Systems Engineering and Management Advisor

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.

The Sponsors office delivers critical needs at a fast pace to its partners and coordinates growing out an integrated architecture that both spans across and respects needs of diverse mission areas. The Sponsors office provides technical support and solution development expertise while seeking to leverage existing technologies using a highlyskilled team. The Systems Engineer will serve as a Technical Project Manager supporting the Branch and will provide support to ensure a portfolio of technical solutions are delivered and implemented consistentwith the vision on time and within budget. The following responsibilities may not be fully inclusive of the positionresponsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Perform all aspects of project management including project initiation creation of project plan and schedule conduct Technical Exchange Meetings (TEM) assemble clear documentation and interact with stakeholders.
• Perform overall management of the specific technical (often software-development focused) projects and ensuring that the solutions and schedules are implemented in a timely manner that risks or opportunitiesare identified early and that issues are tackled efficiently.
• Work with all levels of management Sponsors divisions and branches facilities and service providers to proactively define and accurately capture requirements.
• Oversee day-to-day activities identify dependencies and blockers develop project timelines presentations deliverables PMPs and risk management plans.
• Facilitate/coordinate with other developers help align and guide the team and advise Sponsor leadership on administrative aspects outside of the PMs scope.
• Manage projects from initiation to completion.
• Lead monitor and track IT projects using Sponsors tools including but not limited to MS Project Confluence HIVE and JIRA.
• Create and brief quad charts and presentations capture meeting minutes (action items and decisions included) conduct control gates brief project status and keep Senior Management apprised of project status.

All personnel coming in to the organization undergo an additional security review that can take anywhere from 7 business days to 45 days.

Required Skills:

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Minimum of 8 years with a related technical BS/BA
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively in ambiguous environments bringing structure clarity and stability
• Demonstrated experience gathering and developing business requirements and visualizing content that would provide an enhanced understanding of the information
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Agile methodologies to improve management of requirementsand deliver of functions
• Demonstrated experiencemanaging and integrating across multiple high priority projects with competing priorities as well a s common or overlapping needs
• Proven expertise balancing project schedules and identifying/tracking risks issues and opportunities
• Demonstrated experience collaborating within project teams and across organizations on critical tasks
• Demonstrated experience deconflicting project resources and other dependencies and elevating when appropriate
• Demonstrated experiencein SharePoint MS Project Confluence HIVE JIRA and other PM related tools to create user stores plan sprints or track work requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with attention to detail strong organizational skills and the ability to independentlymanage and prioritize multiple tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
• Demonstrated proactive management and communication-stylein technical execution of projects towards strategic goals

Desired Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience and a bachelors degree in computer science engineering or a related technical discipline or the equivalent combination of education technicalcertifications or training or work experience
• Proven expertise working well within a team. Listening and incorporating theirinputs and needs to drive the project to completion. Excellent oral and writtencommunication skills
• Demonstrated experience working in Sponsor community supporting Sponsors mission requirements and processes
• Demonstrated experience working in IT services management delivery life-cycles and aligning technical operations with business value
• Demonstrated experience fostering and facilitating strategicpartnershipsacrossorganizational boundaries to positively impact mission delivery
• Demonstrated experience with leading rapid development IT projects to include but not limited to software development network and development of applications in cloud environmentsutilizing Project Management Framework (PMF)
• Demonstrated experience creating project plans managing scope schedule and budgets
• Demonstrated leadership skills and support of team members to achieve success
• Certifications:
  • Project Management - PMP certification preferred
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical dental vision life health savings account short/long term disability EAP parental leave 401(k) paid time off (PTO) for vacation and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at Statements