IT Transition Lead for Government Contracts

Peraton; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Transition Manager for TX DIR with accountability for delivering the Contract Transition from execution through DIR acceptance and commencement of Services. The role leads the transition from the incumbent provider, ensuring readiness assessments, inventories, service-management processes, and formal acceptance by DIR.

Candidates must be located in Austin area or San Angelo, TX and be willing to relocate.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT transition experience, with leadership responsibilities.
• 8+ years managing large-scale IT contract transitions for government clients.
• Experience transitioning data center services: compute, storage, network, facilities.
• Experience delivering transition deliverables with defined acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow CMDB and asset discovery processes.
• Experience coordinating MSI/multi-vendor government IT environments.
• Strong program management and risk mitigation skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management across technical/government teams.
• Texas DIR or comparable state contract transition experience preferred.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability for full contract transition from incumbent to Peraton.
• Develop, manage, and obtain DIR acceptance of the Transition Project Plan.
• Lead Operational Readiness Assessment and obtain DIR acceptance.
• Coordinate transition activities across service towers.
• Lead CMDB baselining, auto-discovery, and inventory validation.
• Plan parallel-run activities to meet SLA from Month 1.
• Coordinate with MSI on integration requirements.
• Manage all transition deliverables through DIR acceptance.
• Establish and monitor transition schedules, milestones, risks, and mitigations.
• Coordinate across compute, storage, network, facilities, and other areas.
• Ensure activities support operational readiness and successful commencement of Services.
• Maintain accountability for deliverables through completion and acceptance.

Skills

Transition management

Government IT programs

MSI/multi-vendor coordination

Program management

Risk mitigation

Stakeholder management

Communication with government entities

SLA and transition planning

DIR experience

Leadership

Education

PMP certification

ITIL Foundation Certification

Tools

ServiceNow CMDB

Asset discovery tools

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Transition Manager for TX DIR with accountability for delivering the Contract Transition from execution through DIR acceptance and commencement of Services. The role leads the transition from the incumbent provider, ensuring readiness assessments, inventories, service-management processes, and formal acceptance by DIR.

Candidates must be located in Austin area or San Angelo, TX and be willing to relocate.