AssemblyAI
Security Operations Engineer
$180K–$220K
United States +1 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Location
- United States
Remote - North America - Experience
- 3+ years in security operations, GRC, IT security, or a related role; 2+ years in compliance audit cycles.
About the job
Own day-to-day security operations and GRC, including compliance audits, control monitoring, risk reviews, vulnerability follow-up, and security response.
What you'll do
- Run SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI 4.0, and other audit cycles; manage evidence, controls, auditors, and remediation.
- Operate compliance automation and security processes, including vendor reviews, vulnerability triage, alert response, and incident-response support.
- Respond to customer security questionnaires and build scripts, integrations, and tooling to reduce manual work.
What they ask for
- 3+ years in security operations, GRC, IT security, or a related role.
- 2+ years with compliance audit cycles, including evidence gathering, control documentation, and auditor work.
- One or more security certifications: CISA, Security+, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent.
- Proficiency in Python; experience with recurring security operations; experience using AI-assisted development tools; US-based candidates only.
Nice to have
- Application security, security tooling, infrastructure-as-code, cloud infrastructure, SIEM, endpoint security, or cloud security posture experience.
- Experience securing AI/ML systems or inference infrastructure, or working in a high-growth startup security role.
Pay
$180,000 - $220,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Vanta, Python, Claude Code, Copilot, Terraform, AWS, OWASP Top 10, CWE
AI focus
Use AI-assisted development tools to write scripts, build automations, and accelerate documentation; the security program also covers a growing landscape of agentic AI development.
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