Staff Technical Program Manager - Cleared/Security
Databricks is a data and AI platform that lets organizations build analytics, AI agents, and applications on a unified, governed lakehouse.
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About Databricks
Data engineers, analysts, and AI teams use Databricks to process large datasets, build reliable pipelines, and train models on a single governed platform. Users can run SQL analytics, serve ML predictions in real time, and deploy AI agents grounded in enterprise data. Its open lakehouse architecture provides consistent security and governance across analytical and operational workloads.
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About the Role
You will lead high-visibility security compliance implementation initiatives, reporting to the Senior Director. You will manage end-to-end delivery of security certifications, federal authorizations and compliance work, unblock projects, drive cross-functional decisions across Engineering, IT, Product and Security, and provide executive-level status reporting. The role requires an active Top Secret clearance and on-site SCIF work in the DC area.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret clearance upon hire
- Reside in or relocate to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
- Work on-site in a local SCIF up to 5 days a week as needed
- Travel locally to the Pentagon and customer SCIFs
- Experience managing security programs and TS cloud platform accreditation
- 7+ years security and technical program management experience (5+ with advanced degree)
- Experience leading compliance initiatives such as FedRAMP, DoD IL5/IL6, NIST 800-53, CMMC, PCI, HIPAA
- Experience managing complex technical dependencies with geo-distributed teams
- Executive presence and strong communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end delivery of new security certifications, federal authorizations and compliance initiatives
- Identify and remove project blockers to maintain high velocity
- Drive consensus across Engineering, IT, Product and Security on technical and compliance trade-offs
- Refine project delivery frameworks
- Oversee project lifecycles including milestones, dependencies and risk mitigation
- Provide executive-level status reporting
- Build partnerships with Security Assurance subject matter experts and technical stakeholders
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus eligibility
- Equity eligibility