Technical Project Engineer, Senior Advisor

Peraton

1d•$135,000 - $216,000

About The Position

Peraton is seeking an Applications Modernization Lead . The Applications Modernization Lead will lead and oversee the full lifecycle of application modernization initiatives, ensuring alignment between modernization strategy, project execution, and organizational objectives. Serves as the primary liaison across product management, architecture, engineering teams, and business leadership to drive successful transformation outcomes. Monitors program performance, budget adherence, modernization roadmaps, and delivery milestones while providing clear, data‑driven status reporting to stakeholders. This position will perform the following duties but not limited too: Evaluates modernization challenges and develops actionable solutions that improve system performance, scalability, quality, and user satisfaction. Establishes frameworks and mechanisms for tracking modernization progress, identifying risks, and enabling timely intervention across cross‑functional teams, technical leads, and business partners. Acts as the primary point of contact for the Peraton DFAS Account on all applications modernization efforts within DFAS. Providing strategic direction to modernization teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and cloud adoption strategies. Developing, maintaining, and governing the modernization program plan, including migration waves, technical workstreams, and resource allocation. Planning, organizing, and overseeing staff to meet business transformation goals, technology evolution needs, and modernization best practices. Leading and coordinating cross‑functional teams spanning engineering, architecture, DevOps, security, and business operations. Translating business needs into modernization requirements and ensuring seamless collaboration between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams. Partnering with customers to define modernization goals, transformation roadmaps, KPIs, and reporting structures. Engaging with senior leadership to communicate progress, risks, and strategic recommendations. Managing all aspects of the design, development, migration, and implementation of assigned modernization projects, from legacy assessment through cloud‑native deployment.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
Must be a US Citizen
Must have active Public Trust clearance
Demonstrated experience within a DoW Agency.
Demonstrated experience generating innovative solutions.
Familiarity and experience with modernization methodologies, cloud platforms and Architecture.

Nice To Haves

Strong familiarity with DoD Finance and Accounting legacy systems is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Evaluates modernization challenges and develops actionable solutions that improve system performance, scalability, quality, and user satisfaction.
Establishes frameworks and mechanisms for tracking modernization progress, identifying risks, and enabling timely intervention across cross‑functional teams, technical leads, and business partners.
Acts as the primary point of contact for the Peraton DFAS Account on all applications modernization efforts within DFAS.
Providing strategic direction to modernization teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and cloud adoption strategies.
Developing, maintaining, and governing the modernization program plan, including migration waves, technical workstreams, and resource allocation.
Planning, organizing, and overseeing staff to meet business transformation goals, technology evolution needs, and modernization best practices.
Leading and coordinating cross‑functional teams spanning engineering, architecture, DevOps, security, and business operations.
Translating business needs into modernization requirements and ensuring seamless collaboration between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
Partnering with customers to define modernization goals, transformation roadmaps, KPIs, and reporting structures.
Engaging with senior leadership to communicate progress, risks, and strategic recommendations.
Managing all aspects of the design, development, migration, and implementation of assigned modernization projects, from legacy assessment through cloud‑native deployment.