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Staff Technical Program Manager - Cleared/Security

Databricks · McLean, VA · posted 94 days ago

In short: Staff Technical Program Manager - Cleared/Security at Databricks in McLean, VA, posted 94 days ago.

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The job

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Employer	Databricks
Location	McLean, Virginia
Field	Operations and Management › Program management
Level	not stated
Source category	Security
Posted	2026-08-07 (94 days ago)
Work arrangement	On-site at the location listed
Pay	Not published in the source listing

Job description

RDQ227R1178

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—$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

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance

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The city

The job is in McLean, VA. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How McLean compares. Among the 100 largest places in Virginia, McLean is #17 by population, #1 for household income (#1 = highest), #3 for college degrees (#1 = most), #97 for rent (#1 = cheapest). Its county, Fairfax County, is #3 of 133 counties for average pay ($114,100).

The place in numbers

McLean has 49,627 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 0.6% of the population of Virginia. It covers 25 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 2,001 people per square mile. The median age is 46.6, 19% older than the state median (46.6 against 39.0). It is a census-designated place: a community the Census Bureau counts as a unit, without a city government of its own, so services such as police, roads and zoning usually come from the county.

Housing

The median gross rent is $3,422 a month (rent plus utilities), 117% above the state median ($3,422 against $1,579). Over a year that is 16.4% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $1,412,700, which is 5.7 times the median household income ($250,001); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 86.1% of households own their home, 28% above the state average (86.1% against 67.3%).

Work and pay

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area has 3,136,190 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $71,060 a year, 39% above the national median ($71,060 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are business and financial operations (369,190 jobs, median $105,260); management (319,760 jobs, median $165,010); office and administrative support (290,050 jobs, median $53,250). The area is most specialised in legal (2.6 times) and computer and mathematical (2.2 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are legal ($175,070) and management ($165,010). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Fairfax County was 3.4%. 61.4% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Fairfax County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 51.3% drive alone, 3.4% use public transit, 1.0% walk, 38.3% work from home. 15.9% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 9% below the state average (15.9% against 17.6%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

84.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100% above the state share (84.3% against 42.2%). 25.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 91% above the state share (25.0% against 13.1%). The poverty rate is 2.9%, 71% below the state rate (2.9% against 9.9%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 78°F (25.6°C), and the coolest is Jan at 31°F (-0.4°C). About 1,117 mm (44 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (120 mm) and Jan the driest (65 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Tysons (2 miles, rent 27% lower); Idylwood (4 miles, rent 40% lower); Falls Church (4 miles, rent 36% lower); Vienna (5 miles, rent 30% lower). Rent differences are against McLean; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of McLean, VA that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.

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Place ⇅	Distance from the job city ⇅	Median rent ⇅	Median home value ⇅	Median household income ⇅	Commute 45+ min ⇅	Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅	Open jobs there ⇅
McLean, VA	0 mi	$3,422	$1,412,700	$250,001	15.9%	n/a	Jobs
Tysons, VA	2 mi	$2,497	$640,000	$129,818	15.8%	n/a	Jobs
Idylwood, VA	4 mi	$2,045	$756,900	$120,109	14.1%	n/a	—
Falls Church, VA	4 mi	$2,190	$1,055,600	$143,262	23.7%	n/a	—
Vienna, VA	5 mi	$2,391	$1,008,800	$216,953	13.9%	n/a	Jobs
Potomac, MD	5 mi	$2,887	$1,157,000	$236,675	21.3%	n/a	—
Wolf Trap, VA	5 mi	$3,501	$1,204,000	$250,001	23.2%	n/a	—
Bethesda, MD	5 mi	$2,469	$1,169,900	$192,237	17.3%	n/a	Jobs
West Falls Church, VA	5 mi	$2,066	$706,800	$134,978	19.1%	n/a	—
Merrifield, VA	6 mi	$2,368	$660,800	$136,373	20.0%	n/a	—
Arlington, VA	7 mi	$2,322	$895,000	$142,114	14.7%	n/a	Jobs
Oakton, VA	7 mi	$2,276	$792,100	$160,663	23.0%	n/a	—
Bailey's Crossroads, VA	7 mi	$2,021	$416,600	$88,483	16.0%	n/a	—
North Bethesda, MD	8 mi	$2,191	$731,800	$129,092	21.5%	n/a	—
Great Falls, VA	8 mi	$3,501	$1,411,000	$250,001	26.9%	n/a	—
Annandale, VA	8 mi	$1,933	$681,300	$116,263	14.1%	n/a	—
Reston, VA	8 mi	$2,231	$642,000	$148,710	15.8%	n/a	Jobs
Fairfax, VA	8 mi	$2,245	$722,600	$132,348	18.1%	n/a	Jobs
Lincolnia, VA	9 mi	$2,141	$647,400	$121,639	16.7%	n/a	—
Washington, DC	10 mi	$1,954	$737,100	$109,870	19.0%	n/a	Jobs

Career paths

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Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

How far McLean, VA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.

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From ⇅	Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅	Population of that city ⇅
Philadelphia, PA	132 mi	1,579,706
New York, NY	210 mi	8,483,844
Columbus, OH	317 mi	914,802
Charlotte, NC	327 mi	903,844
Indianapolis, IN	482 mi	885,860
Chicago, IL	587 mi	2,711,226
Jacksonville, FL	646 mi	977,670
Oklahoma City, OK	1,141 mi	697,125
Dallas, TX	1,172 mi	1,307,930
Fort Worth, TX	1,203 mi	963,194
Houston, TX	1,212 mi	2,328,253
Austin, TX	1,309 mi	979,539
San Antonio, TX	1,379 mi	1,479,835
Denver, CO	1,474 mi	718,877
Phoenix, AZ	1,967 mi	1,642,323
San Diego, CA	2,257 mi	1,389,526
Los Angeles, CA	2,295 mi	3,857,263
Seattle, WA	2,314 mi	754,195
San Jose, CA	2,404 mi	990,138
San Francisco, CA	2,459 mi	830,235

Nearby cities with open jobs (within 120 miles)

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City ⇅	Straight-line distance ⇅	Open jobs ⇅
Chevy Chase, MD	6 mi	3
Arlington, VA	7 mi	257
Reston, VA	8 mi	29
Washington, DC	10 mi	391
Alexandria, VA	10 mi	7
Springfield, VA	11 mi	1
Ashburn, VA	16 mi	17
Baltimore, MD	40 mi	112
Newark, DE	92 mi	8
Richmond, VA	99 mi	9
Wilmington, DE	104 mi	6
Scottsville, VA	105 mi	4

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What is the Staff Technical Program Manager - Cleared/Security job at Databricks?

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Median rent in McLean is $3,422 a month and median household income $250,001 (ACS 2020–2024).

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