Technical Compliance Program Manager
The Technical Compliance Program Manager for Federal Programs at Armada is responsible for guiding the company's products through federal accreditation processes, including FedRAMP High, DoD IL5/IL6, and agency-specific Authorizations to Operate (ATOs). This role involves coordinating cross-functional teams to achieve on-schedule, audit-ready releases, ensuring that Armada's solutions meet stringent federal compliance standards.
Key responsibilities include planning, tracking, and executing end-to-end accreditation efforts; translating cybersecurity standards such as NIST 800-53 and CNSSI into actionable engineering tasks; aligning Security, Cloud, Hardware, DevOps, and Federal teams; serving as the primary point of contact for 3PAOs, Authorizing Officials, and internal leadership; managing integrated program plans and developing risk mitigation strategies; establishing repeatable processes to streamline future accreditation cycles; and promoting security-by-design principles within engineering teams.
Required qualifications encompass over six years of technical or program management experience, with at least three years leading products through FedRAMP High and/or DoD IL5/IL6 accreditation; demonstrated expertise with RMF, NIST 800-53, DFARS, CMMC, and coordination with 3PAOs and government Authorizing Officials; a strong technical background in cloud infrastructure and networking; proven ability to communicate program status effectively to senior leadership; U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Secret or higher security clearance; and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Preferred qualifications include experience delivering ruggedized or disconnected systems through classified ATOs; relevant certifications such as PMP, SAFe, or CISSP; and a track record of scaling processes from early-stage to large-scale federal contracts.
Armada offers a competitive base salary and equity, subsidized medical, dental, and vision benefits, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, dependent care FSAs, retirement plan options including 401(k) and Roth 401(k), unlimited paid time off, and 14 paid company holidays per year. The base salary range for this role is $109,300 to $136,600 USD, varying based on location, experience, skills, and qualifications.