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Job description
Peraton is hiring a Senior Manager, Systems Engineering — a full-time, based in Herndon, VA role ($135k–$216k). Apply directly on Peraton's careers page below.
Senior Manager, Systems Engineering
Location: Herndon, VA, US
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Responsibilities
The Senior Manager, Systems Engineering provides leadership to a team of engineers and professional staff in developing, modifying, creating, and testing solutions to our client’s infrastructure related technical needs. This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing engineering projects to ensure on-time completion while remaining in program budget and is accountable for the performance and results of multiple related teams.
Responsibilities:
Peraton is seeking a Senior Manager, Systems Engineering to lead and manage our client’s IT infrastructure needs. The responsibilities for this position include:
- Designs, develops, evaluates, and modifies end-to-end infrastructure systems, products and services throughout the life cycle.
- Generates quantifiable requirements based on client description, system planning, system design, and acquisition logistics.
- Ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.
- Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements.
- Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall service/product development.
- Designs interfaces and brings system elements together, so they work as a whole.
- Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
- Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements.
- Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts.
- Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
- Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
- Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.
- Provides requirements analysis, design, engineering, security accreditation and documentation to prepare new systems for implementation
**Position is Contingent on Contract Award**
Qualifications
Required QUALIFICATIONS:
- Active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain a Poly clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline and 12 years of experience.
- Minimum of 12 years’ experience in Systems Engineering.
- 8 or more years’ experience managing an engineering team of technical professionals.
Desired Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI with Poly clearance.
- Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business or Mathematics is preferred.
- Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification.
SECURITY CLEARANCE:
This Position requires an Active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain a Poly, US Citizenship is required
To hold this clearance.
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
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The estimated salary range for Senior Manager, Systems Engineering at Peraton is $135,000 - $216,000 USD per year.
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