Junior Technical Project Manager

Peraton is seeking a Junior Technical Project Manager (“PM”) to join our team of highly skilled, dedicated, and motivated cleared professionals supporting the Department of State (DoS) Bureau of Consular Affairs Enterprise Infrastructure Operations (CAEIO) Program. The program provides IT Operations and Maintenance to modernize the legacy networks, applications, and databases supporting CA services globally.

The Junior PM will be a member of the CAEIO Portfolio Management Team, which oversees all project-related activities across the Service Operations Division (SO). The Junior PM will manage a portfolio of projects, overseeing the work and artifacts in collaboration with Government customers. Additionally, the PM will address the needs of a diverse team of operational engineers to achieve high standards in project management, tracking, and control.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT projects for the Department of State in coordination with customer managers.
• Work closely with technical engineers to track work, identify and analyze risks, and strategize issue remediation.
• Coordinate efforts of technical engineers to best use resources and accomplish program goals.
• Work with the customer PMO office to track schedules on an Integrated Master Schedule across the enterprise.
• Assist with resource management and risk management, identifying and preventing resource constraints and analyzing the results of system changes.
• Act as Delivery Manager or Scrum Master on Kanban teams, guiding technical resources through Scrum/Kanban and Agile Product Management practices.
• Develop comprehensive, executive-level reports that provide essential project information, such as risks, issues, impediments, and projected completion dates.
• Develop and deliver executive level presentations to senior government executives Liaise with program stakeholders such as development teams, security officers, and PMO.
• Work with appropriate technical and management resources to plan and schedule project timelines and milestones.

Core Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, approximately 8:00 AM ET – 4:30 PM ET (flexible)

Location: This position is hybrid with remote work and up to two days per week in the office in Sterling, VA or Washington, DC.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship and an active SECRET Government Security Clearance.
• Experience managing software development, database management, infrastructure, or network environment projects.
• Experience with project management methodologies and associated tools (SDLC, Agile, Kanban, and Jira).
• Solid experience with MS Office Suites.
• Experience with knowledge sharing tools, such as SharePoint and Confluence.
• Experience providing operational task support in a highly demanding environment.
• Ability to apply industry standards and best practices to achieve operational excellence.

Desired Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience working as a technical Project Manager on Federal contracts.
• PMI PMP strongly desired.
• Scrum Master and ITIL certifications.

Education and Experience Requirements: Minimum of 2 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 0 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 6 years with HS Diploma.

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.