What are the responsibilities and job description for the Change and Release Management Specialist position at Peraton?
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.
Program Overview
About The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Change and Release Management Specialist to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range
Details
Target Salary Range: $86,000 - $138,000. 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 Duration Statement: 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.
EEO:Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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.
Program Overview
About The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Change and Release Management Specialist to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and enforce Change and Release Design Documentation, Test Plans, and change package standards.
- Chair or support CAB/ECAB activities: conduct engineering/security reviews, document risks/rollback plans/dependencies, and provide recommendations for Government approval.
- Create transition-to-operations diagrams, configuration flow documentation, and implementation runbooks to enable repeatable deployments and sustainment.
- Integrate DISA STIGs, IAVM guidance, ITIL change practices, RMF continuous monitoring, and eMASS evidence into change packages.
- Coordinate release scheduling and execution with NOC, Tier III, DISA, NETCOM, state/territory stakeholders, and external providers to synchronize multi-domain changes across NIPR/SIPR.
- Oversee change execution governance for device reconfiguration, software updates, hardware replacements, and decommissioning activities.
- Track asset/license impacts for changes, maintain traceability, and report on license/property implications and vendor RMAs.
- Perform post-implementation validation, collect metrics (change success rate, incidents, rollback frequency), and drive continuous improvement.
- Maintain change repository, audit logs, and artifacts required for inspections and accreditation.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
- Clearance: TS/SCI (active)
- Education / Training / Certification: Candidate must meet ONE:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Software Engineering; OR
- Relevant DoD/Military training (e.g., Cyber 101; IT Project Manager (Advanced) Playlist); OR
- Relevant certifications (examples below).
- Experience: Minimum 7 years change/release management, ITSM, or operations experience with 4 years supporting enterprise/DoD environments and 24/7 operations.
- Skills: Change governance, CAB facilitation, configuration management, test planning, RMF/eMASS evidence handling, STIG/IAVM compliance, and stakeholder coordination.
- RCCE Level 1, CCISO, CCSP, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP, CISSP-ISSMP, DAWIA PM Advanced, FITSP-A, FITSP-M, GFACT, GSLC
- Prior ARNG/DoDIN/DoD change/release or NOC integration experience
- Experience with ITSM tools (ServiceNow/Remedy), CMDB/asset integrations, and CI/CD release pipelines
- Familiarity with multi-domain (NIPR/SIPR) release coordination and DISA/NETCOM processes
SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range
Details
Target Salary Range: $86,000 - $138,000. 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 Duration Statement: 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.
EEO:Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
Salary : $86,000 - $138,000