External Job Posting Title Senior Director, Technology Program Management

Peraton; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a seasoned Product Line Manager to drive a complex program with federal customers and cross-functional teams. You will lead staffing, manage subcontractors, and ensure progress against milestones while aligning technical and business goals.

Ideal candidates have extensive program management experience, strong communication, and a background in IT initiatives, cloud, and cybersecurity. A VA relationship and public trust readiness are highly valued in this role.

Qualifications

• 18 years of experience, may have management experience.
• Program/Project management experience; up to 10 years may include military command leadership roles.
• Program Management experience with the Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Experience managing federal contracts over $400M.
• Working knowledge of VA processes, programs, and policies.
• Excellent representational, oral, and written communication skills.
• Superior organizational and interpersonal skills for government interfaces.
• Experience managing multiple IT projects with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with software development, infra modernization, cloud migration, cybersecurity, or enterprise IT initiatives.
• US Citizenship and ability to hold Public Trust.
• Preferred: PMP, SAFe/Agile, VA Public Trust, cloud environments (AWS GovCloud/Azure Gov), ITIL/ITSM, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and federal contracting familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day progress of a multifaceted program with government customer, management, staff, and partners.
• Lead and mentor staff; direct work of employees and subcontractors across technical and administrative areas.
• Oversee staffing plans, recruitment, interviews, and hiring to support contract operations.
• Monitor contract, subcontract, and funding; guide forecasting of program financial performance.

Skills

Program/Project management

Leadership

Communications

PMP certification

SAFe / Agile

Public Trust

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

ITIL

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Responsibilities

As the Product Line Manager, the candidate willbe a seasoned leader responsible for overseeing day-to-day progress of a multifaceted program through constant interaction with the Government customer, technical and business managers and immediate staff, subcontractor partners, and program support personnel. This role blends technical knowledge with strategic management skills to ensure the stability, scalability, and efficiency of complex technical environments.

Theywillbe responsible foroverseeing employees and subcontractors. This role requires exceptional leadership, communication, and organizational skills, as well as experience managing IT initiatives. The candidate will direct the work of employees and subcontractors assigned to the program from the technical and administrative areas and provide leadership and mentoring to the team.

Oversees Staffing Plans, including skill and labor mix, to support contract operations. Overseesrecruiting, interviewing, and hiring staff. May assign staff and provide directionsas necessary to complete tasks. Monitor contract, subcontract, and funding; directs forecasting efforts of program financial performance.

Qualifications

18 years of experience, may have management experience

Experience within Program/Project management. Up to half of this requirement (up to 10 years) may include military service in command leadership roles, i.e. CO, XO, OIC, COS, OPS.

Program Management experience with the Department of Veteran Affairs

Experience managing federal contracts over $400M

Working knowledge of the Dept of Veteran Affairs’ processes, programs, and policies

Expert representational, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products

Superior organizational and interpersonal skills, and demonstrated ability to interface effectively via written and oral forums with personnel at all levels of government

Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent IT projects with cross-functional technical teams.

Experience managing software development, infrastructure modernization, cloud migration, cybersecurity, or enterprise IT initiatives.

Demonstrated expert ability to effectively work with senior and executive level government staff

US Citizenship

Ability to hold a position of Public Trust

PREFERRED:

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or Master’s degree in relevant field

Active VA Public Trust or equivalent DoW security clearance

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Relevant SAFe, or other Agile, certification

Experience supporting US Government cloud environments, including AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or other secure cloud platforms

Familiarity with ITIL processes and IT Service Management (ITSM)

Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and cybersecurity compliance frameworks

Experience managing programs under federal acquisition regulations and performance-based contracts

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 be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$176,000 - $282,000. 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.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.