Databricks

Staff Technical Program Manager - Cleared/Security

Databricks 📍 Virginia, USA 🔀 Hybrid Posted Aug 7, 2026 via Databricks careers
full-time 📂 Technology & IT 🔀 Hybrid 🏭 Technology

✨ Job Highlights

  • ★Pay: $175,400 to $241,100 a year
  • ★Hybrid: Virginia
  • ★Full-time role in technology & it
  • ★Experience asked for: 7+ years
  • ★Education: Bachelor's degree
  • ★Apply directly on Databricks's careers site
  • ★Posted August 7, 2026

Full Job Description

Staff Technical Program Manager - Cleared/Security job at Databricks in Virginia

There is a Staff Technical Program Manager - Cleared/Security vacancy at Databricks, and the role is based in Virginia. Expect a hybrid setup: this is full-time work with regular office days. Databricks lists pay of $175,400 to $241,100 a year.

The description below comes from Databricks's own job posting.

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As a Staff Technical Program Manager within the Security Assurance Team, you will

help lead high-visibility security compliance implementation initiatives. Reporting directly

to the Senior Director, you will serve as a strategic catalyst for these programs, ensuring

seamless execution and alignment with Databricks’ global security objectives.

You will navigate a complex, cloud-native landscape, collaborating with Security,

Engineering, Internal Audit, Corporate Operations, and other teams, to assure

successful completion of highly cross-functional projects that enable the growth of our

business and safeguard our customers.

This role requires an active Top Secret Clearance, the ability to access and work within

a SCIF environment, and residence within the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

The impact you will have

  • Drive Project Outcomes: Adopt an ownership mindset to manage the end-to-end delivery of work required for new security certifications, federal authorizations, and compliance initiatives that expand Databricks’ reach across regulated and government markets.
  • Accelerate Execution: Act as a force multiplier by proactively identifying and neutralizing project blockers, reducing friction, and maintaining high velocity in a cloud-native environment.
  • Orchestrate Cross-Functional Decision Making: Navigate complex technical and compliance trade-offs, driving consensus across Engineering, IT, Product, and Security teams to reach timely resolutions.
  • Optimize Delivery Methodologies: Continuously refine project frameworks to maximize effectiveness, ensuring that security initiatives are both rigorous and agile.
  • Precision Program Management: Masterfully oversee project lifecycles-including milestones, dependencies, and risk mitigation-while providing executive-level transparency through accurate status reporting.
  • Build Strategic Partnerships: Forge deep, collaborative relationships with Security Assurance Team subject matter experts and technical stakeholders to ensure seamless alignment on security goals
  • What We Are Looking For

  • Active Clearance: Must hold an active Top Secret security clearance upon hire.
  • SCIF & Pentagon Operational Availability:
  • Must reside in or be willing to relocate to the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.
  • Ability and willingness to work on-site out of a local D.C.-area SCIF up to 5 days a week during initial platform buildouts, accreditation pushes, or critical deployment phases.
  • Ability to travel locally across the D.C. region to the Pentagon and customer SCIFs as required.
  • Proven Technical Program Management & TS Cloud Experience: Direct experience project managing complex security programs, including unclassified enterprise compliance initiatives alongside the technical building and accreditation of cloud platforms in Top Secret IC / classified regions (e.g., AWS C2S/SC2S/Top Secret, Azure Secret/Top Secret, or air-gapped high-side deployments).
  • Proven Expertise: 7+ years of experience (with Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years with advanced degree) in security and technical program/project management. Ideally, at a fast-paced, cloud-native organization.
  • Strategic Ownership: Demonstrated success in leading 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: Experience navigating projects with intricate technical dependencies, multiple stakeholders, and competing constraints with geo-distributed teams.
  • Executive Presence: Ability to influence and communicate effectively across the spectrum, from deep-dive technical discussions with engineers to high-level briefings for senior leadership and government stakeholders.
  • Agility & Continuous Learning: A proven track record of rapidly mastering new processes, methodologies, technologies, and security frameworks to meet evolving business needs.
  • Communication Excellence: Superb verbal and written skills, with a knack for translating complex project data into clear, actionable insights and documentation.
  • Educational Foundation: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • Federal Experience Preferred: Experience supporting U.S. Government, Defense, Intelligence Community, or other highly regulated environments is strongly preferred.
  • Pay Range Transparency

    Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

    Zone 2 Pay Range $175,400 to $241,100 USD

    About Databricks

    Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide - including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 - rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

    Benefits

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    Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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    Common questions

    What is the salary for the Staff Technical Program Manager - Cleared/Security role at Databricks?

    Databricks advertises $175,400 to $241,100 a year for this role.

    Can I work remotely in this job?

    It is hybrid. You would work partly from home and partly from the office in Virginia.

    What experience do I need for this Staff Technical Program Manager - Cleared/Security job?

    The posting mentions at least 7 years of relevant experience, a bachelor's degree or equivalent and skills such as AWS, Azure, Agile and Project Management. Read the full description above for the complete list.

    Where do I send my application to Databricks?

    Use the apply button on this page. It takes you to Databricks's own application form, so your CV goes directly to their hiring team.

    When was this job posted?

    Databricks published the role on August 7, 2026. We check the employer's job board every day and take this page down when the role closes, so if you can read it, the job was still listed at our last check.

    Source: Databricks careers page (databricks.com). Applications go straight to the employer. We check the listing daily and remove it once it closes.

    Required Skills

    AWS Azure Agile Project Management HIPAA

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    🏢 Company Databricks
    📍 Location Virginia, USA
    💼 Job Type full-time
    🌐 Work Mode 🔀 Hybrid
    🏭 Industry Technology
    🗓 Posted Date Aug 7, 2026
    🎯 Experience 7+ years
    🎓 Education Bachelor's degree
    📅 Deadline Dec 14, 2034

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