Program Director

Peraton Overview

Peraton 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 and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead distributed teams across operational environments.
• Identify and research technologies to address capability gaps for emerging cyber threats, attack methods and evolving tactics, tactics and techniques.
• Conduct engineering design and development to create technical capabilities that offer Cyber solutions.
• Recommend Company investments in cybersecurity capabilities to provide big data analytics and development of integrated cybersecurity solutions.
• Manage tasks/project facilitation and interfacing regularly with senior government officials.
• Manage a large-scale software development
• Manage information technology operations that encompass agile/iterative development, integration, and systems analysis in diverse operating environments.
• Develop new and innovate solutions for customer integration and enhancement.
• Develop, validate, prioritize, and track cybersecurity technology requirements.
• Communicate new requirements or systems deficiencies via papers, meetings, gap analyses, and troubleshooting/ diagnostic efforts.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 20 years related technical experience required.
• An active Top Secret Security Clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI is required
• Experience leading an organization of 300-500 Full-Time-Equivalents (FTEs).
• PMP Certification required.
• CISSP Certification required.
• Agile SAFe Certification required.
• Demonstrated operational experience in cyber security with understanding of cybersecurity operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid understanding of software development and testing methodologies, as well as software security engineering
• Experience managing tasks and interfacing regularly with senior government officials
• Experience establishing and maintaining good working relationships in all levels of the organization
• Experience with the management and execution of large-scale software development and sustainment effort(s)
• Experience with the management and execution of large-scale organizational change
• Technical aptitude and the management of Information Technology operations that encompass agile/iterative development, integration, and systems analysis in diverse operating environments
• Experience leading a minimum of two large-scale cybersecurity and/or Agile SAFe software development projects. Demonstrated program management experience in large Federal Government information technology environments.
• Possess strong oral and written communications skills, present/represent the customer’s positions in conferences, working groups, and planning sessions