Senior IT Project Manager – Federal & Secure Cloud

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to plan, execute, and deliver complex IT projects supporting mission-critical systems. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk, and act as the primary interface with government stakeholders, contractor leadership, and technical personnel.

The role requires strong leadership and communication, experience in classified environments, and familiarity with federal security policies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D., 16 years with a HS Diploma
• Minimum of 3 years supporting IC or DOE customers
• Experience managing multiple concurrent IT projects with cross-functional technical teams
• Strong understanding of project management principles, risk management, scheduling, budgeting, and resource planning
• Experience managing software development, infrastructure modernization, cloud migration, cybersecurity, or enterprise IT initiatives
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership and technical personnel
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or similar platforms

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of multiple IT projects supporting mission operations.
• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, work breakdown structures (WBS), project plans, and resource allocation plans.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, and performance metrics in accordance with contract requirements.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, software development, and operations teams.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies while providing timely status updates to government stakeholders.
• Facilitate project meetings, technical reviews, integrated product team (IPT) meetings, and executive-level briefings.
• Track project performance using KPIs and earned value or other program management methodologies, as applicable.
• Ensure compliance with federal security policies, contractual requirements, and organizational quality standards.
• Support Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid project management methodologies as appropriate for each project.
• Manage project documentation including schedules, status reports, action items, change requests, and decision logs.
• Collaborate with government leadership to prioritize requirements, define project objectives, and align technical solutions with mission needs.
• Coordinate vendor and subcontractor activities when applicable.
• Support contract deliverables, reporting requirements, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Foster collaboration and effective communication among geographically dispersed and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

PM fundamentals

Gov/DOE experience

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Scheduling & budgeting

Agile/Hybrid

Security clearance

Communication skills

PM tools

Education

BS/BA degree

MS/MA degree

PhD

HS diploma

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow

Job description

Peraton is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to plan, execute, and deliver complex IT projects supporting mission-critical systems. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk, and act as the primary interface with government stakeholders, contractor leadership, and technical personnel.

The role requires strong leadership and communication, experience in classified environments, and familiarity with federal security policies.