Federal IT Deployment Project Manager

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a day-to-day execution lead for deployment workstreams under the AFRH Program Manager. You will drive scope, schedule, and quality, coordinating with government leads and delivering weekly status and milestones.

You will manage configuration, data, training, and cutover activities, identify risks early, and escalate as needed. This role requires strong communication and matrixed-team leadership in a federal IT environment.

Qualifications

• PM delivery experience on Federal IT or healthcare IT programs.
• Fluency in schedule management, risk/issue tracking, and dependency management.
• Clear written and verbal communication—status reports should answer questions, not generate them.
• Comfortable managing matrixed technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day execution of assigned workstreams (configuration, data, training, cutover).
• Keep the IMS fresh: tasks, dependencies, baselines, variance commentary.
• Chair workstream status meetings and roll results up to the Program Manager.
• Spot risks and issues early; drive them to closure or escalation.
• Coordinate directly with Government functional leads on your scope.
• Produce weekly status, burn-down, and milestone reporting.
• Support deliverable production and quality review for your workstream.

Skills

PM delivery

Schedule mgmt

Risk/issue tracking

Matrixed teams

Education

Bachelor's +2 yrs

Master's +0 yrs

Associate's +4 yrs

6 yrs experience no degree

Job description

Peraton seeks a day-to-day execution lead for deployment workstreams under the AFRH Program Manager. You will drive scope, schedule, and quality, coordinating with government leads and delivering weekly status and milestones.

You will manage configuration, data, training, and cutover activities, identify risks early, and escalate as needed. This role requires strong communication and matrixed-team leadership in a federal IT environment.