurrent IT projects or programs for one 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 senior executive level.
- 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 for all portfolio projects and provide an integrated view of performance.
- Build trusted relationships with senior government leaders and translate the customer's mission priorities into portfolio objectives.
- Identify portfolio-level risks, opportunities, and strategic service initiatives; lead portfolio reviews, quarterly business reviews, and executive briefings.
- Act as the final internal escalation point for project issues that Project Managers or Functional Leads cannot resolve.
- Establish and lead a portfolio governance framework and oversee compliance with the customer's governance model, approvals, change authorities, and RACI responsibilities.
- Prioritize and sequence projects with the customer, maintain an integrated portfolio master schedule, and manage cross-project dependencies, shared resources, and conflicting priorities.
- Standardize project management methodologies, tools, templates, and reporting; evaluate new project requests and change proposals and recommend portfolio adjustments.
- Ensure all projects meet contractual SLAs and performance metrics; monitor portfolio health through dashboards and KPIs and oversee corrective action when performance is at risk.
- Oversee 24/7/365 operational continuity requirements and root cause analysis and problem management for recurring or major incidents.
- Own portfolio P&L, track funding and burn rates, forecast and reallocate resources, manage contract modifications and task/call order execution, and ensure contractual financial obligations are met.
- Provide timely portfolio- and project-level financial reporting to Peraton leadership and the customer.
- Recruit, develop, retain, and lead Project Managers, Functional Leads, engineers, and operational staff; allocate staff across projects and conduct performance management and succession planning.
- Ensure project leads and key personnel maintain required certifications and experience qualifications; manage subcontractor and teaming partner performance 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 and ensure architectural and technical alignment across projects.
- Drive technology refresh initiatives, capacity planning, and evaluations; support the customer's cloud adoption roadmap and integrate contractor operations with cloud platforms.
- Champion automation, continual service improvement, self-service capabilities, and sharing of innovations and lessons learned across projects.
- Maintain a portfolio-level risk and issue register 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-data handling protocols.
- Oversee 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.
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 for vacation
- Company-paid holidays
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus, depending on position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
