Senior Technical Account Manager (Federal)
About The Position
Mattermost is seeking a Senior Technical Account Manager (TAM) to serve as a trusted technical advisor to our U.S. Federal and enterprise customers. In this role, you will ensure the successful deployment, integration, and secure operation of the Mattermost platform in mission-critical and high-security environments. You will combine expertise in infrastructure, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps with strong customer engagement and project leadership skills. As a strategic partner, you will bridge engineering, product, and customer teams, driving secure, compliant, and scalable implementations that enable organizations to collaborate with confidence.
Requirements
- Senior-level experience in Technical Account Management, Sales Engineering, Customer Success Engineering, or a similar customer-facing technical role
- Strong technical knowledge of Linux system administration, networking, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud infrastructure
- Hands-on scripting or development experience with Python, Go, Node.js, or similar languages
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and secure system architecture
- Familiarity with DevSecOps tools and workflows (GitHub, Jenkins, Jira, Terraform, etc.)
- Experience managing large enterprise or government customers and aligning technical delivery with business and security requirements
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for access to export-controlled information as defined by U.S. export control laws, including EAR and ITAR.
- This role may require the candidate to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance in the future.
- Applicants must therefore be U.S. citizens and eligible to obtain a security clearance
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with U.S. Federal agencies, defense organizations, or regulated industries
- Familiarity with IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks
- Knowledge of compliance standards such as FedRAMP, NIST, SOC 2, or ISO 27001
- Experience with secure collaboration platforms or open-source technologies
- Exposure to mobile device management (Intune, Workspace ONE, MobileIron) environments
- Experience working in a startup or high-growth SaaS environment
Responsibilities
- Lead technical onboarding, configuration, and production deployments for strategic enterprise and U.S. Federal customers
- Design, validate, and implement secure, scalable architectures for Mattermost across cloud, on-premise, hybrid, and air-gapped environments
- Support alignment with security and compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, DoD STIG, and SOC 2
- Guide customers in integrating Mattermost with authentication and identity management systems (SSO, SAML, OAuth), DevOps pipelines, and monitoring tools
- Provide proactive technical guidance to minimize operational risk and ensure long-term platform success
- Serve as the primary technical point of contact for assigned accounts
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Support to resolve complex technical issues and advocate for customer needs
- Develop reusable deployment assets including scripts, playbooks, and technical documentation to accelerate implementations
- Participate in internal reviews to improve onboarding methodologies and deployment best practices
- Present complex technical concepts to both executive and technical stakeholders, tailoring communication to audience and context
- Build trusted relationships that drive adoption, expansion, and long-term customer success
- Maintain detailed records of architectural decisions, deployment strategies, and customer feedback
Benefits
- commission
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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