Principal, Public Sector Compliance | Washington DC Metro Area - USA (Remote

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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.

• Own authorization integrity. Maintain Cohesity’s FedRAMP Class C, GovRAMP Moderate, and CMMC L1/L2 certifications. Lead continuous monitoring (Con Mon) 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.

• 8–10 years of hands‑on FedRAMP program experience, including named ownership of a Cloud Service Provider authorization through multiple full 3
  
  PAO assessment cycles at Moderate and High impact levels. Direct accountability for the SSP, Collaborative Con Mon, POA&M, significant change management, and 3
  
  PAO.
• Operational depth in continuous monitoring, including POA&M management, vulnerability management, Con Mon deliverable production, and federal agency sponsor relationship management.

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.

Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a…