Senior Technical Project Manager

We are seeking a dedicated and innovation-minded Senior Technical Project Manager who thrives in a team-oriented environment with a passion to serve both their mission and customers. This role offers great opportunities for growth and developing innovative technical portfolio-based solutions.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical project leadership engaging multiple teams and stakeholders to achieve results.  A proven track record of future technology assessment, selection, development, and implementation is required. They must demonstrate exceptional organizational, communication, stakeholder and contractor management skills, along with expertise in technology innovation.

If you are motivated, energetic, forward thinking, have a passion to develop and deliver next-gen solutions, join us where your talents make a difference!

The Senior Technical Project Manager will initially be responsible for leading a contract providing network architecture and engineering services to a critical mission customer. Additional responsibilities will include bringing innovative ideas and concepts as well as assessment and implementation of cutting-edge technology solutions across the portfolio. Our dynamic program team provides full spectrum network connectivity including architecture, engineering, development, integration, deployment, configuration management, project management and network security services to the global enterprise, as well as systems and cloud engineering services for application modernization and transition of legacy applications into hybrid cloud platforms.

Duties may also include:

• Leading the contractor team to ensure quality delivery that satisfies customer goals and objectives
• Accountability for the performance and results of this team within our area of specialty
• Adapt departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges
• Decisions and problem solving are guided by policies, procedures, and department plan; receives guidance from manager
• Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers
• Interfacing with the customer’s mission and contract representatives
• Managing the PMO functional support activities including finance, contracts, and subcontracts
• Leading staffing efforts working across Peraton and subcontractors
• Achieving corporate financial targets
• Developing and implementing strategies for contract growth and to position for follow-on acquisitions

Basic Qualifications

• 15 years of management or technical leadership experience
• A proven track record of future technology assessment, selection, development, and implementation
• Demonstrated exceptional organizational, communication, stakeholder and contractor management skills, along with expertise in technology innovation
• Experience successfully leading teams of engineering staff to achieve customer satisfaction and provide innovative solutions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead discussions with customers and company leadership
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with network architecture/design/installation, network and firewall vendor products including Cisco, Palo Alto, and SonicWall
• PMP certification highly desired
• One 8570 certification or equivalent
• BS degree in STEM or related field desired

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and participation in an attractive bonus plan.

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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.