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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 peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
About The Role
Peraton is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager within Architecture and Systems Engineering organization to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex technical projects across the BNATCS program. This position is uniquely challenging as you are not managing a single development team building a single product. You are orchestrating the convergence of multiple workstreams, vendors, subcontractors, and technology deliverables that must come together on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with rigorous technical and mission requirements.
This role requires an engineer's understanding of what is being built and an integrator's instinct for where things break down. You will manage the interdependencies, critical paths, and technical risks that emerge when independently managed efforts must synchronize at integration milestones. You will serve as the connective tissue between systems engineering, software development, cybersecurity, test, operations, and subcontractor teams — ensuring that technical execution stays aligned with program objectives and that integration risks are identified and mitigated before they become schedule or mission impacts.
This postion will be located in Herndon, VA.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans — scope, schedule, budget, resource allocation, and risk management — for technical projects spanning multiple engineering disciplines, vendors, and subcontractors
- Build and manage integrated master schedules (IMS) that capture cross-team and cross-vendor dependencies, integration milestones, delivery dates, and critical path activities across the program
- Establish work breakdown structures (WBS) that decompose complex integration efforts into manageable, trackable, and assignable work packages with clear ownership — including work performed by subcontractors and vendors
- Drive disciplined earned value management (EVM) practices, tracking cost and schedule performance (CPI/SPI), forecasting estimates at completion (EAC), and identifying variances that require corrective action
- Manage project baselines and execute formal change control when scope, schedule, or budget adjustments are required, coordinating with the Configuration Control Board (CCB) as appropriate
- Serve as the integration orchestrator, managing the convergence of independently developed components from internal teams, subcontractors, and vendors into coordinated integration, test, and delivery events
- Identify, track, and actively manage cross-vendor dependencies and interface risks — the schedule and technical linkages between separately managed efforts that represent the highest-risk areas in an integration program
- Coordinate integration readiness activities, ensuring that all contributing parties — internal and external — meet entry criteria for integration milestones, including hardware/software delivery, interface readiness, test environment availability, and documentation completeness
- Lead integration planning sessions that bring together systems engineering, software, test, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and subcontractor leads to synchronize plans, resolve conflicts, and align on sequencing
- Manage subcontractor and vendor technical performance, tracking deliverable quality, schedule adherence, and compliance with contractual and technical requirements — escalating issues through appropriate program channels
- Implement and maintain a proactive risk management program — identifying, assessing, quantifying, and mitigating technical, schedule, and integration risks before they materialize as impacts
- Manage issue resolution across organizational boundaries, driving multi-party action plans for problems that span vendor interfaces, shared infrastructure, or cross-team dependencies
- Conduct schedule risk analyses (SRA) and Monte Carlo simulations to quantify schedule confidence levels and identify probabilistic critical paths
- Maintain a decision log and action item tracker that captures technical decisions, trade-off outcomes, and assigned actions with clear ownership and due dates
- Align project execution with systems engineering lifecycle milestones (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA/PCA), ensuring that engineering artifacts, review packages, and entry/exit criteria are met on schedule
- Coordinate technical review preparation across contributing teams and subcontractors, ensuring that review materials are complete, consistent, and delivered on time
- Support configuration management and release management activities by coordinating the scheduling and sequencing of baseline updates, release packages, and deployment windows across the integrated program
- Track and report technical performance measures (TPMs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) that provide objective visibility into engineering progress, quality, and integration health
- Provide clear, accurate, and timely project status reporting to program leadership, government stakeholders, and engineering teams — including schedule status, EVM metrics, risk posture, integration readiness, and issue resolution progress
- Translate complex technical interdependencies, integration risks, and schedule trade-offs into actionable guidance for executive and non-technical audiences
- Facilitate cross-functional communication across systems engineering, software development, cybersecurity, test, operations, and subcontractor organizations — ensuring that information flows efficiently and that no team operates in isolation
- Mentor and guide project coordinators, schedulers, and junior project managers in technical project management practices, integration coordination, and earned value discipline
#BNATCS
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D., 16 years with AS; 18 years in lieu of a degree
- Demonstrated experience serving as a technical project manager within a systems integrator environment, managing the convergence of multi-vendor, multi-technology deliverables into integrated solutions
- Deep expertise in project planning and scheduling — integrated master schedules (IMS), work breakdown structures (WBS), critical path analysis, and dependency management across complex, multi-party programs
- Proven experience with earned value management (EVM) — CPI/SPI tracking, EAC forecasting, variance analysis, and corrective action planning on federal contracts
- Strong command of project management and scheduling tools — Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent — and experience managing schedules with hundreds of cross-vendor dependencies
- Hands-on experience managing subcontractor and vendor technical performance, including deliverable tracking, schedule adherence, and compliance with contractual requirements
- Solid understanding of systems engineering lifecycle processes and formal review milestones (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA/PCA) and the project management activities required to support each gate
- Experience with risk management frameworks — risk identification, quantification, mitigation planning, and schedule risk analysis
- Working knowledge of federal frameworks (NIST, FedRAMP, RMF) as they influence project scope, compliance milestones, and security-related deliverables
- Experience supporting federal or DoD programs with complex multi-contractor coordination and integration challenges
- Background in mission-critical or safety-critical systems where schedule discipline and integration rigor directly impact operational readiness and safety
- ITIL certification and experience aligning project execution with ITSM, configuration management, and release management workflows
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional coordination across systems engineering, software development, test, cybersecurity, and operations teams — including subcontractor and vendor organizations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with technical project management for aviation, air traffic management, or national airspace systems and familiarity with aviation-specific development and safety assurance lifecycles
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification
- Experience with Agile and hybrid project management approaches (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) integrated with traditional systems engineering milestones in large federal programs
- Background in managing projects involving cloud migration, application modernization, or hybrid cloud deployments (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government)
- Familiarity with DevSecOps delivery models and the project management considerations of continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automated pipeline orchestration
- Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) programs and the project management implications of model-centric development and review processes
- Knowledge of network architecture (SD-WAN, secure transport) integration projects and their unique scheduling and coordination challenges
- Experience with AIOps, observability platforms, and using operational metrics to inform project health and delivery confidence
- Familiarity with schedule risk analysis tools and Monte Carlo simulation for probabilistic schedule forecasting
- Relevant certifications such as PgMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), INCOSE CSEP/ESEP, or ITIL 4 Managing Professional
Details
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.
Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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 peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
About The Role
Peraton is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager within Architecture and Systems Engineering organization to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex technical projects across the BNATCS program. This position is uniquely challenging as you are not managing a single development team building a single product. You are orchestrating the convergence of multiple workstreams, vendors, subcontractors, and technology deliverables that must come together on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with rigorous technical and mission requirements.
This role requires an engineer's understanding of what is being built and an integrator's instinct for where things break down. You will manage the interdependencies, critical paths, and technical risks that emerge when independently managed efforts must synchronize at integration milestones. You will serve as the connective tissue between systems engineering, software development, cybersecurity, test, operations, and subcontractor teams — ensuring that technical execution stays aligned with program objectives and that integration risks are identified and mitigated before they become schedule or mission impacts.
This postion will be located in Herndon, VA.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans — scope, schedule, budget, resource allocation, and risk management — for technical projects spanning multiple engineering disciplines, vendors, and subcontractors
- Build and manage integrated master schedules (IMS) that capture cross-team and cross-vendor dependencies, integration milestones, delivery dates, and critical path activities across the program
- Establish work breakdown structures (WBS) that decompose complex integration efforts into manageable, trackable, and assignable work packages with clear ownership — including work performed by subcontractors and vendors
- Drive disciplined earned value management (EVM) practices, tracking cost and schedule performance (CPI/SPI), forecasting estimates at completion (EAC), and identifying variances that require corrective action
- Manage project baselines and execute formal change control when scope, schedule, or budget adjustments are required, coordinating with the Configuration Control Board (CCB) as appropriate
- Serve as the integration orchestrator, managing the convergence of independently developed components from internal teams, subcontractors, and vendors into coordinated integration, test, and delivery events
- Identify, track, and actively manage cross-vendor dependencies and interface risks — the schedule and technical linkages between separately managed efforts that represent the highest-risk areas in an integration program
- Coordinate integration readiness activities, ensuring that all contributing parties — internal and external — meet entry criteria for integration milestones, including hardware/software delivery, interface readiness, test environment availability, and documentation completeness
- Lead integration planning sessions that bring together systems engineering, software, test, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and subcontractor leads to synchronize plans, resolve conflicts, and align on sequencing
- Manage subcontractor and vendor technical performance, tracking deliverable quality, schedule adherence, and compliance with contractual and technical requirements — escalating issues through appropriate program channels
- Implement and maintain a proactive risk management program — identifying, assessing, quantifying, and mitigating technical, schedule, and integration risks before they materialize as impacts
- Manage issue resolution across organizational boundaries, driving multi-party action plans for problems that span vendor interfaces, shared infrastructure, or cross-team dependencies
- Conduct schedule risk analyses (SRA) and Monte Carlo simulations to quantify schedule confidence levels and identify probabilistic critical paths
- Maintain a decision log and action item tracker that captures technical decisions, trade-off outcomes, and assigned actions with clear ownership and due dates
- Align project execution with systems engineering lifecycle milestones (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA/PCA), ensuring that engineering artifacts, review packages, and entry/exit criteria are met on schedule
- Coordinate technical review preparation across contributing teams and subcontractors, ensuring that review materials are complete, consistent, and delivered on time
- Support configuration management and release management activities by coordinating the scheduling and sequencing of baseline updates, release packages, and deployment windows across the integrated program
- Track and report technical performance measures (TPMs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) that provide objective visibility into engineering progress, quality, and integration health
- Provide clear, accurate, and timely project status reporting to program leadership, government stakeholders, and engineering teams — including schedule status, EVM metrics, risk posture, integration readiness, and issue resolution progress
- Translate complex technical interdependencies, integration risks, and schedule trade-offs into actionable guidance for executive and non-technical audiences
- Facilitate cross-functional communication across systems engineering, software development, cybersecurity, test, operations, and subcontractor organizations — ensuring that information flows efficiently and that no team operates in isolation
- Mentor and guide project coordinators, schedulers, and junior project managers in technical project management practices, integration coordination, and earned value discipline
#BNATCS
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D., 16 years with AS; 18 years in lieu of a degree
- Demonstrated experience serving as a technical project manager within a systems integrator environment, managing the convergence of multi-vendor, multi-technology deliverables into integrated solutions
- Deep expertise in project planning and scheduling — integrated master schedules (IMS), work breakdown structures (WBS), critical path analysis, and dependency management across complex, multi-party programs
- Proven experience with earned value management (EVM) — CPI/SPI tracking, EAC forecasting, variance analysis, and corrective action planning on federal contracts
- Strong command of project management and scheduling tools — Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent — and experience managing schedules with hundreds of cross-vendor dependencies
- Hands-on experience managing subcontractor and vendor technical performance, including deliverable tracking, schedule adherence, and compliance with contractual requirements
- Solid understanding of systems engineering lifecycle processes and formal review milestones (SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA/PCA) and the project management activities required to support each gate
- Experience with risk management frameworks — risk identification, quantification, mitigation planning, and schedule risk analysis
- Working knowledge of federal frameworks (NIST, FedRAMP, RMF) as they influence project scope, compliance milestones, and security-related deliverables
- Experience supporting federal or DoD programs with complex multi-contractor coordination and integration challenges
- Background in mission-critical or safety-critical systems where schedule discipline and integration rigor directly impact operational readiness and safety
- ITIL certification and experience aligning project execution with ITSM, configuration management, and release management workflows
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional coordination across systems engineering, software development, test, cybersecurity, and operations teams — including subcontractor and vendor organizations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with technical project management for aviation, air traffic management, or national airspace systems and familiarity with aviation-specific development and safety assurance lifecycles
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification
- Experience with Agile and hybrid project management approaches (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) integrated with traditional systems engineering milestones in large federal programs
- Background in managing projects involving cloud migration, application modernization, or hybrid cloud deployments (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government)
- Familiarity with DevSecOps delivery models and the project management considerations of continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automated pipeline orchestration
- Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) programs and the project management implications of model-centric development and review processes
- Knowledge of network architecture (SD-WAN, secure transport) integration projects and their unique scheduling and coordination challenges
- Experience with AIOps, observability platforms, and using operational metrics to inform project health and delivery confidence
- Familiarity with schedule risk analysis tools and Monte Carlo simulation for probabilistic schedule forecasting
- Relevant certifications such as PgMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), INCOSE CSEP/ESEP, or ITIL 4 Managing Professional
Details
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.
Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in base manager jobs.
- Five or more years of operations or facilities management experience at a base or installation
- Demonstrated experience supervising multi-functional teams including logistics, maintenance, and security personnel
- Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one
- Proficiency with government property accountability systems and inventory management software
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, operations management, or a related field
- Familiarity with OSHA, environmental compliance, and base safety standards
Tips for Your Base Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to base operations
Hiring managers for base manager roles scan for operational metrics fast. Lead with concrete outcomes like headcount overseen, facility size managed, or on-time performance numbers from previous postings. Generic management language gets screened out quickly.
Highlight your security clearance status
Many base manager openings, especially in defense and government contracting, require an active or adjudicated clearance. Put your clearance level and status prominently near the top of your resume so screeners don't have to hunt for it.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists base manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Match your application to the contract type
Base manager postings tied to government contracts often list specific contract vehicles or agency customers. Reference any relevant agency experience by name in your cover letter, since contractors frequently screen for familiarity with the end customer before the first call.
Prepare scenario answers around joint operations
Interviewers for base manager positions routinely ask how you have coordinated across tenant units, contractors, and outside agencies sharing a facility. Prepare two or three examples where you resolved competing priorities without a direct reporting relationship to solve the conflict.
Negotiate your housing and relocation package separately
Base manager roles frequently require on-site presence at remote installations where housing allowances and relocation assistance are negotiable outside the base salary. Ask about these line items explicitly during the offer stage rather than assuming they are bundled.
Base Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most base managers?
The most active employers for base managers right now are DSI Systems, S&K SALES, and Banner Health, and the most openings are in California, New York, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Defense contractors and federal agencies tend to drive the largest share of open roles at any given time.
How many base manager jobs are remote?
About 61% of base manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on, on-site nature of most base operations roles. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements include contract oversight, program management, and administrative coordination positions that do not require daily presence at a physical installation.
How do you become a base manager?
Start by building a foundation in operations, logistics, or facilities management, ideally within a military, aviation, or government contracting environment. Progress through supervisory roles where you oversee multiple functions at once, such as maintenance, security, and supply. Pursue a relevant degree or professional certifications in operations or project management, and if you are targeting defense-related bases, work toward obtaining a security clearance early in your career.
Can you get a base manager job with limited experience?
Entry into base manager roles with limited direct experience is possible if you can demonstrate strong operational instincts from adjacent work. Military veterans with base operations assignments, facilities coordinators who have managed contractor relationships, and logistics supervisors who have handled multi-site responsibilities are all competitive even without a traditional base manager title on their resume. Focus your application on outcomes and scope rather than job title.
What does the base manager interview process look like?
Most base manager hiring processes include an initial phone screen focused on clearance status and operational background, followed by a structured behavioral interview where you walk through past examples of managing competing priorities across departments. A final round often includes a panel with operations, security, or contracting stakeholders who assess your familiarity with the specific base environment or contract requirements. Some employers also request a written scenario exercise.
Where can I find and apply to base manager jobs?
You can find and apply to base manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your experience level, location preference, and industry background, then apply directly to each listing that fits your profile.
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