Federal Public Sector Compliance Lead

Cohesity; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 198,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohesity is hiring a Principal, Public Sector Compliance to own FedRAMP Class C, GovRAMP Moderate, and CMMC L1/L2 certifications. You will lead continuous monitoring, manage POA&Ms, and coordinate with 3PAOs across assessments.

You’ll translate compliance into engineering criteria and shape a federal product roadmap with strong cross-functional influence. This role centers on securing and expanding Cohesity’s federal authorization footprint, guiding regulatory changes, and delivering a

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of hands-on FedRAMP program experience, including named ownership of a Cloud Service Provider authorization through multiple full 3PAO assessment cycles at Moderate and High impact levels.
• Operational depth in continuous monitoring, including POA&M management, vulnerability management, ConMon deliverable production, and federal agency sponsor relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Own authorization integrity. Maintain Cohesity’s FedRAMP Class C, GovRAMP Moderate, and CMMC L1/L2 certifications.
• Lead continuous monitoring and maintenance of required documentation.
• Govern the authorized boundary, including review and sign off on changes and trigger notifications.
• Drive adoption of FedRAMP Consolidated Rules and Rev5 transitions; translate requirements for leadership.
• Interface with third-party assessors across annual FedRAMP and GovRAMP assessments and the triennial CMMC Level 2 assessment.
• Translate control requirements into engineering acceptance criteria and challenge implementations that fall short.
• Partner with Product Management and Federal Sales to deliver a compliant offering.
• Build AI-enabled compliance programs with machine-readable artifact schemas.

Skills

FedRAMP program experience

3PAO coordination

Job description

Cohesity is hiring a Principal, Public Sector Compliance to own FedRAMP Class C, GovRAMP Moderate, and CMMC L1/L2 certifications. You will lead continuous monitoring, manage POA&Ms, and coordinate with 3PAOs across assessments.

You’ll translate compliance into engineering criteria and shape a federal product roadmap with strong cross-functional influence. This role centers on securing and expanding Cohesity’s federal authorization footprint, guiding regulatory changes, and delivering a