Technical Project Manager (TPM)

Peraton • Herndon, VA

9d • $80,000 - $128,000

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Technical Project Manager (TPM) to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard.

Requirements

• 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA; 6 years with no degree
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Candidate must meet ONE of the following:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field; OR
• Relevant DoD/military training (examples: DAU ACQ 101; 4‑11‑C22 (CP); 4‑11‑C23; IT Project Manager (Intermediate) Playlist; ITIL® 4 Foundation); OR
• Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (examples: PMP, CAPM, CompTIA Project+; SecurityX/CASP+; DAWIA PM Practitioner; GSEC; Security+).
• Project coordination or project management support experience, preferably supporting technical or DoD programs.
• Proficiency drafting project plans, maintaining IMS/schedules, tracking risks/issues, and preparing status reports.
• Familiarity with project tools (MS Project/Primavera, Jira/Azure DevOps), reporting dashboards, and configuration/versioned repositories.
• Strong communication, stakeholder coordination, meeting facilitation, and documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Prior DoD/ARNG technical project support experience and familiarity with RMF/ATO schedule impacts.
• Experience supporting testing events, deployments, logistics planning, or vendor coordination.
• Formal project certification (PMP/CAPM/Project+) and comfort with Agile/DevSecOps delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day‑to-day delivery activities for technical projects spanning infrastructure, cloud, network, and modernization efforts.
• Update project scope documents, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and risk registers per project guidance.
• Track work‑package progress, monitor task completion, identify issues, and escalate to senior leadership as required.
• Prepare draft project plans, schedule updates, execution artifacts, and status summaries to support tactical delivery and leadership visibility.
• Assist change management by documenting impacts to scope/schedule/technical outcomes and routing updates through approved channels.
• Organize cross‑functional meetings, capture action items, maintain communications, and coordinate testing/event scheduling and transition artifacts.
• Maintain project repositories and reporting inputs within Government‑approved systems to support governance and auditability.
• Contribute to risk updates, mitigation notes, and monthly report content for program reviews and leadership briefings.
• Apply standard project management practices to support multiple concurrent initiatives in a fast‑paced, mission‑driven environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees