Control Account Manager (CAM) Lead

Peraton is delivering the next generation of mission‑critical command‑and‑control and enterprise software capabilities that power the U.S. Government’s space communications infrastructure. Our team ensures these systems remain reliable, modern, and resilient to meet evolving operational demands for the decade ahead.

 

As a Control Account Manager (CAM) Lead, you will play a central role in managing the cost, schedule, and performance execution of key program scope using disciplined Earned Value Management practices. You will integrate Agile software development activities into Earned Value Management System (EVMS) structures, ensuring accurate planning, forecasting, and performance reporting. In this role, you will partner closely with engineering, finance, and program leadership to maintain program health and ensure execution excellence.

 

What you’ll do:

• Lead the planning, budgeting, and management of assigned control accounts, ensuring alignment of technical scope, schedule, and cost.
• Maintain and execute EVMS processes, including developing Control Account Plans (CAPs), tracking performance metrics, and preparing variance analyses.
• Integrate Agile software development artifacts (features, stories, increments) into EVMS structures to ensure compliant earned value reporting.
• Coordinate closely with program management, engineering, and Agile teams to ensure accurate status, risk identification, and forecast updates.
• Oversee baseline management activities, including work package definition, schedule integration, and change control.
• Provide leadership and guidance to CAMs across the program to ensure consistency, compliance, and readiness for internal and customer reviews (e.g., IBRs, surveillance audits).

Required Qualifications:

• Associates degree and 14+ years of experience in a technical, business, or project management related field; OR bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Finance, Project Management, or a related field and 12+ years of experience in a technical or program management related field; OR a master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Finance, Project Management, or a related field and 10+ years of experience in a technical or program management related field; OR a Ph.D. and 7+ years of experience. Additional four (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• This position requires US citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Experience applying Earned Value Management System (EVMS) processes in a government or industry program environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage Control Account Plans (CAPs), including cost, schedule, and scope integration.
• Proficiency using EVMS and scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, Cobra, or equivalent systems.
• Experience aligning Agile software development artifacts with EVMS requirements, including mapping features, stories, and increments to control accounts.

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey cost, schedule, and performance information to cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, finance, and program teams in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Proven capability to prioritize tasks, manage competing deadlines, and maintain attention to detail in complex program environments.

Benefits:

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We’re fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way. 

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.

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.