Federal Risk & Quality Leader for IT Programs

Peraton; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a senior risk and QA leader to own the integrated risk register and quality management framework for a federal IT deployment. You will lead risk analysis, champion audit cadence, and chair cross-workstream reviews to ensure readiness for government audiences.

Responsibilities include dashboards, ownership assignments, and tracking corrective actions with Readiness/IV&V collaboration. Requires security clearance eligibility and direct healthcare IT/VA program experience.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's + 8 yrs; Master's + 6 yrs; PhD + 3 yrs; Associate's + 10 yrs; or 12 yrs experience without a degree.
• Federal facility access / background investigation clearance
• Experience on a healthcare IT, DHA, or VA program
• US citizenship required.
• Signed NDA by Day 1.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the integrated risk register — identification, scoring, mitigation, owners
• Define the quality management framework and audit cadence
• Chair risk and quality reviews across workstreams
• Produce risk and quality dashboards for the Program Manager and Government
• Partner with Readiness/IV&V on cross-cutting findings
• Drive corrective-action closure and track effectiveness

Skills

Federal IT program leadership

Quality systems fluency (CMMI/ISO 9001

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8 yrs

Master's + 6 yrs

PhD + 3 yrs

Associate's + 10 yrs

12 yrs experience without a degree

Tools

Risk analysis tools

Quantitative scoring methods

Job description

Peraton seeks a senior risk and QA leader to own the integrated risk register and quality management framework for a federal IT deployment. You will lead risk analysis, champion audit cadence, and chair cross-workstream reviews to ensure readiness for government audiences.

Responsibilities include dashboards, ownership assignments, and tracking corrective actions with Readiness/IV&V collaboration. Requires security clearance eligibility and direct healthcare IT/VA program experience.