Deputy Program Manager / Active Top Secret w/ SCI eligibility

About Peraton

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 world's 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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About The Role

Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced Deputy Program Manager for the Federal Strategic Cyber group of programs.

Location: Arlington, VA.

Role:

• As Program Manager of a large Federal Cyber program, you will be responsible for the successful execution of all technical, schedule, cost, and quality performance of a major program, leading subordinate project/technical managers, in accordance with contract requirements, company policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• You will assist business leaders to support new business development initiatives, including participation in Cyber-related technology investment planning, solutioning, and participating in capture and proposal development efforts, activities that will have a major impact on Peraton business operations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a multi-disciplined, multi-company program team and decisions related to resource allocation, work assignment, schedule management, risk and opportunity management, and quality attainment in meeting program milestones and objectives.
• Assist in the development of capture and customer engagement strategies, which may include developing whitepapers and responding to sources sought/requests for information (RFI), supporting the development of proposals for Federal/DoD Cybersecurity programs.
• Be responsible for meeting operational service level objectives, metrics, and subcontractor management.
• Engage customers to help define future requirements, identify technology insertion candidates, propose joint technology pilots and demonstrations, and engage Government leads and contractors in support of the customer's cybersecurity mission.
• Utilize prior DoD defensive Cyber operations (DCO) experience -
• Contribute a deep understanding of Cyber intelligence functions, including traditional analysis and products developed to support Federal and DoD customers.
• Manage Agile software development methodologies, network analysis leveraging detection logic and triage of alerts to include signature development/maintenance, cyber intelligence analysis, malware analysis, and report development in compressed timelines.
• Additional responsibilities include workflow development, implementing CMMI and ISO best practices across a large, multi-faceted program and developing performance dashboards, conducting market surveys, and introducing new processes, workflows, capabilities, and tools into the customer's environment.

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Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 12 years of experience managing complex information technology programs and large technical teams supporting defensive Cyber operations; or, Master's at 10 years.
• An active Certified Information Security System Professional (CISSP) certification.
• Experience leading a large contractor team of engineers, architects, requirements analysts, test engineers, and IT/Cyber practitioners
• Experience managing program performance to meet operational service level agreements, including monitoring and maintaining system capacity, load balancing, and scaling cloud services to meet operational requirements.
• Experience analyzing project-specific financial metrics to conduct accurate financial forecasting and projections and monitoring actuals against plan.
• Leadership experience delivering Cybersecurity services in a fast-paced Federal Government Cybersecurity program, providing support on a 24x7x365 basis.
• Experience with Cyber technologies and capabilities, including continuous monitoring, incident response, advance threat hunt, secure Cloud and mobile capabilities, on-going assessment, Network Access Control, and threat hunting.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.

Details

Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: 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 https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate's own.

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