Software Development Manager

The Software Development Manager will be responsible for the following, but not limited to:

Plans, directs, and coordinates all activities associated with creating software across multiple functional areas and products.
• Prioritizes and allocates projects, products, and resources with the assistance of architects and managers.
• Participates in the strategic decisions about technology, definition, and implementation of the software products.
• Makes employment decisions, such as hiring, rewarding. Determines candidates for employment/termination, conducts performance evaluations and salary reviews for assigned staff and is responsible for the application of company policies.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate activities of a multi-team or cross-functional organization.
• Directs software development projects to include, ensuring that projects are completed on time and according to quality standards, facilitating communication upward and across project team including project status, justifications for variances and technical information.
• Organizes projects through development of a project plan which includes communication of product goals as defined by top management, definition of project strategy, identification of the roles and responsibilities of key project groups, development of a schedule with key milestones, identification of risks, contingency plans and allocation of project resources.
• Monitors technology trends such as emerging standards for new technology opportunities.

Required Qualifications:

• Active (currently in use) TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or ability to successfully pass a polygraph
• Bachelor's degree in a field of study applicable to the position, an additional 4 years of experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree requirement.
• 12+ years of relevant experience, with at least 4 of those years in a supervisory capacity
• Excellent communication skills and ability to relay technical information to customers and laypersons
• Full-stack software development experience
• Programming Language Experience including - but not limited to - Java, Python (Poetry, Flask, etc.) and JavaScript
• Experience with AWS technologies: Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, EC2, S3, DynamoDB
• Experience using modern techniques such as REST, JSON, Spring, Spring Boot, JavaScript frameworks (e.g., JQuery, Angular, React), and Docker
• Experience using Git, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence
• Expereince with Microsoft Project
• Experience with Agile development, project planning, Project schedules, weekly status reporting and monthly PMR briefings.
• Experience with Agile development, project planning, Project schedules, weekly status reporting and monthly PMR briefings.
• Understanding of CIO processes and EMO functional requirements.

Desired Qualifications:

• HUMNIT functional domain and application knowledge and experience
• Experience within the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

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 participation in an attractive bonus plan.

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.