Project Task Manager

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a qualified and motivated professional to join our team as a Project Task Manager. This full-time position is in support of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) located in Northern Chicago, IL (Great Lakes Region). This position is on-site, however will consider hybrid / remote work arrangements

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with project stakeholders and end users to elicit, analyze, document, and validate requirements for systems addressing business problems.
• Document and review software requirements for a large development team managing multiple applications related to data classification and document management.
• Interface with multiple stakeholders to assess requirements and ensure consistency across all products.
• Oversee both functional and non-functional requirements for various products within the project team.
• Manage and verify requirements, capturing detailed user needs and ensuring clear, consistent, and test able requirements in user stories.
• Reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information, and participate in peer reviews of requirements documentation.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Minimum requirements are: 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; or obtaining a PhD
• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in project management overseeing cost, schedule and performance for software projects and activities.
• Demonstrated strong understanding of agile software development and project management.
• Knowledge of cloud-based applications and API design.
• Software projects experience with Cloud-based applications.
• Ability to define and document custom software workflows and non-functional requirements (data flows, diagrams, etc.).
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and organized with strong time-management skills.
• Strong communication skills in both technical and business settings.
• Professional certification(s) such as PMP, CISP, ITIL v4, IT-II.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• The ability to pass a government background investigation and be clearance eligible.
• Ability to travel on-site 10-25% of the time if needed.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree.
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification.
• Experience in analyzing complex software projects for DoD clients.
• Experience using Atlassian tools (Confluence and Jira).
• Experience in DoD application modernization projects with decentralized teams.
• Experience with AWS cloud development teams.
• Comfortable interacting with staff and management at all levels, including executives

Peraton Overview

Peraton 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.

Target Salary Range

$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.