Technology Integration Lead

Peraton•Reston, VA

7d•$135,000 - $216,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Peraton’s Space sector is seeking a cleared Technology Integration Lead to serve as the operational and strategic core of the CTO office. This full-time role is based in Reston, Virginia, with travel to customer and corporate sites as needed. Reporting directly to the Sector Chief Technology Officer, the role connects the CTO’s strategic vision with technical teams, business line leadership, and enterprise organizations. The lead translates strategy into execution, helps focus and support technical experts, and ensures that roadmaps, innovations, and ideas reach the people and programs that need them. The position owns technology roadmapping and standards; execution of the CTO’s independent research and development (IRAD) strategy and portfolio; technology transfer and integration; technical talent mentoring and development; and program enablement and customer value. It also ensures consistent execution across CTO office initiatives, improves processes and governance, removes obstacles to high-value technical work, and reports progress and outcomes to the CTO and sector leadership. The role calls for a trusted leader who can align technical and business stakeholders, connect program needs with investments and expertise, and support both current customer readiness and longer-term technology priorities.

Requirements

12 or more years of experience and a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility; must be able to maintain the clearance.
Demonstrated experience in technology strategy, R&D management, or technical operations within the defense or intelligence community.
Proven track record developing and maintaining technology roadmaps that align business, customer, and technology perspectives.
Experience managing IRAD or R&D portfolios from proposal evaluation through execution and transition.
Strong understanding of defense acquisition processes and how technology investments translate to competitive advantage.
Experience mentoring or developing technical talent, including career development, training program design, or workforce planning.
Excellent facilitation and collaboration skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders across organizational boundaries.
Demonstrated ability to build and sustain cross-functional relationships across technical, business, and corporate organizations.
Full-time availability with flexibility for hybrid work and travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

Master’s or doctoral degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline.
Direct experience supporting NRO, NGA, USSF, DIA, NASA, or NOAA programs or customers.
Background in one or more emergent technology areas, such as AI/ML, cloud, digital twin, space networks, or optical communications, sufficient to engage credibly with SMEs and guide investment decisions.
Experience transferring technology from R&D or laboratory environments into operational programs.
Process design mindset and ability to create scalable, repeatable approaches for a large organization.
Experience building or managing technical career frameworks and development programs.
Knowledge of industry tools for roadmapping, portfolio management, and talent development.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph strongly preferred.
Established network across the defense technology community, including government, industry, and academia.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to and influence executive leadership.

Responsibilities

Develop, govern, and maintain technology roadmaps with the emergent technology community and sector stakeholders.
Translate roadmaps into actionable inputs for capture strategies, proposal development, and program planning.
Balance near-term customer readiness with longer-term technology priorities and emerging trends.
Execute the CTO’s IRAD strategy from ideation and investment decisions through project execution.
Manage the IRAD proposal vetting process, evaluating technical merit, business alignment, customer relevance, and growth potential with SMEs and sector stakeholders.
Maintain visibility into the sector-wide IRAD portfolio, identify gaps, overlaps, and opportunities, and communicate business impact metrics.
Build relationships with peer sectors and internal organizations to identify technologies, tools, and approaches that can strengthen Space sector capabilities.
Drive technology transfer from Peraton Labs and other enterprise organizations into sector programs and pursuits.
Create mechanisms for capturing and sharing lessons learned, best practices, and reusable technical assets.
Help technical staff grow as leaders, communicators, and contributors to business growth.
Partner with HR and business leadership to define career paths for technical staff, particularly in emergent technology areas.
Identify training needs and develop formal and informal programs to spread expert knowledge.
Support workforce planning to ensure the sector has the right technical talent at the right time.
Partner with program managers to identify optimization and efficiency opportunities that reduce cost, improve delivery, or enhance quality.
Assess programs for emergent technology insertion opportunities that benefit customer missions and Peraton performance.
Connect program needs with IRAD investments, technology transfer opportunities, and SME expertise to support bids.
Support new business pursuits by ensuring technical differentiators, talent, and tools are ready for capture teams.
Track and communicate the business impact of technology enablement activities across the sector.
Ensure stable, consistent execution across CTO office initiatives, including roadmapping, IRAD, technology transfer, talent development, and program enablement.
Identify and remove obstacles that prevent technical staff from focusing on high-value work.
Continuously improve processes, tools, and governance structures to increase efficiency and impact.
Provide regular reporting to the CTO and sector leadership on execution status, portfolio health, talent development progress, and program outcomes.
Maintain visibility across initiatives to identify synergies, gaps, and opportunities.