Technology Integration Lead

Peraton's Space sector is seeking a cleared Technology Integration Lead to serve as the operational and strategic core of the CTO office. This is a full-time position based in Reston, VA with travel to customer and corporate sites as needed.

Reporting directly to the Sector Chief Technology Officer, this role is the connective tissue between the CTO's strategic vision, our technical community of Advanced Capabilities Engineers and Next-gen Technology Engineers, business line leadership, and peer organizations across the enterprise. You will translate strategy into execution, ensure our technical experts are focused, funded, and effective, and make sure that good ideas, roadmaps, and innovations actually land in the hands of the people who need them.

This is a role for someone who leads from the front, earns trust through competence, and knows how to move a diverse technical and business organization toward a common outcome.

What you'll do:

Technology Roadmapping and Standards

• Develop, govern, and maintain technology roadmaps in close partnership with our emergent technology community and sector stakeholders
• Translate roadmaps into actionable inputs for capture strategies, proposal development, and program planning
• Balance near-term customer readiness with longer-term technology priorities and emerging trends, keeping the portfolio forward-looking without losing sight of what wins today

IRAD Strategy Execution

• Execute the IRAD strategy set by the CTO, managing the full lifecycle from ideation through investment decision to project execution
• Own the vetting process, evaluating proposals for technical merit, business alignment, customer relevance, and growth potential in partnership with SMEs and sector stakeholders
• Maintain visibility into the sector-wide IRAD portfolio, identifying gaps, overlaps, and opportunities to consolidate or expand
• Track and communicate business impact metrics so leadership always knows what the portfolio is producing

Technology Transfer and Integration

• Build and sustain relationships with peer sectors and internal organizations to identify technologies, tools, and approaches that could strengthen Space sector capabilities
• Drive technology transfer from Peraton Labs and other enterprise organizations into sector programs and pursuits
• Create mechanisms for capturing and disseminating lessons learned, best practices, and reusable technical assets so innovations outlast any individual expert

Talent Mentoring and Development

• Helping them grow as technical leaders, communicators, and contributors to business growth
• Partner with HR and business leadership to define career paths for technical staff, particularly in emergent technology areas
• Identify training needs and work with the technical community to develop both formal and informal programs that spread expert knowledge across the organization
• Support workforce planning to ensure the sector has the right technical talent at the right time

Program Enablement and Customer Value

• Partner with program managers to identify optimization and efficiency opportunities on existing programs, reducing cost, improving delivery, or enhancing quality
• Work with the technical community to assess current programs for emergent technology insertion opportunities that benefit both the customer mission and Peraton's performance
• Connect program needs with IRAD investments, technology transfer opportunities, and SME expertise so the right capability reaches the right bid at the right time
• Support new business pursuits by ensuring technical differentiators, talent, and tools are ready for capture teams
• Track and communicate the business impact of technology enablement activities across the sector

Operational Excellence

• Ensure stable, consistent execution across all CTO office initiatives, roadmapping, IRAD, technology transfer, talent development, and program enablement
• Identify and remove obstacles that prevent technical staff from focusing on high-value work
• Continuously improve processes, tools, and governance structures to increase efficiency and impact
• Provide regular reporting to the CTO and sector leadership on execution status, portfolio health, talent development progress, and program outcomes
• Maintain visibility across all initiatives to identify synergies, gaps, and opportunities

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field
• Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility. The candidate must maintain the clearance
• Demonstrated experience in technology strategy, R&D management, or technical operations within the defense or intelligence community
• Proven track record of developing and maintaining technology roadmaps that align business, customer, and technology perspectives
• Experience managing IRAD or R&D portfolios from proposal evaluation through execution and transition
• Strong understanding of defense acquisition processes and how technology investments translate to competitive advantage
• Experience mentoring or developing technical talent, including career development, training program design, or workforce planning
• Excellent facilitation and collaboration skills, with the ability to bring together diverse stakeholders and drive alignment across organizational boundaries
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain cross-functional relationships across technical, business, and corporate organizations
• Full-time availability with flexibility for hybrid work and travel as needed

Desired Qualifications

• Master's or doctoral degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline
• Direct experience supporting NRO, NGA, USSF, DIA, NASA, or NOAA programs or customers
• Background in one or more emergent technology areas (AI/ML, cloud, digital twin, space networks, optical communications) sufficient to engage credibly with SMEs and guide investment decisions
• Experience with technology transfer from R&D or laboratory environments into operational programs
• Process design mindset with the ability to create scalable, repeatable approaches that work across a large organization
• Experience building or managing technical career frameworks and development programs
• Knowledge of industry tools for roadmapping, portfolio management, and talent development
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph strongly preferred
• Established network across the defense technology community, including government, industry, and academia
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to and influence executive leadership

Benefits: 

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We’re fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.