xAI
Security Engineer, GRC Sales
$100K–$228K
Palo Alto, CA +3 · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
New York, NY
Washington, DC
Palo Alto, CA - Experience
- 5+ years required; 7+ years listed as preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, cybersecurity, or an engineering/STEM field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State, to comply with U.S. Government export regulations.
About the job
Supports sales as a cybersecurity and GRC presales partner, handling customer security diligence and questionnaires while coordinating vendor risk and customer assurance processes.
What you'll do
- Present the company’s security and compliance posture to customers and answer security and control questions.
- Own customer security questionnaires and diligence responses; maintain accurate, reusable control narratives and Trust Center materials.
- Coordinate with engineering, security, legal, product, and GRC teams on vendor risk, customer requirements, and consistent assurance evidence.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, cybersecurity, or an engineering/STEM field.
- 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, GRC, third-party risk management, security assurance, or customer-facing or sales-adjacent responsibilities.
Nice to have
- Experience owning customer vendor security questionnaires and enterprise security due-diligence discussions.
- Technical fluency in areas such as AI/LLM or ML platforms, CI/CD, identity and access management, DevOps/DevSecOps, Kubernetes, and cloud environments.
Pay
$100,000 - $228,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
AI/LLM, CI/CD, identity and access management, DevOps, DevSecOps, Kubernetes, AWS, Vanta
AI focus
Supports customer assurance for AI/LLM systems and model governance, including explaining AI governance and infrastructure practices to enterprise buyers.
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