Senior Program Manager – Government IT Programs

Job Description

Senior Manager, Technology Program Management | Peraton

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Peraton, located in Boston, Massachusetts / Rhode Island, requiring occasional onsite customer meetings. Peraton is a national security company that integrates mission capabilities and provides transformative enterprise IT, serving essential government agencies and the U.S. armed forces with trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies. This senior, customer-facing leadership role is crucial for delivering high-quality IT solutions to state government customers in New England, managing program success, customer relationships, financial performance, and identifying growth opportunities. The position focuses on running the business, taking ownership of delivery and account success.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – Boston, Massachusetts / Rhode Island
• Pay: $135000–$216000 yearly
• Mission: Own successful program delivery, customer relationships, financial performance, team leadership, and account growth for state government IT programs.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Program Leadership: Lead the delivery and ongoing management of multiple IT programs, ensuring they meet schedule, budget, and contractual commitments.
• Customer Engagement: Establish and maintain strong relationships with customer executives and stakeholders, serving as a trusted advisor for assigned programs.
• Financial Oversight: Maintain accountability for program and account financial performance, monitoring revenue, costs, staffing, and profitability.
• Contract Management: Manage large IT contracts and Statements of Work (SOWs), including scope, assumptions, staffing, schedules, and deliverables.
• Growth Identification: Proactively identify and contribute to the development of on-contract growth and new business opportunities within existing accounts and the region.

The Must-Haves
• Background: 12+ years of IT experience, with significant experience managing software development, application maintenance, and/or IT support programs.
• Experience: Demonstrated track record of successfully delivering complex IT programs, managing technical teams, and working with senior customer stakeholders. Experience developing Statements of Work, estimates, staffing plans, and managing large IT contracts.
• Skills: Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and program/account financial management, including revenue, cost, and EBIT. Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication skills, with the ability to identify account growth opportunities and adapt Agile methodologies.
• Bonus: PMP certification. Experience working with state and local government customers, especially Massachusetts or Rhode Island state agencies. Experience with application modernization, multi-year government IT contracts, and managing distributed technical teams.