Technical Program Engineer
About The Position
The Technical Program Engineer serves as the senior technical governance authority supporting Department of the Air Force (DAF) Google Workspace (GWS) deployments executed by third-party implementation teams. This role provides independent architectural review, security validation, and technical risk assessment to ensure all GWS deployment and migration activities align with DAF enterprise requirements, DISA security standards, DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) controls, and Zero Trust principles. The position does not perform primary system implementation. Instead, the Technical Program Engineer validates design integrity, compliance posture, integration alignment, and migration readiness prior to production deployment. The role provides the Government with structured technical oversight and mission-focused assurance during enterprise collaboration modernization
Requirements
- Active Secret Clearance.
- Minimum 8 years of enterprise cloud, collaboration platform, or cloud security experience.
- Minimum 5 years in a technical oversight, architecture review, or governance role.
- Experience supporting DoD or Federal IT programs.
- Demonstrated experience aligning SaaS platforms to DISA STIGs, RMF controls, and Zero Trust principles.
- Strong knowledge of: Identity federation and enterprise IAM architectures
- Strong knowledge of: Cloud security controls and compliance validation
- Strong knowledge of: Technical risk assessment and mitigation planning
- DoD 8570/8140 Baseline: IAT Level II (minimum)
Nice To Haves
- Preferred: IAM Level II or III
- CISSP
- CCSP
- Google Professional Cloud Architect
- Google Workspace Administrator
- CASP+
- TOGAF
- CISA
- Prior support to USAF, Space Force, or DAF enterprise modernization initiatives.
- Experience participating in Design Review Boards (DRBs).
- Experience supporting ATO or IATT package development.
- Experience conducting compliance assessments against DISA baselines.
- Experience providing executive-level technical risk assessments in regulated environments.
Responsibilities
- Review and validate High-Level Designs (HLD), Low-Level Designs (LLD), and implementation plans developed by third-party teams.
- Ensure architectural alignment with DAF enterprise cloud strategy and interoperability requirements.
- Identify non-compliant configurations, integration gaps, and technical risks.
- Provide documented findings and remediation recommendations.
- Participate in design reviews and milestone evaluations.
- Validate alignment with DISA STIG requirements
- Validate alignment with DoD RMF controls
- Validate alignment with DAF cybersecurity policy
- Validate alignment with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles
- Review implementation of Identity and access controls (RBAC, MFA, least privilege)
- Review implementation of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and retention policies
- Review implementation of Audit logging and monitoring configurations
- Support ATO/IATT documentation review and technical control validation.
- Review federation architecture (SSO, SAML/OIDC) and directory synchronization designs.
- Validate integration with DAF identity systems, enterprise security tools, and monitoring platforms.
- Assess third-party migration sequencing, rollback planning, and readiness criteria.
- Provide technical go/no-go recommendations prior to cutover events.
- Serve as technical liaison between Government stakeholders and implementation vendors.
- Deliver executive-level briefings summarizing compliance status and risk posture.
- Support performance-based milestone acceptance reviews.
Benefits
- Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
- Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
- Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
