Public Sector Compliance Lead — FAR/DFARS & Clearances

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Equity

Bonus

Job summary

Peregrine Technologies in San Francisco is hiring a Public Sector Compliance Manager to own the public sector compliance program across audits, registrations, and contract obligations. You will coordinate with Legal, People Ops, Finance, Contracts, and GRC to drive cross‑functional accountability.

The role emphasizes building scalable compliance systems, managing clearances, and leading training programs while maintaining strict recordkeeping and ethics controls.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in public sector compliance, contract administration, or a closely related field — you have seen the full compliance lifecycle and know where the landmines are
• Deep working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DFARS, including representations and certifications, mandatory disclosure rules, and clause flow‑down requirements
• Hands‑on experience with SAM.gov registration and maintenance, CAGE codes, and entity validation processes
• Experience managing facility clearances (FCL) and/or personnel security clearances in a government contractor environment; familiarity with DCSA/DSS processes preferred
• Located in San Francisco and open to working in our office 4x/week

Responsibilities

• Compliance Program Management
• Own our public sector compliance program — audits, FAR reps & certs, SAM.gov registrations, and contract‑level obligations tracking across all active contracts
• Proactively spot compliance gaps and partner with Legal and Contracts on remediation and new contract onboarding
• Run our compliance training program end‑to‑end, from delivery to auditable recordkeeping
• Facility Clearance & Personnel Security
• Serve as our primary point of contact with DCSA to establish and maintain Peregrine's facility clearance (FCL)
• Manage the full personnel clearance lifecycle — investigations, determinations, reinvestigations, and records — partnering with People Ops on cleared‑employee onboarding/offboarding
• Ethics & Conflicts of Interest
• Administer our ethics hotline, case tracking, and reporting to Legal and leadership
• Run our conflict of interest disclosure process and political contribution logging under FAR ethics requirements
• Support upkeep of our Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
• Vendor & Subcontractor Compliance
• Lead pre‑award due diligence on subcontractors and vendors, including debarment/exclusion checks
• Maintain vendor compliance records and partner with Procurement on FAR/DFARS flow‑down clauses

Skills

Public sector compliance

FAR/DFARS knowledge

SAM.gov registration

Facility clearances

Ethics programs

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory translation

Job description

Peregrine Technologies in San Francisco is hiring a Public Sector Compliance Manager to own the public sector compliance program across audits, registrations, and contract obligations. You will coordinate with Legal, People Ops, Finance, Contracts, and GRC to drive cross‑functional accountability.

The role emphasizes building scalable compliance systems, managing clearances, and leading training programs while maintaining strict recordkeeping and ethics controls.