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The Principal Technical Program Manager joins the incident response team to serve as a Crisis Manager for high-severity security incidents. This role involves creating clarity in ambiguous situations, setting technical priorities, and driving the delivery of validated protection guidance to customers. Key responsibilities include defining performance metrics like SLA adherence, orchestrating cross-organizational efforts between engineering and threat intelligence teams, and managing end-to-end response timelines. The position requires building integrated tooling, automation, and AI solutions for incident response while ensuring responsible AI practices. Candidates must utilize experience in cybersecurity, data analysis, and automation systems to manage workflows, runbooks, and post-incident reviews. The role focuses on solving complex security problems by identifying lifecycle gaps, managing dependencies, and establishing governance standards to ensure accurate, safe, and compliant customer-facing security advisories.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn in Washington?
Median $174950 from 59 postings across 13 companies.
Act as Crisis Manager for highly complex, high-severity security incidents to provide actionable protection guidance.
Participate in an on-call rotation including occasional after-hours and weekend coverage.
Analyze incident data and trends to identify gaps and define performance metrics like SLA adherence.
Coordinate cross-organizational response efforts and provide leadership with timely updates on incident status.
Track end-to-end response timelines, manage dependencies, and flag risks to stakeholders.
Design and roll out integrated tooling, automation, and AI solutions for incident response needs.
Drive governance for incident response by establishing quality standards, validation gates, and publication guardrails.
Lead post-incident reviews to ensure improvements meet targets and drive changes across teams.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree and 6+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (or equivalent).
Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development (or equivalent).
8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
4+ years of experience in incident response, crisis management, or security operations.
Experience in cybersecurity or complex technical product environments.
Experience applying AI tools, copilots, or agents to improve operational workflows (preferred).
Experience working with automation systems (preferred).
Experience building and running post-incident review programs that drive measurable improvement (preferred).
Azure DevOps
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Kusto
KQL
Microsoft 365
AI
Copilot
Cybersecurity
Incident Response
Security Operations
Threat Intelligence
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Data Analysis
Workflow Automation
Process Improvement
Telemetry