Quality & Risk Management Lead - SME

Overview

About Peraton 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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit  to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Join Peraton's mission-critical team supporting secure, real-time data delivery across complex operational environments in direct support of our nation's warfighters. If you are driven by national security and energized by cutting-edge C2

ISR capabilities, sensor integration, and resilient data transport solutions, we invite you to join our team. We are seeking highly cleared professionals who excel at the intersection of advanced communications infrastructure, distributed systems, and mission assurance—where reliability, security, and performance are paramount. Specifically, we are looking for a TS/SCI cleared Quality & Risk Management Lead - SME - to support this mission in Tampa, Florida.

• Provide technical and management leadership for all equipment and information support functions across the Task Order.
• Lead the strategic direction, execution, and optimization of task order quality and risk activities through a Quality Improvement Methodology and Risk Management Methodology, transformation workshops, lessons learned analysis, and continuous improvement processes.
• Provide authoritative leadership for QA and risk management strategy to drive "Design for Quality" practices, shaping testing protocols, performance metrics, and mitigation planning across the Task Order; ensure enterprise-wide alignment with government standards and mission outcomes.
• Direct enterprise-level QA and risk strategy, tracking specific risk/opportunity and corrective actions in a RAID Log.
• Establish standards for QMP, POAM, and risk register development, including assignment of Risk Owners and collaboration with Task leads for risk assignments.
• Interface with senior leadership to align QA and risk with operational priorities.
• Guide integration of QA and risk data into PMP, MSRs, and transition deliverables.
• Lead review and validation of IMS and task order portal functionality.
• Shape QA and risk governance and performance tracking across the command.
• Advise on strategic quality improvements and risk mitigation planning.
• Ensure traceability, auditability, and evaluator alignment in all QA and risk activities.
• Promote continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration.
• Recognized for expertise in federal QA standards, risk frameworks, and service assurance.
• Utilize the following role-specific tools: QMP templates; ISO/Lean/CMMI frameworks; audit and inspection checklists;
  Archer GRC dashboards; variance analysis trackers; corrective action tracking systems; lessons learned repositories;
  SharePoint/Confluence for SOP updates;
  Power BI dashboards for AFDP metrics.

Required qualifications:

• Previous experience as a Quality & Risk Management Lead or similar role supporting a DoD customer at the CCMD level
• Minimum of 12 years' experience with BS/BA or 10 years' experience with MS/MA or 7 years' experience with PhD
• A current, active DoD security clearance at the TS/SCI level
• US citizenship is required

Desired

Qualifications:

• Must complete DoD-approved IA baseline certification for ADP-III/IT-III based on the IAT level and CE/Operating System (OS) certificate within six months of the assignment.

• Location:
  
  Tampa, FL
• On-site expectations:
  Full-time on-site presence required for equipment management and asset tracking
• Travel:
  May require occasional travel to CONUS and OCONUS sites for logistics coordination and facility assessments

• Be part of a mission-critical team supporting our nation's elite and its mission partners in delivering cutting-edge C2
  
  ISR capabilities
• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment supporting critical national security operations
• Manage cutting-edge communications and sensor systems that directly impact operational readiness
• Access to professional development opportunities and career growth within the intelligence and cybersecurity community
• Opportunity to work with advanced tactical communications technologies and AISR systems

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Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to the…