Information Technology (IT) Lead/Manager

About Peraton
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.
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking an Information Technology (IT) Lead/Manager, to support our classified customer in Washington, DC. Peraton has been supporting our classified customer for 20 years and has a history of supporting building some of the most important & technically advanced applications.
The Lead/Manager in this lateral position and is focused on program/project management and personnel management in additional to their current customer duties.
Our unique program delivers advanced, technical infrastructure support for our customer and its relative nodes over the world. The team provides Software and System Engineering, Software and System Development and Operations (DevOps) services, Data Science, Big Data and Entity Resolution Engineering services advanced data discovery, analytics, exploitation, and visualization capabilities through application development and tools integration.
The IT Lead Manager in this role is focused on program/project management and personnel management.
The IT Lead/Manager will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Assist the Program Manager with contract execution and be available to fill in when he/she is not available.
• Participate and attend corporate functions, such as staffing, financial reporting/forecasting, security, subcontracts, etc. to gain exposure.
• Manages the staffing through the appropriate hiring, firing, and disciplinary actions in collaboration with HR.
• Manages and approves employee timecards.
• Provides informal feedback on an ongoing basis and formal feedback in the annual performance evaluation process to identify and develop talent.
• Conduct one on one's with team members. Ensure company goals and objectives are being met by each employee and provide constructive feedback.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Responsible for providing team members with guidance, instruction, and coaching. This may involve retraining staff members as needed or creating development plans for each individual team member to improve their skillset.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

• A current Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and the ability to obtain a polygraph.
• Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of engineering experience
• At least two (2) years of experience in a Senior or Lead role
• Staffing, planning, and people management
• Possess experience in a management capacity.

Desired Qualifications

• A current TS/SCI with Poly.
• Current or previous experience working in customer environment.
• Experience or knowledge of the customer mission and programs.
• Have great communications skills.
• Are comfortable with coaching employees.

Salary Range Estimates:
The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees.
Benefits:
Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.
Target Salary Range
$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range
EEO
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.
Our Values
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.

• Paid Time-Off and Holidays
• Retirement
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Career Development
• Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Financing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Additional Benefits
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Care