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Deputy Program Manager

Peraton

United States, Virginia, Herndon

Jul 29, 2026

Deputy Program Manager

Job Locations

US-VA-Herndon | US-DC-Washington

Requisition ID

2026-169187

Position Category

Project Management

Clearance

Top Secret/SCI w/Poly

Responsibilities

Deputy Program Manager - SITE III JIOC Program
Location: Remote (with occasional customer-site engagement)

Peraton's Defense Intelligence Solutions (DIS) sector is seeking a missiondriven Deputy Program Manager (DPM) to join our highimpact SITE III Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOC) Community of Interest team. This is a unique opportunity to help lead a critical intelligence technology portfolio that directly supports analysts, operators, and collection managers across Combatant Commands and the Intelligence Community.

About the Program
The JIOC program develops, maintains, and enhances a suite of mission applications focused on Collection Management, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR), and intelligence operations. Our work ensures these tools remain robust, modern, and aligned with evolving mission needs-eliminating capability overlaps, improving performance, and driving future innovation.

What You'll Do
As the Deputy Program Manager, you will be a key leader helping drive the success of an enterpriselevel mission technology portfolio. Reporting directly to the Program Manager, you will:

* Oversee software development and O&M activities, ensuring teams are aligned, informed, and consistently delivering highquality capabilities.
* Coordinate across multiple technical leads to assess progress, manage timelines, and take proactive action to remove obstacles and keep the mission on track.
* Serve as the program's lead Subject Matter Expert-providing expert guidance to government partners, technical teams, and functional users.
* Manage and mentor the JIOC SME team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and mission focus.
* Lead one or more smaller O&M projects, including full responsibility for resource planning, interviewing/hiring, team leadership, and customer engagement.
* Brief customer stakeholders, participate in realtime technical and functional discussions, and represent the program as a trusted partner.
* Act as the designated backup to the Program Manager-supporting functional, technical, financial, and contractual conversations and helping ensure deliverables are complete, accurate, and submitted on time.
* Contribute to longrange planning and help shape future JIOC capabilities as mission needs evolve.

Who You Are
We're looking for a leader who thrives in dynamic environments and brings a blend of technical understanding, program leadership, and customerfacing confidence. Successful candidates will demonstrate:

* Strong problemsolving skills and the ability to navigate complex challenges.
* Flexibility, adaptability, and enthusiasm for collaborating across diverse teams.
* A talent for building consensus, listening to stakeholder needs, and conveying a clear vision forward.
* The ability to incorporate feedback, adjust plans as needed, and maintain momentum in fastmoving mission spaces.

This is an exceptional role for a technical leader who wants to influence missioncritical intelligence capabilities, guide teams, and partner directly with highvisibility government stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in an area relevant to the position with 12+ years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of relevant experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree.

12+ years of experience in functional requirements, collections management, technical leadership, software engineering, or program/project management roles.
At least 4 years experience in a management capacity
Active TS/SCI or SCI eligibility and active polygraph or ability to obtain a polygraph
Experience with and understanding of software engineering lifecycle.
Extensive experience with intelligence collection management, including current JIOC applications
Ability to coordinate collections management and technical tasks with customers.
Detail-oriented, with excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Strong Interpersonal skills and customer engagement
Full-time work in a SCIF

Desired Qualifications

Experience managing program cost and funding
Experience planning, scheduling and tracking software development
Experience in risk management and process improvement
Familiar with PowerPoint, Excel and MS Project
Experience with software development programs using Agile and/or SAFe
PMPSecurity+ Certified Scrum Master

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

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 peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.