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Peraton

Software Development Manager

Peraton

. Maintain the project roadmap in alignment with customer priorities .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeHerndon • Virginia • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $104,000 - $166,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in Agile Development methodologies, technical leadership in software delivery, and effective management of project roadmaps and team performance. Proficient in aligning customer priorities with project execution while ensuring compliance with software standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Agile Development LifecycleTechnical LeadershipSoftware Development LifecycleApplication Lifecycle ToolingDoD Secret Clearance

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Hard Skills
Software DevelopmentProject ManagementSystem ImplementationCode ScanningAutomated TestingContinuous IntegrationVersion ControlIntegrationMaintenanceAnalysis
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsTeam ManagementPerformance ReviewsCareer GuidanceProblem Solving
Tools & Technologies
Agile Project Management ToolsIssue Tracking SystemsVersion Control SystemsContinuous Integration ToolsAutomated Testing Frameworks
Certifications & Qualifications
Active DoD Secret ClearanceInterim Secret Clearance
Industry Keywords
Customer PrioritiesProject RoadmapSoftware Compliance StandardsInter-Organizational CommunicationModernized Services

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Maintain the project roadmap in alignment with customer priorities
  • Ensure the roadmap is addressed and implemented consistently across assigned project teams and efforts
  • Provide technical leadership for system and software delivery within an Agile Development lifecycle, including production deployments and operations and maintenance
  • Align project product backlogs with customers and ensure customer priorities are addressed
  • Work with the architecture team to convert customer or product requirements while acknowledging technical, schedule, and cost constraints
  • Ensure software compliance standards are addressed by agile teams
  • Directly supervise and manage agile team staff and oversee delivery of modernized services across multiple teams
  • Identify and resolve team deficiencies and recommend corrective actions and process improvements
  • Participate in customer planning sessions and project implementations
  • Provide inter-organizational and customer contact related to agile team work
  • Conduct employee performance reviews, timesheet reviews and approvals, career guidance, and travel expense approvals

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum 10 years experience
  • Five (5) years technical Lead experience with software development projects
  • Experience in hands on software development and in all phases of the software development lifecycle including analysis, design, implementation, test, integration, and maintenance
  • Experience supporting a system implementation program using agile methodologies
  • Experience with application lifecycle tooling, including agile project management, version control, continuous integration, code scanning, automated testing, and issue tracking
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to prepare briefings, proposals, and similar documents
  • Active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance; interim Secret clearance is acceptable
  • US Citizenship is required

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • Parental leave
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
  • Company-paid holidays
  • Eligible employees may be eligible for overtime
  • Shift differential
  • Discretionary bonus