IT Project Manager

Be part of our exciting team supporting the successful execution of major IT-related projects, change requests, and service design initiatives.  Peraton is seeking a Project Manager to managing large-scale projects, tracking new, or retired services, and managing major changes annually. These projects and changes may encompass the addition of new networks, hardware, operating systems, software, infrastructure, and the integration of new services into the IT environment. The Project Manager will ensure timely and efficient project delivery while identifying opportunities for optimization and cost efficiency. 

• Responsible for the coordination and supervision of a specific technical project or function.
• Coordinate with design engineers to ensure service design activities (e.g., hardware and software integration) are fully implemented as part of the project lifecycle.
• Ensures all activities are carried out in accordance with project commitments or specific objectives. 
• Manage project risks, including those associated with large-scale IT changes, and ensure smooth integration of new services and infrastructure into the environment.
• Responsible for day-to-day management, coordination, and administration of tasks by ensuring quality and productivity standards are maintained while meeting client schedules.
• Identify opportunities for optimizing IT resources, improving system performance, and reducing costs through more efficient utilization of existing assets.
• Works with program manager and/or client to prepare work schedules and man-hour estimates.
• Provides written management or program plans, maintenance and operations instructions, task status analysis, cost reports, and other related documents.
• Ensures all administrative tools are effectively used to control and accomplish project tasks and may provide operations security protection for all sensitive/critical information.
• Assists with writing manuals and other documentation.
• Responsible for status and task management reports for area of responsibility.

Benefits:

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.

Required:

• BA/BS and 12 years of experience OR Masters and 10 years of experience; 4 years additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Project management experience should be IT related.

Desired:

• Technical and narrative writing experience is highly desired.
• Supervisory or management experience.
• Agile/Scrum experience is a plus.
• PMP and/or ITIL v4 Foundations certifications are highlight desired.

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.