Principal, Public Sector Compliance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Vacation

Paid holidays and refresh days

401(k) retirement plan

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Cohesity is hiring a Principal, Public Sector Compliance to own the public sector authorization portfolio, including FedRAMP Class C, GovRAMP Moderate, and CMMC levels. You’ll drive continuous monitoring, regulatory transitions, and cross‑functional collaboration to shape a compliant federal product roadmap.

In this role you’ll partner with Engineering, Product, and Federal Sales to expand Cohesity’s federal footprint and industry leadership.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of hands-on FedRAMP program experience
• 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 and POA&M management

Responsibilities

• Own authorization integrity: FedRAMP Class C, GovRAMP Moderate, and CMMC L1/L2 certifications; lead ConMon efforts
• Govern the authorized boundary: manage significant change process and trigger notifications
• Lead regulatory transitions: implement FedRAMP Consolidated Rules and Rev5 conversion recommendations
• Own assessment cycles: interface with third-party assessors for annual FedRAMP, GovRAMP, and CMMC assessments
• Translate compliance into engineering guidance: convert control requirements into acceptance criteria
• Shape the federal offering with Product Management and Federal Sales
• Build AI-enabled compliance: craft machine-readable artifact schemas for automated operations

Skills

FedRAMP program management

3PAO coordination

ConMon experience

Continuous monitoring

Tools

POA&M management

Vulnerability management

Job description

We strongly prefer candidates who are currently located in or near the designated job location. Candidates outside the area should apply only if they are committed to relocating prior to their start date and have the legal right to work in the job location.

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We're hiring a Principal, Public Sector Compliance to own our public sector authorization portfolio — FedRAMP Class C (Rev5), GovRAMP Moderate, and CMMC Level 1 and Level 2. This is a named-ownership role: you'll maintain and advance our FedRAMP certification through continuous monitoring and annual assessments, lead the organization through mandatory 2026-2027 regulatory transitions, and shape a federal product roadmap that lets Cohesity compete with peer cloud service providers. You’ll sit at the intersection of compliance, engineering, and product, with full operating autonomy and significant cross-functional influence.

WHAT YOU'LL DO HERE

• Own authorization integrity. Maintain Cohesity’s FedRAMP Class C, GovRAMP Moderate, and CMMC L1/L2 certifications. Lead continuous monitoring (ConMon) efforts and maintenance of required documentation.
• Govern the authorized boundary. Manage the significant change process, including review and sign off on changes, and ensuring engineering and infrastructure teams understand what triggers a formal notification requirement.
• Lead regulatory transitions. Drive adoption of FedRAMP's Consolidated Rules, including new VDR/VER rulesets, and develop a defensible Rev5-to-20x conversion recommendation. Stay informed about evolving framework requirements and translate operational implications to leadership.
• Own assessment cycles. Serve as the primary interface for third-party assessors across annual FedRAMP and GovRAMP assessments and the triennial CMMC Level 2 assessment — readiness, facilitation, evidence gathering, and finding remediation.
• Translate compliance into engineering guidance. Convert control requirements into acceptance criteria that engineering and cloud operations teams can act on, and challenge implementations that fall short.
• Shape the federal offering. Partner with Product Management and Federal Sales to deliver a compliant offering that supports business growth and drives competitive advantage.
• Build the AI-enabled compliance program. Own machine-readable, AI-consumable artifact schemas, set the evidentiary standard automated work must meet, and help move the program from human-heavy to agent- leveraged operations.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• 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. Direct accountability for the SSP, Collaborative ConMon, POA&M, significant change management, and 3PAO
• Operational depth in continuous monitoring, including POA&M management, vulnerability management, ConMon deliverable production, and federal agency sponsor relationship management.

WHY JOIN COHESITY

You’ll take on named ownership of a growing public sector compliance program at a pivotal moment — helping Cohesity expand its federal authorization footprint, compete for new agency business, and build the AI-enabled compliance practices that will define how the next generation of cloud service providers operate.

Pay Range : $198,000.00-$247,500.00

The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment.

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our comprehensive benefits framework, including

• health and wellness benefits
• vacation
• paid holidays and refresh days
• 401(k) retirement plan
• life and disability insurance coverages
• other benefits the Company may offer from time to time

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOE)

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In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.

Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the right to work in the job location.