Technical Project Manager

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider is seeking a Manager to join their Herndon team. This role involves managing a team of 5 to 10 technical employees while also performing software development tasks. Candidates should have at least 10 years of experience in engineering disciplines and possess strong leadership and communication skills. An active TS/SCI with polygraph is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience working for government customers.
• Active TS/SCI with poly or TS with SCI eligibility.
• Experience working for or with DIA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor employees as a first-level supervisor.
• Conduct employee reviews and develop performance plans.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Verbal communication

Written communication

Multi-tasking

Technical knowledge in engineering disciplines

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in systems, software, or related engineering discipline

Tools

Software development methodologies

Information Assurance

Project Management tools

Job description

RequiredQualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in systems, software, or related engineering discipline
• 10 plus years of experience working for government customers in Engineering, Integration, Software Development, Testing, Information Assurance or Operations
• Strong leadership, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task, and deal with competing priorities
• Active TS/SCI with poly or TS with SCI eligibility and ability to obtain a polygraph

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working for or with DIA
• Software development program experience
• Systems Engineering to include requirements development and analysis; understanding of information security requirements; working with customer control gates
• PMP certification

Our program supports unclassified and classified software development and integration services. Some of the work we will do is brand new Big Data, data analysis, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and advanced analytics, while other work will be refining and improving legacy development, as well as providing operations and maintenance.

We are seeking a Manager to join our line management team providing first-level line management to 5 to10 technical employees. In addition to Managerial responsibilities, the Manager will be a technical performer on the program in one of the following disciplines: Software Development, Test, Information Assurance, Systems Engineering or Operations. It is estimated that 20% of the Manager’s time will be performing first-level line management duties and 80% of the Manager’s time will be performing technical tasks.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor employees as a first-level supervisor
• Develop performance and professional development plans, and conduct employee reviews
• Approve timecards and expense reports
• Participate in staffing efforts to meet program and department growth objectives
• Work with other managers across the program to identify and assign/share resources
• Responsible for hiring actions, as well as disciplinary actions for personnel
• Ensure employees comply with all Peraton policies and procedures (timekeeping accuracy, daily time reporting, mandatory training, etc.)
• Work with limited direction on complex assignments