Software Development Manager

Peraton•Herndon, VA

4d•$135,000 - $216,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Software Development Manager to join its Department of State (DOS) Consular Systems Modernization (CSM) Program for the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT). The position is located in Herndon, Virginia. The manager maintains the project roadmap in alignment with customer priorities and ensures it is addressed and implemented consistently across the project teams and efforts under their responsibility. The role provides technical leadership for system and software delivery within an Agile development lifecycle, including production deployments and operations and maintenance. The manager aligns product backlogs with customers, works with the architecture team to translate customer or product requirements into solutions that account for technical, schedule, and cost constraints, and ensures software compliance standards are addressed by agile teams. The position directly supervises and manages agile team staff across multiple teams delivering modernized services, addresses team deficiencies and recommends process improvements, participates in customer planning and implementation, and serves as a line manager responsible for employee reviews and other administrative tasks.

Requirements

At least 12 years of experience.
Five years of technical lead experience with software development projects.
Hands-on software development experience and experience across all phases of the software development lifecycle, including analysis, design, implementation, testing, integration, and maintenance.
Experience supporting a system implementation program using agile methodologies.
Experience with application lifecycle tools, including tools for agile project management, version control, continuous integration, code scanning, automated testing, and issue tracking.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for preparing briefings, proposals, and similar documents.
Active DoD Secret or higher clearance; interim Secret clearance is acceptable.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field, such as Computer Science or Computer Information Systems.
Prior experience supporting the Department of State.
Scrum Master certification or experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain the project roadmap in alignment with customer priorities and ensure consistent implementation across responsible project teams and efforts.
Provide technical leadership for system and software delivery within an Agile development lifecycle, including production deployments and operations and maintenance.
Work with customers to align project product backlogs and address customer priorities.
Work with the architecture team to translate customer or product requirements into solutions that account for technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Ensure software compliance standards are addressed by agile teams.
Directly supervise and manage agile team staff and oversee delivery of modernized services across multiple teams.
Identify, analyze, and resolve team deficiencies, and develop and recommend corrective actions and process improvements.
Participate in customer planning sessions and project implementations.
Maintain frequent inter-organizational and customer contact related to agile team work.
Act as line manager for agile teams, conducting employee performance reviews, reviewing and approving timesheets, providing career guidance, and approving travel expenses, among other administrative tasks.

Benefits

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