Software Development Manager

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.

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Responsibilities Peraton is seeking a Software Development Manager to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in Herndon, VA. The qualified applicant will become part of Peraton's Department of State (DOS) Consular Systems Modernization (CSM) Program, for the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT).As part of the modernization program, the Software Development Manager will maintain the roadmap for the project in alignment with customer priorities and ensure that the roadmap is adequately addressed and implemented consistently across all Project teams and efforts for which the manager is responsible.

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

Assumes a technical leadership role for system and software delivery within an Agile Development lifecycle framework including production deployments and operations & maintenance

Works with customers to align project product backlogs and ensures customer priorities are addressed

Works with architecture team to ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements to acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints

Understands system and software requirements to ensure software compliance standards are addressed by agile teams

Responsible for the direct supervision/management of agile team staff, to include overall management and oversight of delivering modernized services via multiple teams.

Identifies, analyzes, and resolves team deficiencies;
Develops and recommends corrective actions and process improvements as necessary

Participate in customer planning sessions and project implementations

Provides frequent inter-organizational and customer contact related to specific agile team work

Acts as line manager for agile teams: responsible for conducting employee performance reviews, timesheet reviews/approvals, career guidance, and travel expense approvals, among other administrative tasks. #DOSCSMQualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum 10 years experience. Five (5) years technical Lead experience with software development projects.

Experience in hands on software development and in all phases of the software development lifecycle including analysis, design, implementation, test, integration, and maintenance.

Experience supporting a system implementation program using agile methodologies.

Experience with application lifecycle tooling, including those related to agile project management, version control, continuous integration, code scanning, automated testing, and issue tracking.

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to prepare briefings, proposals, and similar documents.

Active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance; interim Secret clearance is acceptable.

US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in STEM (Computer Science, Computer Information Systems Prior experience supporting the Department of State (DOS). Holds a Scrum Master Certification or…