Senior Scheduling Support Systems Engineer

Peraton • Fort Meade, MD

11d • $176,000 - $282,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Senior Scheduling Support Systems Engineer for its Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, Maryland. The role supports a large enterprise-wide engineering contract within the Intelligence Community and is performed at a customer location. As a technical SETA contractor, the engineer advises and assists the Government Program Manager with systems engineering activities, applying current Department of Defense and industry best practices in systems engineering processes and principles.

The role supports the Enterprise Schedule Management Service (ESMS) and its application, scheduling, and program management support team. The team helps mission customers develop and maintain program and project schedules. ESMS uses a Microsoft Project Server repository designed to provide a comprehensive inventory and hosting environment for programs, projects, and schedule dependencies. The position requires 1,880 hours of support per year and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or another related discipline, and at least 20 years of systems engineering experience.
• Alternatively, a Master’s or PhD degree may substitute for two years of experience.
• Alternatively, a high school diploma or GED plus 24 years of systems engineering experience is acceptable.
• Expertise with Microsoft Project.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be subject to a government security investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Broad experience in systems engineering disciplines, system integration, and project management.
• Demonstrated ability to work constructively and successfully with diverse stakeholders to resolve mission and technical issues.
• Self-starter with high attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Strong writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise and assist the Government Program Manager in systems engineering activities.
• Apply current DoD and industry best practices in systems engineering processes and principles.
• Assist the Enterprise Schedule Management Service and the application, scheduling, and program management support team.
• Support customers in developing and maintaining program and project schedules.
• Support the ESMS repository, which hosts programs, projects, and schedule dependencies.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for the employee and dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
• Eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short- and long-term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid vacation time, and company-paid holidays.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior