Operating Unit Leader — Aviation & Transportation

• 18 years of professional experience, may have management experience
• Minimum 8 years of Program Management experience, including financial oversight and reporting, resolving challenges, delivery optimization, and innovation.
• Minimum 10 years of experience within the Department of Transportation and/or FAA client space, with in-depth knowledge of DOT and FAA mission, acquisition environment, and IT ecosystem.
• Very strong business and technical acumen in programs delivering managed IT infrastructure services and agile development approaches.
• Exceptional P&L management and program turnaround skill sets, with the ability to analyze complex operational environments.
• Demonstrated successful track record of supporting and growing high-performing contracts
• Established commitment to innovation, diversity, and inclusion
• U.S. citizenship required; must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in a related field.
• Prior work on DOT operating administration mission systems (FHWA, FRA, FTA, FMCSA, NHTSA, MARAD, PHMSA) — safety data platforms, grants management, enterprise IT, and cyber — and/or FAA programs (e.g., NAS modernization, Next Gen, ATC systems, FAA enterprise IT, aviation cyber).
• Cloud delivery experience at scale (AWS Gov Cloud, Azure Government) and Zero Trust adoption in DOT/FAA environments.
• Existing relationships across DOT and FAA OCIO leadership and the broader transportation customer community.
• PMP, SAFe, or equivalent certifications.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company and one of the largest providers of mission-critical services to the U.S. government, with approximately 22,000 employees across the U.S. and in more than 40 countries. Our Federal Civilian Sector runs some of the most visible modernization work in government — flagship programs across DOT, State, DHS, Treasury/IRS, and enterprise infrastructure and managed services.

The Aviation & Transportation Operating Unit — anchored at the Department of Transportation and its operating administrations — is a strategic growth area inside Fed Civ, and this role owns it.

Peraton | Federal Civilian Sector | Reston, VA

The Department of Transportation is running one of the most consequential IT modernization portfolios in the federal government — the enterprise systems behind highway safety, rail, transit, motor carrier oversight, pipeline and hazardous materials safety, maritime logistics, and vehicle safety, plus the airspace and air traffic systems on the aviation side. Peraton is hiring an Operating Leader to run the Aviation & Transportation Operating Unit — a Fed Civ portfolio anchored at DOT and its operating administrations, with full P&L, delivery, and growth ownership.

• Portfolio-level P&L, not a single program. You'll operate a multi-program book of business inside Fed Civ — setting the operating rhythm, financials, and growth plan across the Aviation & Transportation portfolio.
• DOT and its operating administrations as the anchor. FHWA, FRA, FTA, FMCSA, NHTSA, MARAD, PHMSA, and the FAA — enterprise IT, mission systems, safety data platforms, cyber, and cloud modernization all live in this book. The customer is active across every mode of transportation, the modernization runway is long, and the mission touches every American who drives, ships, flies, or rides.
• Real growth mandate. You own on-contract growth, recompete strategy, and shaping adjacent captures with Fed Civ BD — not just running what's already sold.
• Executive seat. You'll sit on the Fed Civ operating leadership team, own the portfolio's numbers in monthly and quarterly reviews,…