Project Management Support

We are seeking an experienced, results oriented Information Technology (IT) Project Manager to join our team in the Bethesda, Maryland area. You will play a critical role in shaping our client's IT enterprise architecture by managing a process for creating technical IT standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage IT Technical Standards: Contribute to the design of our client’s IT standards process, ensuring the right standards are created and that they are technically accurate.
  • Manage the process using best practices of technical project management, delivering technical sound standards on schedule.
  • Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Personally model high standards of technical excellence and professionalism.
  • Draw out the best from your team.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to drive an updated IT standards process and foster collaboration across different groups.

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph
• Associates degree and 10+ years of experience; OR Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience; OR Master’s Degree and 6+ years of experience. However, four (4) years of additional relevant experience or specialized training will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
• At least three (3) years of work in IT project management.
• Proven experience as a project manager for a deliverable.

 Desired Qualifications/Experience:

• Understanding data management.
• Experience managing a software development team.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Three or more years of experience working with or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Proactive work practices, a mindset of ownership of the mission, and the willingness to exert the client’s authority to accomplish the required deliverables.
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite of tools.
• Comfortable tasking peers, briefing senior leadership and briefing groups of people.
• Long term planning and driving to deadlines is critical.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.