Senior Technical Program Manager (Application & Platform Security)

True Anomaly, a pioneering space security company, as a Senior Technical Program Manager. In this role, you will drive execution and operational rhythms for our Application Security and Platform Security teams. You will engage with cross-functional software engineering teams, manage dependencies, and produce leadership-ready program visibility. This is a dedicated role with opportunities to flex across other Security & Infrastructure programs.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution from intake through delivery for Application Security and Platform Security initiatives, ensuring predictable and effective program management.
• Run operational cadences for both teams, including sprint/backlog grooming, weekly status, and quarterly planning, while maintaining backlog health and ticket hygiene.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for software engineering teams, managing cross-functional dependencies and ensuring their needs are understood and met.

Requirements

• Comfortable operating where scope, priorities, and assignments shift with portfolio demand
• Clear, direct communicator; able to simplify complex status for executive audiences and push back when warranted
• Strong Jira or equivalent proficiency; able to build and maintain structured tracking across multi-team portfolios
• Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent workstreams with cross-functional dependencies and external stakeholders

U.S. citizenship required; clearable required

• 10+ years combining application and platform security with the technical program management of that work—deep in at least one domain (secure SDLC, vulnerability management, CI/CD pipeline security; cloud and infrastructure security, identity and access management), credible in the other, with a track record of owning and running programs end to end
• Familiarity with NIST RMF, FedRAMP, or federal compliance environments

Preferred

• Prior experience as an information security engineer who has since moved into technical program management (preferred over a TPM background without hands-on security experience)
• Familiarity working directly with software engineering and platform/DevOps teams
• Experience in defense technology, aerospace, or DoD contractor environments

Pay

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Benefits

• Enjoy benefits such as 100% employer-sponsored healthcare, generous time off, equity options, 401k and Roth 401k options, and learning and development opportunities.

• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job
• Work Location—Successful candidates will be located near Long Beach. While we observe a hybrid work environment, some work must be done on site
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving