Risk Manager

Peraton is seeking incumbent and external qualified candidates to support North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyene Mountain Complex (NCMC) Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract III (NISSC III).

This position is contingent on contract award

The Risk Manager will lead enterprise risk management activities supporting mission-critical NORAD and USSPACECOM operations within the Cheyenne Mountain Complex environment. This role is responsible for establishing and maintaining the programs risk and opportunity management process while identifying assessing tracking and mitigating technical operational schedule cost cybersecurity and transition risks throughout the program lifecycle. The Risk Manager will partner closely with Program Management engineering cybersecurity operations finance logistics and Government stakeholders to ensure proactive risk management supports mission readiness successful program execution and informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise Risk Issue and Opportunity (RIO) management across all functional areas.

• Develop and maintain the Risk Management Plan risk register and governance processes.

• Facilitate risk identification analysis prioritization and mitigation planning.

• Lead weekly Risk Working Groups and coordinate formal risk review boards.

• Provide executive risk briefings to program leadership and Government customers.

• Work with engineering cybersecurity software logistics operations finance and contracts to identify emerging risks.

• Maintain accurate documentation in the programs SharePoint RIO register.

• Track mitigation plans corrective actions and burn-down metrics.

• Assess risks related to technical performance operations schedule cost staffing subcontractors and transition.

• Support proposal transition contract stand-up modernization and engineering change activities.

• Develop risk metrics dashboards and reports for PMRs and customer engagements.

• Ensure alignment with quality configuration management and program controls.

• Support lessons learned continuous improvement and root cause analysis.

• Ensure compliance with contractual and industry risk management standards.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum Active DoD Secret clearance to start
• Bachelors degree inrelated field and 5 years of experience; ORMasters degree inrelated field and 3 years of experience. Anadditionalfour (4) Equivalent experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.
• Experience leading enterprise risk management activities on complex DoD or Intelligence Community programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing technical operational financial schedule and organizational risks.
• Experience developing and maintaining risk registers mitigation plans and executive risk reporting.
• Experience supporting Program Management Reviews (PMRs) Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and executive decision-making.
• Experience collaborating across engineering cybersecurity software logistics operations contracts and finance organizations.
• Strong analytical facilitation communication and presentation skills.
• Experience supporting mission-critical or classified operational environments.

Desired Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret clearancedesired
• Prior experience supporting NISSC I/II ITW/AA NORAD USNORTHCOM USSPACECOM or Cheyenne Mountain Complex programs.
• Experience supporting strategic warning command-and-control missile warning cyber ISR or space mission systems.
• PMP PMI-RMP DAWIA or equivalent project/risk management certification.
• Knowledge of RMF NIST and DoD cybersecurity frameworks.
• Experience supporting operations maintenance and sustainment (OM&S) programs.
• Experience using risk management and reporting tools such as Active Risk Manager (ARM) Jira Confluence SharePoint or similar platforms.
• Experience operating within TS/SCI mission environments.
• Experience supporting large-scale contract transitions and modernization efforts.

Benefits:

At Peraton our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. Were fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement tuition assistance and fertility treatment we are there to support you all the way.

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 worlds 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 cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.