{"id":1284287,"url":"https://alion.io/job/peraton-technical-project-manager-sme","title":"Technical Project Manager - SME","company":{"id":722,"name":"Peraton","domain":"peraton.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/peraton","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Leadership","role_family":"Leadership","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Herndon, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":146000,"max":234000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":234000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":12,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"Waterfall","optional":false},{"name":"ITIL","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-26T04:10:23Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T01:56:13Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Responsibilities\nJoin Peraton in advancing the safety, efficiency, and modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) through the FAA’s Business, National Airspace, and Technical Computing Services (BNATCS) contract. As a trusted partner to the Federal Aviation Administration, Peraton helps deliver the systems and services that keep our nation’s skies safe and connected. We’re looking for innovative professionals who thrive in mission-critical environments and are passionate about shaping the future of air traffic management. This is your chance to make an impact on one of the world’s most vital transportation infrastructures, working alongside leaders in aviation, engineering, data science, and systems integration.\nAt Peraton, you won’t just support the mission you’ll define it. Lead the work that keeps America flying safely.\nAt Peraton, we don’t just manage projects we deliver the systems that protect and advance U.S. air travel. We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager - SME to lead complex, high-visibility technology initiatives supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This role sits at the heart of aviation modernization, where disciplined execution, technical excellence, and mission impact converge. If you thrive in environments where precision matters, collaboration is essential, and your work has national significance, this role offers both challenge and purpose.\nWork Location:\nThis position is required to be 100% on-site in Herndon, VA.\nIn this position, you will:\nThe Technical Project Manager will manage the day-to-day coordination between technical teams of Software Engineering professionals supporting a large-scale, mission-critical federal government program. This role is responsible for coordinating technical execution across cybersecurity, network infrastructure, systems integration, and testing activities while ensuring program requirements are delivered on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with customer, security, and quality standards.\nProgram Execution\nProvide both technical project leadership and direct people management overseeing teams of Software Development professionals.\nOwn the full lifecycle of sophisticated network, cyber or testing projects from concept through deployment.\nProvide workforce forecasting, employee retention, succession planning, and talent development.\nTranslate complex requirements into executable plans, schedules, and budgets using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.\nAlign technical delivery with long-term FAA modernization goals and program priorities.\nSupport requirements analysis, readiness reviews, and operational transitions.\nDrive projects to successful completion while meeting FAA standards, cost targets, and delivery commitments.\nTranslate complex customer and technical requirements into executable work plans.\nTrack project progress against established milestones, KPIs, contractual requirements, and customer expectations.\nTechnical Leadership & Collaboration\nManage the day-to-day performance, workload, priorities, and development of assigned employees.\nConduct annual and mid-year performance reviews, providing clear, objective, and actionable feedback aligned with employee goals and organizational expectations.\nEstablish individual performance objectives and ensure employee goals align with program priorities, contractual requirements, and organizational objectives.\nAssess current and future staffing requirements based on project schedules, technical priorities, customer demand, and contractual requirements.\nProvide ongoing coaching, mentoring, career development, and performance feedback to strengthen individual and team performance.\nReview and approve employee timecards, PTO, attendance, and other workforce-management activities.\nPartner closely with vendors, engineers, and program leaders to ensure seamless execution across all technical domains.\nAddress employee performance issues and partnering with Human Resources when appropriate.\nRisk Management with Real Impact\nAnticipate and resolve technical risks, dependencies, and integration challenges.\nDevelop mitigation and contingency plans to protect program milestones and customer commitments.\nMaintain project risk and issue registers and ensure appropriate ownership, escalation, and resolution.\nMonitor team and project performance using established metrics and KPIs.\nIdentify trends that may affect schedule, cost, quality, employee performance, or customer satisfaction.\nDevelop corrective action plans and drive issues through resolution.\nTrusted Stakeholder Partner\nServe as a key interface between technical teams, program leadership, subcontractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.\nProvide clear status updates and executive-level briefings covering technical progress, staffing, schedules, accomplishments, risks, issues, and upcoming milestones.\nTranslate complex technical information into understandable program and business impacts for senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.\nEnsure customer priorities and expectations are effectively communicated to assigned employees and technical teams.\nWhy You’ll Want This Role:\nFew roles offer the opportunity to apply deep technical and project management expertise at a scale that truly matters. In this position, your leadership directly supports aviation safety modernization across the National Airspace System.\nYour work will:\nInfluence systems relied upon by millions of travelers every day\nSupport FAA initiatives that enhance safety, capacity, and resilience\nPlace you at the center of high-profile, mission-critical programs\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications:\nU.S. Citizenship Required.\nMust have the ability to obtain / maintain a Public Trust clearance.\n12 years experience demonstrated success managing technical teams of Software Development professionals.\nHands-on experience in software development.\nAbility to lead geographically dispersed, cross-functional programs.\nHands-on experience with risk identification, mitigation, and issue resolution.\nStrong stakeholder management skills briefing senior leadership.\nProven ability to manage project scope, schedules and budgets using structured project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid).\nAbility to conduct technical reviews, validation activities, and post-implementation assessments.\nDemonstrated experience conducting employee performance reviews and establishing performance objectives.\nDemonstrated workforce planning, resource allocation and workload-management experience.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExposure to FAA programs air traffic management systems or NAS systems.\nDegree in Engineering Management, Business Administration (MBA), or Systems Engineering.\nPMP, PMI-ACP or ITIL Foundations certification.\nProfessional certifications such as CSEP, Security+, CISSP, or other relevant cybersecurity certification.\nKnowledge of federal cybersecurity requirements, NIST, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and security compliance processes.\nStrong analytical and decision-making skills with a track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.\nPeraton Overview\nPeraton 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.\nTarget Salary Range\n$146,000 - $234,000. 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\nEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8627,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":12,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["National Security","Information Security","Homeland Security"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T04:10:23Z"}],"liveness":{"score":40,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":0.9,"p_active":0.804,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":3,"reasons":["conf:64","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-29T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":234000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/peraton-technical-project-manager-sme","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/peraton-technical-project-manager-sme.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-30T04:07:07Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2747,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2253,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}}