Transition Manager (TX DIR)

Peraton; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Transition Manager to own the end-to-end contract transition from execution through DIR acceptance and commencement of services.

The candidate will lead the transition from the incumbent provider, coordinating readiness assessments, inventories, service management processes, and all deliverables across compute, storage, network, facilities, and related areas to ensure a successful go-live in the Austin metropolitan region.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in IT contract transitions, with supervisory or lead roles.
• 8+ years of experience managing large-scale IT contract transitions from incumbents.
• Experience transitioning data center managed services environments (compute, storage, network, facilities).
• Experience delivering formal transition deliverables to government clients with defined acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow CMDB, asset discovery tools, and configuration management processes.
• Experience coordinating transitions within MSI/multi-vendor government IT environments.
• Strong program management and risk mitigation skills in complex transition scenarios.
• Ability to manage complex transition schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, and deliverables.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management across technical, operational, government, and vendor groups.
• Prior Texas DIR or comparable state government IT contract transition experience preferred.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability for the full contract transition from incumbent to Peraton.
• Develop, manage, and obtain DIR acceptance of the Transition Project Plan.
• Lead delivery of the Operational Readiness Assessment and obtain DIR acceptance.
• Coordinate transition activities across all service towers.
• Lead CMDB baselining, auto-discovery, and inventory validation activities.
• Develop and execute parallel-run planning to meet SLA in Month 1.
• Coordinate with MSI on transition integration requirements.
• Manage all transition deliverables through formal DIR acceptance.
• Establish and maintain transition schedules, milestones, risks, issues, and mitigations.
• Coordinate across compute, storage, network, facilities, and other areas.
• Ensure transition activities support operational readiness and go-live success.
• Maintain accountability for deliverables through completion and customer acceptance.

Skills

10 years exp

8+ years transitions

Program management

Risk mitigation

Stakeholder mgmt

ServiceNow CMDB

MSI coordination

Multi-vendor gov IT

US Citizenship

PMP

ITIL Foundation

Tools

Compute

Storage

Network

Facilities

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton is looking for a Transition Manager. The qualified candidate will have overall accountability for delivery of the Successful Respondent's Contract Transition from contract execution through commencement of Services, and through completion and DIR Acceptance of all Transition Deliverables.

The Transition Director will lead the transition from the incumbent provider to Peraton, ensuring that all transition activities, deliverables, readiness assessments, inventories, service management processes, and operational requirements are completed and formally accepted by DIR.

Candidates must be located inAustin, TX metropolitan area, orSan Angelo, TX as applicable willing to relocate to the Austin, TX metropolitan area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintainoverall accountability for the full contract transition from the incumbent provider to Peraton.
• Develop, manage, execute, and obtainDIR acceptance of the Transition Project Plan.
• Lead delivery of theOperational Readiness Assessmentand obtain DIR acceptance.
• Coordinate transition activities acrossall service towers.
• LeadCMDB baselining, auto-discovery, and inventory validationactivities.
• Develop and executeparallel-run planningto ensure SLA attainment beginning inMonth 1.
• Coordinate with theManaged Services Integrator (MSI)on transition integration requirements.
• Manage all transition deliverables throughformal DIR acceptance.
• Establish and maintain transition schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate transition activities across compute, storage, network, facilities, and other applicable service areas.
• Ensure transition activities support operational readiness and a successful commencement of Services.
• Maintain accountability for transition deliverables through completion and formal customer acceptance.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience, may have supervisory or lead experience
• 8+ years of experience managing large-scale IT contract transitionsfrom incumbent service providers.
• Demonstrated experience transitioningdata center managed services environments, including:
• Compute
• Storage
• Network
• Facilities
• Experience deliveringformal transition deliverables to government clientswith defined acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity withServiceNow CMDB, asset discovery tools, and configuration management processes.
• Experience coordinating transitions withinMSI/multi-vendor government IT environments.
• Strongprogram management and risk mitigation skillsin complex transition scenarios.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex transition schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, and deliverables.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills across technical, operational, government, and vendor organizations.
• PriorTexas DIR or comparable state government IT contract transition experience strongly preferred.
• Must be a US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification
• ITIL Foundation Certification

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.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. 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.

EEO

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