Enterprise Schedule Management (ESM) Systems Engineer
Peraton · Springfield, VA
$135,000–$216,000from the description
Jun 29, 2026
Springfield, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on enterprise schedule management for a national intelligence agency (NGA), sitting within a systems engineering team that coordinates cross-program and cross-project planning. Day-to-day work involves building and maintaining integrated schedules, developing technical roadmaps, running critical-path and what-if analyses, and presenting schedule status to senior stakeholders. It suits an experienced systems engineer with a strong background in schedule management tools and a current TS/SCI clearance.
Senior level · 6+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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The role is titled 'Enterprise Schedule Management Systems Engineer' — it is primarily a systems engineering / program scheduling role at NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency), not a conventional software development or IT operations role. 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the closest available code; 15-1299 is noted as an alternative given the heavy program/schedule management flavor.
TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is explicitly required ('TS/SCI clearance adjudication and ability to pass a poly').
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree in engineering, or related technical field, OR equivalent experience' — because equivalent experience is accepted, this is treated as no hard degree gate.
Microsoft Project/Project Server, Jira, and Tableau are listed together as examples of a 'government approved tool' in the general responsibilities section; Jira and Confluence are separately called out with 'Significant experience' under Required Qualifications, making them hard gates. Microsoft Project is captured as the primary named tool with Jira and Tableau as stated alternatives for that scheduling tool requirement.
Tableau appears only in the general responsibilities example list and not under Required Qualifications, so it is treated as preferred.
The 6-year minimum is stated as 'Minimum of 6 years of System Engineering experience, focusing on schedule management' — this is a role-level experience gate.
Knowledge of NGA organization/programs and ability to pass a polygraph are hard gates that cannot be represented as named technology skills and are noted here for the hiring manager's awareness.
Desired Qualifications (NGA processes, NSG strategies, geospatial intelligence systems, advanced technical degree) are all preferred and not captured as hard gates.
The posting states the position is 100% onsite; no remote or hybrid work is available. The NGA campus is in Springfield, VA (Washington DC metro area).
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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