Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Peraton is a next-generation national security company that delivers trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect the nation and its allies. The Senior Project Manager will oversee a large portfolio of IT projects supporting the Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, managing project activities, coordinating technical teams, and ensuring high standards in project management, tracking, and control. This role requires collaboration with government customers and leadership in resource and risk management across the enterprise.
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
- Lead resource management and risk management across the enterprise, identifying and preventing resource constraints and analyzing the results of system changes
- Act as Delivery Manager on Kanban teams, guiding technical resources through 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
- Develop best practices and tools for project support
- Manage process improvement activities in non-technical program areas
- Develop and deliver executive level presentations to senior government executives
Skills
- Bachelors degree and 8 years of experience or an Associates degree and 10 years of experience or a High School diploma/equivalent and 12 years of experience
- U.S. citizenship and an active SECRET Government Security Clearance
- Minimum 7 years of experience working as a technical Project Manager, on Federal contracts a plus
- Experience working in project management for software development, database management, infrastructure, or network environment projects
- Experience with project 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
- Certifications: Agile, ITIL, PMP
- Experience providing operational task support in a highly demanding environment
- Ability to apply industry standards and best practices for operational excellence
Benefits
- Core Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, approximately 8:00 AM ET - 4:00 PM ET (flexible)
- Work Location: This position is fully remote; however, candidates must reside in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area (DMV) to accommodate occasional onsite meetings, training, or customer support activities at the Washington, DC, customer location or the Peraton office in Sterling, VA.
- The number of days the consultant works on-site in Washington, DC, or Sterling, VA, is subject to change based on government/program requirements (for example, surge support might require the individual to be in the office five days per week).
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
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