Senior Risk & Quality Leader - Federal IT Programs

Peraton; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) and benefits

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Risk / Quality Manager to own the integrated risk register and quality management framework for deployments. You will lead risk and quality governance, develop dashboards, and collaborate with readiness and IV&V teams to address cross-cutting findings.

The role requires senior leadership in federal IT or healthcare IT programs, with familiarity in CMMI/ISO 9001 and rigorous risk analysis. U.S. citizenship and facility access are required.

Qualifications

• Senior risk and QA leadership on a Federal IT or healthcare IT program.
• Fluency with CMMI, ISO 9001, or equivalent quality systems.
• Risk analysis and quantitative scoring methods.
• Clean written reporting for Government audiences.

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

Senior risk leadership

QA leadership

CMMI/ISO 9001 experience

Risk analysis & scoring

Government reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Associate's degree

12+ years experience without a degree

Job description

Peraton seeks a Risk / Quality Manager to own the integrated risk register and quality management framework for deployments. You will lead risk and quality governance, develop dashboards, and collaborate with readiness and IV&V teams to address cross-cutting findings.

The role requires senior leadership in federal IT or healthcare IT programs, with familiarity in CMMI/ISO 9001 and rigorous risk analysis. U.S. citizenship and facility access are required.