Director of Automation Programs — NAS Modernization

Peraton; Herndon (VA); Remote; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks an experienced Automation Program Manager to lead a large-scale IT program aligned with FAA modernization under BNATCS. The role oversees execution, customer relationships, and cross-functional teams of 100+ professionals across Cybersecurity, Networking, Cloud, and Testing.

Responsibilities include strategic planning, program governance, financial stewardship, and continuous improvement to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with high customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active FAA Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain one.
• 16+ years of experience managing large federal IT programs with 100+ personnel.
• Proven success managing federal IT programs with annual budgets >$100M.
• Experience managing P&L for large federal programs, including budgeting, revenue forecasting, labor management, and cost control.
• Ability to lead complex programs using structured methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid).
• Experience in risk identification, mitigation, and issue resolution.
• Ability to lead geographically dispersed, cross-functional programs.
• Strong stakeholder management and briefing senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across operational and technical aspects of the workstream.
• Translate strategic objectives into executable operational plans and NEEDS package activities.
• Oversee end-to-end execution, including scope, schedule, baselines, dependencies, and integration across disciplines.
• Lead day-to-day operations for 100+ professionals across cybersecurity, networks, cloud and systems testing.

Skills

Program management

P&L management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Leadership

Agile/Waterfall hybrid

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering/Business

Job description

Peraton seeks an experienced Automation Program Manager to lead a large-scale IT program aligned with FAA modernization under BNATCS. The role oversees execution, customer relationships, and cross-functional teams of 100+ professionals across Cybersecurity, Networking, Cloud, and Testing.

Responsibilities include strategic planning, program governance, financial stewardship, and continuous improvement to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with high customer satisfaction.