RAMP Program Manager
Abacus Insights
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Own the end‑to‑end program plan for GovRAMP, StateRAMP, and/or FedRAMP initiatives
- Develop and maintain detailed schedules, milestones, dependency tracking, and risk registers
- Drive accountability across Security, Engineering, Cloud Ops, Product, and IT
- Coordinate authorization activities across readiness assessments, gap remediation, 3PAO / assessor engagement, authorization reviews, continuous monitoring operations
- Ensure adoption of NIST SP 800‑53 Rev. 5 control requirements as executable work items
- Manage the production, review, and lifecycle of core authorization artifacts, including System Security Plan (SSP), control narratives, system boundary and data‑flow diagrams, inventories and tracking artifacts
- Ensure evidence ownership, refresh cadence, and quality standards are consistently met
- Serve as the program coordination point for assessors and 3PAOs
- Schedule and manage walkthroughs, evidence reviews, and interviews
- Partner with US‑based leadership during assessments, findings reviews, and status reporting
- Own the POA&M tracking and delivery process
- Work with engineering and operations teams to define remediation milestones, track progress, validate closure evidence
- Escalate risks early and propose mitigation plans
- Operationalize monthly and quarterly continuous monitoring cadence
- Track vulnerability management, patching, access reviews, logging, and required attestations
- Ensure ongoing compliance stability post‑authorization
Requirements
- 5+ years’ experience in program management, ideally supporting compliance, security, or regulatory initiatives
- Experience working with GovRAMP, StateRAMP, FedRAMP, or closely related frameworks (FedRAMP Moderate preferred)
- Strong understanding of NIST SP 800‑53 concepts (implementation knowledge required; deep policy writing not required)
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross‑functional global teams
- Experience coordinating audits, assessments, or external reviews
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for US stakeholders
- Program planning and execution rigor
- Stakeholder management across time zones
- Clear escalation and decision framing
- Strong documentation and tracking discipline
- Delivery‑oriented mindset with attention to audit detail
Benefits
- Unlimited paid time off – recharge when you need it
- Work from anywhere – flexibility to fit your life
- Comprehensive health coverage – multiple plan options to choose from
- Equity for every employee – share in our success
- Growth-focused environment – your development matters here
- Home office setup allowance – one-time support to get you started
- Monthly cell phone allowance – stay connected with ease
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
program managementcompliancesecurityregulatory initiativesGovRAMPStateRAMPFedRAMPNIST SP 800-53vulnerability managementaudit coordination
Soft Skills
communication skillsstakeholder managementcross-functional team managementdecision framingdocumentation disciplineattention to detaildelivery-oriented mindsetrisk managementaccountabilityorganizational skills