Technical Project Manager / Technical Advisor, SME

About the position

We are seeking a dedicated and innovative-minded Technical Project Manager / Technical Advisor (SME) who thrives in a team environment with a passion to serve both their mission and customers. This role offers great opportunities for growth and developing innovative technical portfolio-based solutions. If you are motivated, energetic, forward-thinking, have a passion to develop and deliver next-gen solutions, join us where your talents make a difference! The Technical Project Manager will initially be responsible for leading a contract providing network architecture and engineering services to a critical mission customer. Additional responsibilities will include bringing innovative ideas, concepts, assessment and implementation of cutting-edge technology solutions across the portfolio. Our dynamic program team provides full spectrum network connectivity including architecture, engineering, development, integration, deployment, configuration management, project management and network security services to the global enterprise, as well as systems and cloud engineering services for application modernization and transition of legacy applications into hybrid cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical project leadership engaging multiple teams and stakeholders to achieve results. A proven track record of future technology assessment, selection, development, and implementation is required. They must demonstrate exceptional organizational, communication, stakeholder and contractor management skills, along with expertise in technology innovation.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of contractors to ensure quality delivery that satisfies customer goals and objectives
• Establishes accountability for the performance and results for a multitude of projects
• Adapt departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges
• Formulates and executes decisions and problem solving within policies, procedures, and department plan; receive guidance from manager
• Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers
• Interfaces with the customer's mission and contract representatives
• Manages the PMO functional support activities including finance, contracts, and subcontracts
• Leads staffing efforts working across Peraton and subcontractors
• Achieves corporate financial targets
• Develops and implements strategies for contract growth and to position for follow-on acquisitions
• Evaluate and assess current capabilities and identify creative solutions for cutting edge technology solutions across the portfolio

Requirements

• 10 years of experience
• A proven track record of future technology assessment, selection, development, and implementation
• Demonstrated exceptional organizational, communication, stakeholder and contractor management skills, along with expertise in technology innovation
• Experience successfully leading teams of engineering staff to achieve customer satisfaction and provide innovative solutions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead discussions with customers and company leadership
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with a current polygraph is required

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM or related field
• Proven experience in network architecture, design, and installation
• Familiarity with network and firewall vendor products, including Cisco, Palo Alto, and SonicWall
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) expertise
• Microsoft Azure expertise
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) expertise
• Hands-on experience in performing application and system migration to Cloud environments
• Experience with HPE - Hardware as a Service (HaaS)
• Demonstrated experience in AI implementation
• Knowledge of available AI tools, such as Chat GPT and Open AI
• Understanding of common challenges in AI development and deployment
• Certifications in Project Management Professional (PMP) and cloud platforms, AWS preferred

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap
• Participation in an attractive bonus plan