Figma
Compliance Engineer
$169K–$296K
San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
US - Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in security compliance, security assurance, IT audit, or compliance engineering.
About the job
Designs, tests, and automates technical security controls and compliance processes across multiple frameworks.
What you'll do
- Develop, test, and monitor technical security controls; identify gaps and verify remediation.
- Translate regulatory requirements into machine-readable JSON definitions and build API integrations and automated workflows for evidence collection and validation.
- Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and product engineering teams to improve and scale compliance operations.
What they ask for
- Experience with security compliance frameworks, including FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53, and designing, implementing, and testing technical controls in SaaS or cloud environments.
- Experience testing control design and operating performance, surfacing gaps, and confirming fixes.
- Understanding of cloud security concepts, including identity and access management, vulnerability management, logging, and security configurations.
- Experience working with engineering teams and using JSON, REST APIs, and automation for compliance engineering.
Nice to have
- Experience with JSON Schema or machine-readable compliance documentation, REST API integrations, and automation workflows; familiarity with OSCAL.
- Python or similar scripting, compliance automation platforms, Git, or hands-on AWS cloud security experience.
Pay
$169,000 — $296,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, JSON, REST APIs, Python, AWS
AI focus
Use AI-assisted development tools to streamline control testing, evidence collection, and continuous monitoring.
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