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Peraton

Runs and secures technology for federal agencies

Project Manager

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeFort Meade, MD, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree with a business or technical focus and five years of combined demonstrated experience in Department of Defense project management.
  • Well-developed interpersonal, writing, and oral communication skills for communicating at all levels.
  • Experience in project coordination, project management, or program support roles, preferably within information technology or software development programs.
  • Working knowledge of project management fundamentals, including schedule management, risk tracking, status reporting, and stakeholder communication.
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience supporting sprint-based delivery teams.
  • Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools.
  • Ability to prepare clear, concise status reports and briefing materials for Government and senior leadership audiences.
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks, track deliverable deadlines, and escalate issues in a timely manner.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional Department of Defense program environment.
  • Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph is required.

Responsibilities

  • Support day-to-day program management, scheduling, reporting, and coordination activities for a program supporting USCYBERCOM under the direction of the Program Manager.
  • Assist in managing deliverable execution, day-to-day coordination between technical teams, data and Key Performance Indicators, and assigned special projects.
  • Support establishment and enforcement of program governance, delivery methodologies, and reporting standards across assigned projects to ensure consistency, predictability, and transparency.
  • Ensure deliverable quality, on-time delivery, and conformance to contract requirements.
  • Promote Program Management Office standards, standard operating procedures, and continuous improvement.
  • Identify and mitigate program-level risks, issues, and dependencies.
  • Lead resolution and mitigation of risks and issues across multiple project portfolios.
  • Support maintenance of the formal Risk Register, including probability and impact assessments, mitigation strategies, and current status.
  • Maintain program dashboards, forecasting data, and executive reporting.
  • Support development of executive-level briefings, roadmaps, and status updates.
  • Maintain and organize program documentation, deliverable tracking, and collaboration workspaces in SharePoint.
  • Support reporting and data extraction activities as directed by the Program Manager.
  • Serve as an interface between technical teams, program leadership, subcontractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.
  • Provide status updates and executive-level briefings covering technical progress, staffing, schedules, accomplishments, risks, issues, and upcoming milestones.
  • Translate complex technical information into understandable program and business impacts for senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ensure customer priorities and expectations are communicated to assigned employees and technical teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in project coordination, project management, or program support roles within information technology or software development programs is preferred.

About the Company

Peraton

Runs and secures technology for federal agencies

Peraton builds and runs secure technology for American defense, intelligence, space, and civilian agencies, from military networks to satellite ground stations. In 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration chose it to manage the overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system, replacing copper wiring with fiber and upgrading radar and radios. Its engineers, many holding security clearances, run and defend agency networks and data centers, write mission software, and operate space and communications systems, and agencies pay for this work through multiyear contracts. Peraton was formed in 2017, when private-equity firm Veritas Capital bought Harris Corporation's government IT business, and is based in Reston, Virginia.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$60M
Headquarters
Reston, VA
Founded
2017

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