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Staff Technical Program Manager - Cleared/Security

Databricks· Security Assurance Team
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Hybrid (Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area)$175.4k - $241.1kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Staff Technical Program Manager within the Security Assurance Team responsible for leading high-visibility security compliance initiatives in a cloud-native environment, coordinating with Security, Engineering, Internal Audit, Corporate Operations, and other teams to ensure successful cross-functional projects that enable growth while safeguarding customers.

Responsibilities

  • Drive Project Outcomes: manage end-to-end delivery of work for new security certifications, federal authorizations, and compliance initiatives across regulated and government markets.
  • Accelerate Execution: proactively identify and neutralize blockers, reduce friction, and maintain high velocity in a cloud-native environment.
  • Orchestrate Cross-Functional Decision Making: drive consensus across Engineering, IT, Product, and Security to reach timely resolutions on technical and compliance trade-offs.
  • Optimize Delivery Methodologies: refine project frameworks to maximize effectiveness, ensuring security initiatives are rigorous and agile.
  • Precision Program Management: oversee project lifecycles—milestones, dependencies, and risk mitigation—with executive-level transparency and status reporting.
  • Build Strategic Partnerships: develop deep collaboration with Security Assurance Team SMEs and technical stakeholders to align on security goals.

Qualifications

  • Active clearance: Must hold an active Top Secret security clearance upon hire.
  • SCIF & Pentagon Operational Availability: reside in or relocate to the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area; willing to work on-site up to 5 days a week during critical phases; travel locally to the Pentagon and customer SCIFs as required.
  • Proven Technical Program Management & TS Cloud Experience: direct experience managing complex security programs, including unclassified enterprise compliance and cloud platform accreditation in Top Secret/classified regions (e.g., AWS C2S/SC2S/Top Secret, Azure Secret/Top Secret, or air-gapped deployments).
  • 7+ years of security and technical program/project management experience (5+ years with advanced degree).
  • Strategic Ownership: lead high-stakes security compliance initiatives (e.g., FedRAMP, DoD IL5/IL6, NIST 800-53, CMMC, PCI, HIPAA) from inception to authorization or market.
  • Complexity Management: handle projects with intricate dependencies, multiple stakeholders, and geo-distributed teams.
  • Executive Presence: influence and communicate from deep technical discussions to senior leadership/government stakeholders.
  • Agility & Continuous Learning: rapidly master new processes, methodologies, technologies, and security frameworks.
  • Communication Excellence: strong verbal and written skills for translating project data into actionable insights.
  • Educational Foundation: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • Federal Experience Preferred: experience supporting U.S. Government, Defense, Intelligence Community, or highly regulated environments is strongly preferred.

Skills

Required:Top Secret clearanceSCIF operationsCloud security program managementCross-functional leadership

Benefits

  • Benefits information is region-specific; reference the provided link for details.
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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