Technical Project Lead

Peraton is seeking a Technical Project Lead to support an Intelligence Community customer in the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area. 

Responsibilities are: 

• Manages team of development resources including the planning/scheduling, training and mentorship to personnel, ensuring proper resourcing, and status reporting to senior management
• Plans, directs, and coordinates all development and sustainment activities for a portfolio of Business Applications across multiple functional areas and products.
• Prioritizes and allocates projects, products, and resources with the assistance of software/systems engineers, system administrators and ISSOs.
• Participates in the strategic decisions about technology, definition, and implementation of the software products.
• Directs software development projects to include, ensuring that projects are completed on time and according to quality standards, facilitating communication upward and across project team including project status, justifications for variances and technical information.
• Organizes projects through development of a project plan which includes communication of product goals as defined by top management, definition of project strategy, identification of the roles and responsibilities of key project groups, development of a schedule with key milestones, identification of risks, contingency plans and allocation of project resources.
• Develops or specifies standards, methods, or procedures to determine product quality or release readiness.
• Documents software defects, using a bug tracking system, and reports defects to software developers.
• Monitors bug resolution efforts and tracks successes.
• Participates in software design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems.
• Provides task direction and guidance to less experienced team members.
• Responsible for process improvement initiatives as they relate to development efforts
• Investigates problems and develops disposition and recommended corrective actions.
• Participates in meetings as required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years, Master’s degree with 10 years, Phd with 7 years of experience. 
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or SCI eligibly, and ability to pass a poly
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, high dollar projects and/or contracts.
• Demonstrated experience with the coordination, planning and implementation of project activities and resources using a flexible, adaptive, and problem-solving approach.
• Experience in interfacing with government designated representatives.

Desired Qualifications:

• Possess solid organization abilities and be a motivated, flexible team player.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.