Two Six Technologies
Project Manager - ATO & Certification Process
$140K–$190K
Arlington, Virginia +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Location
- Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 7+ years of project or program management experience.
About the job
Owns end-to-end ATO and certification for product lines deployed on DoD and IC networks, while supporting hardware product operations and R&D-to-manufacturing process development.
What you'll do
- Manage ATO, certification, accreditation, risk assessment, and continuous compliance, including NIAP Common Criteria, CSfC, and FIPS 140-3 validation.
- Coordinate requirements and reciprocal ATO efforts with internal teams and government customers; support DevSecOps, secure SDLC artifacts, documentation, and audit readiness.
- Help develop hardware R&D-to-manufacturing processes and standards, and report on certification and operations milestones.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of project or program management experience within a defense contracting or high-assurance hardware/software environment.
- Experience certifying software and hardware systems on both DoW and IC networks.
- Experience certifying commercial technologies in addition to government-owned technologies.
- Experience with hardware certifications and cybersecurity validation, such as FIPS 140-3, for high-assurance product lines; active TS/SCI clearance.
Pay
$140,000 — $190,000 USD annualized salary range (base salary)
Tools
NIAP Common Criteria, CSfC, FIPS 140-3, DevSecOps, secure software development lifecycle
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