Senior Cyber Program Analyst

Location: Washington

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  to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Position Overview We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Program Analyst to support a cleared federal government customer. The successful candidate will provide senior-level program management, cybersecurity portfolio analysis, governance, financial management, risk analysis, and executive decision support across multiple enterprise cybersecurity initiatives.

The analyst will operate within an enterprise Cyber PMO environment, coordinating complex technical cybersecurity programs and translating technical, financial, schedule, and operational data into actionable insights for senior government leadership. This role requires strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a mission-focused, highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities Coordinate enterprise Cyber PMO operations supporting multiple technical cybersecurity initiatives across a federal department or agency.

Develop and maintain Project Management Plans (PMPs), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project roadmaps, milestone plans, dependency maps, and resource forecasts for complex cybersecurity programs.

Analyze technical project performance, schedule execution, organizational risks, resource utilization, financial data, and program health indicators to support informed executive decision-making.

Advise senior government leadership through program analyses, strategic recommendations, performance assessments, and decision-support briefings that improve organizational planning and mission execution.

Facilitate executive governance reviews, Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings, portfolio reviews, working groups, and stakeholder engagements to drive timely program decisions and issue resolution.

Develop and maintain executive dashboards, portfolio reports, briefing packages, white papers, decision memoranda, program assessments, and performance metrics supporting enterprise cybersecurity governance.

Evaluate cybersecurity programs using quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify performance trends, operational gaps, risks, dependencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

Coordinate development and maintenance of program documentation, governance artifacts, project charters, standard operating procedures, lifecycle documentation, and management processes in accordance with applicable federal directives and project management standards.

Assess project risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, constraints, and change requests, and coordinate mitigation and resolution activities across technical and business stakeholders.

Collaborate with cybersecurity engineers, Information System Security Officers (ISSOs), Information System Security Managers (ISSMs), system owners, program managers, security architects, and cross-functional teams to improve project delivery and…