Technical Project Manager SME

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Technical Project Manager SME in our Linthicum, MD office in support of our Department of Defense (DoD) customer as part of a highly talented, highly motivated, and high-performing team. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of cyber investigations, digital forensics, cyber threat analysis, and mission support in a dynamic and collaborative environment. The successful candidate will contribute to protecting national security interests by leveraging technical expertise, analytical skills, and innovative problem-solving to address complex cyber challenges. Individuals who are passionate about cybersecurity, committed to excellence, and eager to make a meaningful impact are encouraged to apply.

Lead large and small technical projects; continuously optimize technical support services to lines of business; improve quality, timeliness of cyber forensic products and services; and develop innovative solutions.

Projects are a definable portion of a large, sustained forensics technology development program. Directs and supervises support resources (direct hires and subcontractors) in accordance with contract requirements and company policies, procedures and guidelines. Manages the technical direction of projects from requirements gathering, analysis and verification through design, implementation, and testing to satisfy business performance objectives.

Provides technical leadership, mentorship, and analytical guidance to project teams. Recommends and takes action to direct the analysis and solutioning for technical problems. Supervises professional and technical personnel performing in many disciplines. Prepares and approves Standard Operating Procedures, Protocols and other technical documentation. Capable of supervising, managing, supporting and evaluating personnel.

• Directs and coaches scrum team members using Agile best practices.
• Removes impediments and fosters an environment for a high-performing team.
• Promotes cooperation across scrum teams.
• Leads sprint reviews, demonstrations, and sprint retrospectives.
• Creates sprint summary reports and development sprint plans.
• Works with stakeholders to ensure contractual requirements and compliance.
• Assist with decomposing needs and requirements into user-stories, then to developer tasks.
• Ensures stakeholder requirements are mapped in Jira and metrics are reported.
• Ensures ISO/IEC and NIST standards and guidance are followed.
• Leads transformation of applications to cloud platform(s).
• Leverages Peraton Mission Software Factory (DevSecOps) to continuously develop and deliver software within the client SDLC processes.

*This position requires full-time, onsite attendance Monday through Friday in the Baltimore metropolitan area. 

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Security Clearance: Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Experience: Technology project management, systems engineering, systems design, and/or configuration management. 
  • Demonstrated experience running a DEVSECOPS Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Development (CD) pipeline.
  • Experience managing a development team.
• Certifications:
  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) 5.0 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) Certification with 3 years of experience and one or more of the following: AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification, Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Education: Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of experience, or Master’s Degree and 10+ years of experience, or 7 years with PhD. A degree in one of the following fields of study is highly desired: Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or Data Science. However, an additional 4 years of relevant experience or specialized training may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree.

Peraton Overview

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 do the can’t b