Technical Program Manager (Contract)

We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to lead security and compliance programs supporting regulated markets. This is a great opportunity to take ownership of high-impact technically complex programs that directly support company growth including FedRAMP 20x SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type I while working closely with engineering security and leadership teams.

This is a hands-on technical program management role for someone who can manage complex programs while working comfortably with cloud infrastructure security controls technical documentation and compliance evidence.

W2 contract opportunity (6-9 months) with Full Benefits and potential extension or conversion to full-time. Hybrid onsite 2-3 days per week in Kent WA.

Responsibilities

• Own program plans timelines dependencies and status for FedRAMP and SOC compliance initiatives.
• Drive engineering and security teams to close control gaps and meet audit requirements.
• Manage the end-to-end compliance evidence process and coordinate with external auditors/assessors.
• Translate security and compliance requirements into actionable technical work.
• Gather and validate evidence across AWS GitHub and compliance platforms.
  
• Maintain security policies procedures control documentation and audit artifacts.
• Provide concise data-driven updates to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Build repeatable processes for continuous monitoring and evidence collection.

Qualifications

• 5 years of technical program or project management experience.
• Experience leading or supporting a security compliance or certification program such as SOC 2 FedRAMP ISO 27001 NIST 800-53 or CMMC.
• Strong understanding of security controls and the ability to translate requirements into technical deliverables.
• Comfortable working with AWS and cloud security concepts.
• Scripting experience with Python TypeScript or a comparable language.
• Practical Git/GitHub experience.
• Strong organizational communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience.

Preferred

• FedRAMP 20x / KSI experience.
• AWS GovCloud or other government cloud experience.
• Experience with ITAR defense or aerospace environments.
• Experience working with third-party assessors or government certification programs.
• Familiarity with compliance platforms such as Vanta Drata or Paramify.
• Experience with CI/CD infrastructure-as-code and security automation.

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ITAR Requirements

Due to U.S. Government export control requirements candidates must meet applicable ITAR work authorization requirements.

Required Experience:

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