Technical Project Manager

Peraton is seeking a Technical Project Manager (PM) to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals on our Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT) Consular Affairs Enterprise Infrastructure Operations (CAEIO) program. CAEIO provides IT Operations and Maintenance to modernize the legacy networks applications and databases supporting consular applications and services globally.

The PM will be a member of the CAEIO Portfolio Management Team which oversees all project-related activities across the Service Operations Division (SO). The PM will manage a large portfolio of projects overseeing the work artifacts and technical decisions in collaboration with Government customers. Additionally the PM will address the needs of a diverse team of operational engineers to achieve high standards in project management tracking and control.

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 or Scrum Master on Kanban teams guiding technical resources through Scrum/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.

Core Work Schedule: Monday - Friday approximately 8:00 AM ET - 4:30 PM ET (flexible)

Location: Must be local to the Washington DC area. This position is currently hybrid with remote work and up to 2 days per week in the Peraton office in Sterling VA and/or customer site in Washington DC. The number of days in office is subject to change based on program or government requirements.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and an active SECRETGovernment Security Clearance.
• Minimum 5 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.

Desired Qualifications

• Agile and ITIL certifications.
• Experience providing operational task support in a highly demanding environment.
• Ability to apply industry standards and best practices for operational excellence.
• PMI PMP.

Education and Experience Requirements: Minimum of 12 years with HS Diploma; Minimum 10 years with AS; Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA.

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