Senior Manager, Engineering - FedRAMP & Certifications

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At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry.  Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

The FedRAMP & Certification Engineering Team at Cloudera collaborates with multiple Engineering teams to ensure the Controls are reviewed and implemented in its entirety. As we embark on the journey towards getting Government certifications such as FedRAMP Moderate/High/IL5, IRAP and others, ensuring a Technical Hands-on Manager with experience around these certifications is very critical for the role.

FedRAMP & Certifications Engineering team is a centralized Engineering organization that is responsible for all Government certifications in the US and other countries. The team will work with Vendors assessing the Cloudera Product gaps and building roadmaps and execution plans working with Product Management. The team will also be collaborating with all Cloudera product service Engineering teams and ensure the controls are communicated and help in addressing the product gaps.  

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager who has experience working on certifications such as FedRAMP impact level, moderate and High/IL5. 

As a Senior Engineering Manager you will…

• Manage a world class team while attracting and retaining top engineers.

• Plan Development in partnership with Tech leads across all service teams and product management.

• Prioritize and execute - Building a plan and executing the planned deliverables along with working with Vendors, Auditors and assessing the priorities for the team

• Partner with the Field and Support teams to ensure an exceptional enterprise level customer experience for new and existing Cloudera customers.

• Stakeholder engagement with both Internal and External, including legal, sales, product/enterprise teams, 3PAO, sponsoring agency, and FedRAMP PMO

• Work primarily in our US offices (Austin or Santa Clara).

• Collaborate closely with the Cross functional Service Team members in US and EMEA locations.

• Properly identify, remediate, communicate, or escalate technical and program risks

• Collaborate on the development of automated capabilities for evidence collection, control validation, and process execution

• Ensure technical documentation, e.g. System Security Plan (SSP) is maintained, using knowledge of security controls and security audits, for technical architecture, operational process and security processes

We’re excited about you if you have:

• Experience leading engineering teams through several successful releases of software products of high technical complexity.

• 15+ years experience developing enterprise software products as a cloud service

• 5+ years of Engineering Leadership experience;

• Expert people and project management skills.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Good understanding and hands-on experience of FedRAMP compliance requirements, including impact level moderate, high and IL5

• A big plus will be if you have delivered an enterprise SaaS product achieving FedRAMP High authorization;

• Hands-on experience of other compliance requirements is highly desirable, such as DoD IL5, FIPS, TLS, DISA STIG

• Strong ability of collaborating across multiple functional teams, influencing without authority and managing ambiguity

• Excellent understanding of computer systems and distributed systems.

• Proven strong customer focus.

• Experience in managing a remote team

• Ability to use GitLab and related plugins for automation needs

• Familiarity with operating SaaS services which adhere to compliance requirements like SOC2 and FedRAMP

• US citizens physically residing in the US, as required by the US government

What you can expect from us:

• Generous PTO Policy 

• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

• Flexible WFH Policy 

• Mental & Physical Wellness programs 

• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program 

• Access to Continued Career Development 

• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages 

• Paid Volunteer Time

• Employee Resource Groups

Cloudera is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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