Sr Program Manager, Continuous Monitoring

Senior Program Manager, Continuous Monitoring - Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina

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About the job

The Managed Cloud Services organization within the Cloud and Information Services (CIS) division is seeking a Senior Program Manager focused on Continuous Monitoring to strengthen program execution, improve audit readiness, and support consistent compliance outcomes across SAS Managed Cloud Services.

In this role, you will partner with security, compliance, cloud operations, and agency stakeholders to manage recurring Continuous Monitoring activities, maintain required evidence and reporting, coordinate assessments, and reduce operational risk. This opportunity comes at a pivotal time, as the organization continues to grow rapidly and strengthen its enterprise operating model.

As a Senior Program Manager focused on Continuous Monitoring, you will:

• Manage the Continuous Monitoring program for SAS Managed Cloud Services, including recurring deliverables, artifact readiness, stakeholder coordination, and submission timelines.
• Track vulnerabilities, deviation requests, remediation plans, milestones, and success metrics to support timely risk visibility and resolution.
• Lead cross-functional alignment with Global Information Security, Governance, Risk, Compliance and Audit, Product Management, Cloud Operations, agency stakeholders, consultants, and assessment teams.
• Oversee the readiness, quality, and timely submission of Continuous Monitoring artifacts, evidence, and reporting packages required to support authorization and certification commitments.
• Lead recurring Continuous Monitoring operating cadences that drive agency alignment, internal decision-making, status visibility, issue follow-up, and risk escalation.
• Coordinate key activities within the annual 3PAO security assessment lifecycle, with a focus on remediation status and SLA aging
• Shape and mature the Continuous Monitoring program roadmap, aligning regulatory requirements, customer commitments, operational priorities, reporting standards, and organizational growth objectives.
• Drive cross-functional action with technical teams to assess security control effectiveness, surface compliance gaps and lifecycle risks, and advance required remediation actions.
• Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization's secure software development goals.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, risk management, cybersecurity, business administration, or a related field.
• Eight years of experience managing security, compliance, audit, governance, technology, or risk-related programs in a cloud or regulated technology environment.
• Demonstrated experience with continuous monitoring, POA&M management, vulnerability management, security control assessment, and evidence management.
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, SaaS, managed services, cybersecurity, compliance, privacy, DevOps, or cloud operations teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes across cross-functional technical, compliance, and senior leadership stakeholders while managing milestones, risks, and decisions.
• Strong execution discipline with the ability to manage multiple recurring deliverables, documentation cycles, reporting timelines, and assessment activities concurrently.
• Ability to translate security and compliance requirements into actionable plans, operating cadences, and measurable outcomes.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting FedRAMP Moderate or High environments, CSP continuous monitoring submissions, or agency authorization activities.
• Practical experience applying federal compliance standards and frameworks, such as NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST SP 800-30, NIST SP 800-34, or NIST 800-171, in a cloud or regulated technology environment.
• Experience using GRC platforms, vulnerability management tools, ticketing systems, evidence repositories, or compliance reporting workflows.
• Understanding of public cloud architectures, SaaS/IaaS operating models, managed services, and lifecycle management in regulated environments.
• Security, compliance, risk, audit, or program management certifications such as CISA, CISSP, Security+, CRISC, CISM, PMP, or other industry-recognized credentials.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Successful completion of a background check is required.

World-class benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include:
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

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Additional Information:

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