Senior Technical Program Manager

Peraton is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to support enterprise IT initiatives for the County of San Diego (CoSD). This highly visible, customer-facing role is responsible for leading a team of developers and technical subject matter experts, including 3^rd party firms or individual contractors across complex IT projects.

The ideal candidate is a strategic and data driven leader who excels in fast-paced environments, brings strong technical acumen, and demonstrates a proven ability to deliver high-impact solutions on time and within budget while maintaining exceptional client relationships.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead the full lifecycle delivery of complex projects and programs, ensuring alignment to customer objectives and organizational priorities
• Balance development capacity with project load to optimize resource management
• Support simultaneous delivery of multiple projects across various technical development platforms
• Oversee the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements refinement, design, development, testing, and release management.
• Manage software development project teams, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards
• Lead cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple third‑party vendors, subcontractors, and matrixed resources to align deliverables and ensure integrated execution
• Apply rigorous financial management and other performance metrics to track progress and mitigate risks
• Manage the development of proposals, staffing plans, and project estimates
• Apply advanced technical expertise to evaluate complex IT and software systems and drive informed, business‑aligned decision‑making
• Build strong customer relationships and ensure expectations are effectively managed
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and implement proactive mitigation strategies
• Prepare and present executive-level briefings, status reports, and recommendations
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and performance feedback to project team members

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 12 years  experience, may have supervisory or management experience
• Must have relevant experience leading and managing complex IT and software development projects in a government or enterprise environment
• Demonstrated success delivering projects on time and within budget
• Strong expertise in project planning and resource management
• Experience in financial management to include forecasting, budget estimation, and performance metrics to track progress and mitigate risks
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing cross-functional and matrixed teams
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to proactively address program and/or project risks, issues, and opportunities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level presentations for internal and external decision makers
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
• Ability to work on site/hybrid within San Diego County
• U.S. Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Experience managing multi-vendor environments and large-scale enterprise solutions
• Background in digital transformation, infrastructure modernization, or application delivery
• Agile/Scrum certification or experience in Agile delivery environments
• Experience supporting State & Local Government, preferably the County of San Diego

Additional Attributes

• Recognized as a trusted advisor to customers and stakeholders
• Proven ability to influence across all levels of an organization
• Strong business acumen with the ability to align technical delivery to mission outcomes
• Capable of working independently with minimal oversight while driving results