Technical Project Engineer

Peraton is seeking to fill a critical role for a Project Engineer for managing high visibility projects for our Risk Decision Group (RDG).

This role is 100% Remote.

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

The Project Engineer will be responsible for the performance of relatively small projects or a definable portion of a larger program in accordance with contract requirements and company policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Will direct and supervise all support resources for the performance of project assignments and activities and manage the direction of a project through the design, development, implementation and testing in accordance with project objectives.
• Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects.
• Interface with all areas affected by the project including end users, business support teams, technical teams, and senior leadership.
• Coordinates efforts within the project team to ensure project expectations are met and communicated.
• Manages multiple projects at a time.
• Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans and status reports.
• Gathers functional and technical requirements utilizing standard project management and/or business analysis methodologies.
• Responsible for the preparation of and accountability for all project deliverables.
• Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis, to include areas of risk and key decisions.
• Provides timely and concise updates on project progress to senior management and key stakeholders.
• Recommends and takes action to direct the analysis and solutions of problems.
• Specify systems requirements and insure that completed systems meet requirements.
• Participates in the PMO's established change management practice by leading change requests and bugs from initiation to review by the Change Control Board.
• Possesses good trouble-shooting and problem-solving skills.
• Works under general direction and provides solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• A good team player with ability to provide after-hours support.

Required Qualifications:

• 0 years with BS/BA; 4 years with no degree
• US Citizenship
• Current/Active TS clearance
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Proficiency in Microsoft Teams Enviornment
• Experience with Visio
• Experience with process flow mapping

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP Certification
• Scrum Master Certification
• Understanding of the operational aspects of the background investigation process
• Understanding of agile methodology
• Understanding of software development lifecycles

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