Peraton is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Herndon, VA. The qualified applicant will become part of Peraton’s Department of State (DOS) Consular Systems Modernization (CSM) Program, for the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA). This initiative is intended to modernize and consolidate the operational environment under a common technology framework in order to better support the services provided to CA’s customers. As part of the modernization program, the Senior IT Project Manager will oversee the Shared Services as well our Operations and Maintenance support posture and in alignment with the CSM program and ensure that that technologies are implemented consistently across all Project teams and serve a as the programs primary interface with the client’s operations team and contractor.

• Plan, manage, and track assigned projects to ensure adherence to schedule and scope of project and providing deliverables.
• Responsible for resource management, schedule, and quality of deliveries.
• Creates standard project management guidelines and plans for discrete work required to support development teams .
• Responsible for conducting employee performance reviews, timesheet reviews/approvals, career guidance, and travel expense approvals, among other administrative tasks.
• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves team deficiencies.
• Understands system and software requirements to ensure software compliance standards.
• Develops and recommends corrective actions and process improvements as necessary.
• Extensive experience engaging in customer interactions, delivering project updates and briefings to the leadership.
• Participates in customer planning sessions and project implementations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and at least fifteen (15) years of experience.
• Ten (10) years technical lead/management experience with IT Project Management.
• Demonstrated experience in management of diverse, distributed Operations, site maintenance and sustainment of a large and complex Systems and Services.
• Demonstrated experience in management and coordination of Cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience in management of overall O&M and Production support tasks and projects.
• Experience supporting a system implementation program using agile methodologies.
• Experience with application lifecycle tooling, including those related to agile project management, version control, continuous integration, code scanning, automated testing, and issue tracking.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to prepare briefings, proposals, and similar documents.
• Ability to provide deployment or change implementation support during non-standard hours as required.
• Must have a current, active Secret (or higher) clearance. Interim clearances are acceptable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting the Department of State (DoS).
• Experience with SAFe Methodology on a program/project.
• Holds a ITIL certification.