Senior Compliance Engineer
Core
Architect and automate compliance infrastructure and security controls to enable secure, compliant deployments of defense technology systems.
Role type
Senior IC compliance engineer (DevSecOps)
Builds
Automated compliance pipelines, IaC templates, and security tooling for cloud and on-premise environments
Domain
Defense technology, cloud security, federal compliance
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud security engineering, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Python/Go/Rust scripting, NIST SP 800-171/800-53/CMMC/FedRAMP frameworks, Zero-Trust Architecture, continuous monitoring tooling
Preferred skills
Kubernetes hardening, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), CI/CD pipeline security
Technologies
Terraform, AWS, Azure, GCP, Python, Go, Rust, Tenable, Splunk, Elasticsearch
Responsibilities
Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Policy as Code (PaC) to enforce federal compliance frameworks; Architect and deploy scalable security controls across cloud and on-premise environments; Develop automation for procedural compliance controls and audit artifact generation; Analyze and operationalize federal cybersecurity regulations into actionable engineering controls; Conduct compliance testing and assessments of products and components; Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies and playbooks; Partner with engineering teams to embed security best practices into workflows; Advise leadership on risk posture and compliance strategies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC