Program Manager
Howard County, MD - USA
Job Summary
Peraton Labs is seeking a program management professional to support the Senior PM Domain Analyst in defining requirements and validating analytical outputs for program management capabilities within an advanced analytical platform. This role focuses on risk management and schedule analysis domains ensuring that automated assessments align with established program management practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Define requirements for risk analysis features: risk register management risk scoring Monte Carlo simulation parameters and risk cascade modeling
- Develop schedule analysis requirements: critical path analysis schedule risk assessment float analysis and schedule health indicators
- Create test datasets and validation scenarios for PM analytical features
- Review and validate automated program health assessments against domain expertise
- Document program management workflows and decision processes to inform analytical workflow design
- Support user acceptance testing with program office stakeholders
- Maintain a library of reference materials standards and best practices for the engineering team
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Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with a Bachelors degree 3 years with a Masters degree or a PhD in Engineering Business or related field
- Hands-on experience in defense program management scheduling or risk management
- Strong understanding of IMS development and maintenance critical path methodology and schedule risk analysis
- Experience with risk management processes and tools
- Familiarity with EVM concepts and cost performance reporting
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineers and program managers
- US Citizenship with the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with scheduling tools (Microsoft Project Primavera P6 or similar)
- PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional) or PMI-RMP (Risk Management Professional) certification
- Experience with Monte Carlo simulation tools (Polaris Primavera Risk Analysis)
- Familiarity with data formats (XML JSON CSV) and basic SQL
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 worlds 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 cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.
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About Company
Peraton provides innovative solutions for the most sensitive and critical programs in government today, developed and executed by scientists, engineers, and other experts.