Technical Security Program Manager

Peraton; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Technical Security Program Manager to lead security for a large-scale cloud ecosystem supporting 40+ million users in a complex stakeholder environment.

The role requires senior leadership, extensive cloud security expertise, and success guiding cross-functional teams across IT, engineering, legal, and operations. Remote-first with EST business hours; strong regulatory and DevSecOps background is essential.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance.
• Minimum 16 years of experience, may have management experience.
• 15+ years of relevant security leadership experience managing large scale federal IT security programs in a cloud environment.
• PMP certification or equivalent program management credentials.
• CISSP, CISM, CISA, or ISO-related credentials.
• Strong understanding of cloud architectures, networking, security, and cost optimization strategies.
• Proven ability to lead multi-cloud operations in high availability, mission critical environments.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust.
• Experience implementing Agile and DevSecOps methodologies.
• Exceptional communication and executive briefing skills.
• Ability to manage complex programs with competing priorities.
• Experience leading diverse technical teams and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security strategies aligned with goals and best practices.
• Identify threats by analyzing vulnerabilities, conduct risk assessments, and develop mitigation plans.
• Lead incident response and compliance teams across regulatory standards.
• Guide cross-functional teams to integrate security into business processes.
• Develop programs to educate employees on security best practices.
• Monitor security systems and conduct continuous program evaluation.
• Provide SME in cloud security, SIEM, and ICAM.
• Oversee resource, scope, quality, and funding for security initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to FedRAMP, FISMA, and Zero Trust principles.
• Collaborate with CO, COR, and customer executives; support DevSecOps pipelines.
• Translate mission needs into actionable plans for availability and modernization.
• Foster accountability and continuous improvement in security delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Executive briefing

Stakeholder management

Communication

Agile/DevSecOps

Multi-cloud operations

Cloud security

Threat analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering/Business

PMP certification

CISSP

CISM

CISA

ISO-related credentials

Tools

AWS

Azure

SIEM

ICAM

Job description

Technical Security Program Manager

Job Locations

US

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Technical Security Program Manager who will support the security of a large-scale multi-tenant cloud ecosystem, providing critical enterprise-wide support for more than 40 million users in a complex stakeholder environment.

The right candidate will have senior level leadership skills combined with modern cloud and industry leading technical capabilities. This will include overseeing the development, implementation, and management of comprehensive security programs to protect organizational assets, ensure compliance, and mitigate risks.

Work Location: This is a remote position, but candidate must be willing to work during the hours of 8am - 5pm EST

What You Will Do:

• Design and implement security strategies aligned with organizational goals and industry best practices, ensuring protection of data, systems, and physical assets
• Identify potential security threats by analyzing internal and external vulnerabilities, conduct risk assessments, and develop mitigation plans using policies, controls, and security technologies
• Provide proven experience leading incident response and compliance teams including planning and coordinating incident response activities, ensuring swift resolution of security breaches, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, PCI, GLBA, and SoX
• Lead cross-functional teams, including IT, engineering, legal, and operations, to integrate security measures into all business processes. Provide guidance, training, and oversight to ensure consistent execution of security initiatives
• Develop and manage programs to educate employees on security best practices, emerging threats, and organizational policies.
• Lead continuous monitoring of security systems, vulnerability scanning, and program evaluation are essential to adapt to evolving threats and improve security posture
• Provide technical expertise and serve as subject matter experts in areas such as cloud security, SIEM tools, ICAM, and other security technologies, providing technical leadership and guidance
• Provide resource, scope, quality and financial management ensuring that security initiatives are adequately staffed and funded to achieve organizational objectives
• Oversee adherence to government and industry security regulation and FedRAMP, FISMA, Zero Trust Architecture principles.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the CO, COR, customer executive leaders.
• Collaborate with development, cybersecurity, operations, and data teams to support DevSecOps pipelines and integrated cloud services.
• Translate federal civilian agency mission needs into actionable technical and operational plans that support availability, scalability, and modernization.
• Guide multi-disciplinary teams, fosters a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, and ensures high-quaity service delivery.
• Lead proactive identification, mitigation, communication of risks, dependencies, and operational challenges.
• Provide clear, timely, and transparent communication to government leadership, ensuring shared understanding of priorities, progress, and decisions.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance
• Minimum 16 years of experience, may have management experience
• 15+ years of relevant security leadership experience managing large scale federal IT security programs in a cloud environment.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or ISO-related credentials
• Strong understanding of cloud architectures, networking, security, and cost optimization strategies.
• Proven ability to lead multi-cloud operations in high availability, mission critical environments.
• Deep familiarity with federal cybersecurity frameworks, including FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800 53, and Zero Trust.
• Experience implementing Agile, and DevSecOps methodologies.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and executive briefing skills.
• Ability to manage complex technical programs with competing priorities and evolving requirements.
• Demonstrated success in leading diverse technical teams and subcontractors

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Professional cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, or equivalent

Target Salary Range

$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.