xAI
Sr. Security Engineer, GRC Fintech & Financial Services
$152K–$258K
Palo Alto, CA +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 28, 2026
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
New York, NY
Washington, DC
Palo Alto, CA - Experience
- 8+ years required; 10+ years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, cybersecurity, or in an engineering/STEM discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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.
About the job
Build and operate the GRC systems and technical controls that support fintech and financial-services compliance for SpaceXSI and X Money.
What you'll do
- Own compliance posture across PCI DSS, NYDFS and FFIEC requirements; manage risk assessments and the cybersecurity and compliance risk register.
- Automate compliance through policy-as-code, control validation, continuous evidence collection and monitoring integrated into CI/CD and GRC platforms.
- Partner with engineering, auditors and regulators to implement controls and translate regulatory requirements into technical solutions and audit-ready documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, cybersecurity, or an engineering/STEM discipline.
- 8+ years of GRC, security compliance, or technology audit experience in fintech, banking, payments, or other heavily regulated financial environments.
- Hands-on PCI DSS experience and experience with at least one of NYDFS (23 NYCRR 500) or FFIEC cybersecurity/IT examination guidance, including implementing or operating controls.
Nice to have
- Experience with Compliance-as-Code, GRC automation tooling, and continuous monitoring.
- Experience with SOC 2 and/or ISO 27001, payment ecosystems, privacy frameworks, or securing AI features in regulated fintech products.
Pay
$152,000 - $258,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
PCI DSS, NYDFS, 23 NYCRR 500, FFIEC, Vanta, AWS, GCP, Azure
AI focus
Preferred experience includes emerging AI-related financial services expectations or securing AI features in a regulated fintech product.
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