Technical Project Manager

Peraton is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager (TPM) to lead and manage multiple concurrent projects, with a primary focus on continuously improving operations through IT, security, facility, procurement, business growth, and other project initiatives. TPM will serve as the central point of coordination across internal teams, procurement, and external vendors.

This individual must be a self-starter with strong technical acumen, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to influence without direct authority over staff engaged in project work.

This selected individual will support our SafeGuard Services (SGS) team, a subsidiary of Peraton, which performs data analysis, investigation, and medical review, to detect, prevent, deter, reduce, and make referrals to recover fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare/Medicaid healthcare programs.

What you'll do:

The Technical Project Manager will be responsible for the following but not limited to: 

• Lead a portfolio of concurrent projects spanning IT, security, facility, procurement, business growth, and other project initiatives, ensuring delivery on time, within scope and budget, and in compliance with federal security requirements and audit standards
• Initiate/facilitate/manage projects/changes to 100+ server on-premises IT environment, with potential migration to cloud, across multiple networks, two east-coast facilities, mailroom operations, and off-site archival storage — maintaining/enhancing continuity of service throughout
• Define project scope, schedules, resource plans, and success criteria; develop and maintain project plans, risk registers, issue logs, and status reports using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies as appropriate
• Facilitate project meetings, stakeholder briefings, and executive-level updates; monitor performance against baselines and proactively address risks and issues
• Operate with a high degree of self-direction to continuously identify and initiate new projects by listening to functional managers and staff, reviewing costs and invoices for savings opportunities, monitoring the evolving risk landscape, and evaluating emerging technologies
• Support rigorous reevaluation and continuous improvement of IT systems, security controls, hardware/software, and business processes — with a focus on strengthening fraud, waste, and abuse detection and mitigation across Medicare/Medicaid programs
• Lead proposal and capture activities to grow existing contract vehicles and pursue new business; collaborate with business development, technical, and operations teams to develop winning strategies for recompetes and new opportunities
• Partner with procurement to develop SOWs, RFPs, and contract requirements; evaluate vendor proposals and support source selection
• Review vendor invoices against contract terms, authorized deliverables, and actual usage to validate charges, identify discrepancies, and ensure the organization is billed accurately and only for services rendered
• Monitor vendor performance against contractual obligations, SLAs, and deliverables to ensure accountability and quality; coordinate contract modifications, change orders, and renewals as needed
• Telework available from Central or Eastern time zones

Basic qualifications:

• 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD.
• A minimum of 5 years of project management experience, with at least 3 years managing IT-focused projects in health care, Medicare, Medicaid, or a related private insurance field.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects simultaneously
• Proven track record of vendor management and procurement coordination
• Experience supporting or contributing to business development, proposals, or solution development activities
• Demonstrated proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Jira) and advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, including development of complex spreadsheets, formulas, and cost-benefit analyses to evaluate current and future-state business solutions
• Superior organizational and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interface effectively via written and oral forums with personnel at all levels of government.
• Ability to effectively work independently and as a member of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required
• Experience with Agile/Scrum frameworks and tools
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, CMMC, RMF)
• US. citizenship required

 The most competitive candidates will have:

• Experience working as a federal contractor, including constrained budgets, tight federal security requirements, TAA component sourcing constraints, and Section 508 compliance, for example.
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to assess and recommend technical strategies using emerging technologies, including but not limited to migration to cloud computing and cost-beneficial deployment of advanced data analytics including AI.
• Experience leading business growth activities (capture, proposals, solution development) and managing the full vendor lifecycle — from market research and vendor vetting through solicitation, cost analysis, and selection — with the ability to assess whether proposed pricing is reasonable, competitive, and aligned with contract scope.