About Varda

Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.

From life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.

Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX Blue Origin major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures Lux Capital Founders Fund Caffeinated Capital General Catalyst and Also Capital.

Varda is headquartered in El Segundo California where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles equipment and materials are built integrated and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington DC and Huntsville AL.

Join Varda and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem.

About This Role

As the Senior Program Manager IT Programs you will own the planning and execution of missioncritical technology programs supporting Vardas infrastructure security posture and operational growth. These programs span enterprise infrastructure networking architecture cybersecurity compliance and facility technology environments.

You will operate across engineering security operations and facilities teams to deliver reliable secure and scalable systems across the organization. This role requires strong crossfunctional leadership technical fluency and the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives in a fastmoving startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Own planning and execution of critical IT programs spanning infrastructure networking cybersecurity compliance and enterprise systems
• Develop and manage program roadmaps aligned with Vardas operational and mission objectives
• Break strategic initiatives into executable projects and coordinate delivery across multiple technical teams
• Lead crossfunctional program execution across engineering security operations and facilities organizations
• Drive delivery of complex initiatives including network architecture deployments secure infrastructure and enterprise IT rollouts
• Lead cybersecurity and compliance programs including CMMC and NIST 800171 readiness
• Coordinate technology deployments supporting facility buildouts operational expansion and mission infrastructure
• Identify program risks dependencies and resource constraints and implement mitigation strategies
• Establish governance structures reporting mechanisms and documentation standards
• Provide program updates to senior leadership proactively surfacing risks and critical decisions
• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate external partners supporting infrastructure and compliance initiatives

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in information systems engineering computer science or related technical discipline
• 7 years of experience managing complex technology programs or largescale IT projects
• Experience leading crossfunctional teams across engineering IT and security organizations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fastpaced environment
• Experience delivering infrastructure or enterprise technology implementations
• S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U.S. to conform with U.S Government space technology export regulations under ITAR

Preferred Skills

• Experience in aerospace defense or other regulated industries
• Experience supporting CMMC NIST 800171 or other cybersecurity compliance frameworks
• Experience delivering enterprise infrastructure or network architecture programs
• Experience supporting technology implementations tied to facility expansion
• Experience operating in highgrowth startup environments

• Varda like all employers must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. At present some of our technology to which employees have access requires a license to be exported to individuals other than U.S. Persons as defined in U.S. export regulations. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items our current policy is to only hire U.S. persons who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.

  US person means: U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e. individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum in the U.S.)

  Learn more about the ITAR here.

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