Senior Risk & Quality Leader for Government IT

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Peraton in the United States seeks a senior risk and QA leader to own the integrated risk register and quality management for deployment within federal IT initiatives, ensuring compliance with CMMI/ISO 9001 and delivering clear government-facing reports.

This role chairs risk and quality reviews, builds dashboards for the Program Manager and government customers, collaborates with Readiness/IV&V, and drives corrective actions to closure, with a target salary range of $104k–$166k.

Qualifications

• Senior risk and QA leadership on 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 ISO9001

Risk analysis

Government reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Associate's degree

Job description

Peraton in the United States seeks a senior risk and QA leader to own the integrated risk register and quality management for deployment within federal IT initiatives, ensuring compliance with CMMI/ISO 9001 and delivering clear government-facing reports.

This role chairs risk and quality reviews, builds dashboards for the Program Manager and government customers, collaborates with Readiness/IV&V, and drives corrective actions to closure, with a target salary range of $104k–$166k.