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Security Engineer (GRC)

Candid Health

On-siteSan Francisco, California, United States {{REMOTE}}lead$180k–$258kPosted 11h ago

Job description

  • We are seeking a Security GRC Lead to build our first in-house GRC program from the ground up. In this role, you won’t just write policies or collect manual screenshots in spreadsheets; you will treat compliance as an engineering and data problem

  • You will build automated evidence pipelines, implement compliance-as-code, and establish continuous controls monitoring across our GCP infrastructure, identity systems, and CI/CD pipelines. You will turn point-in-time audits into a continuous compliance telemetry system that keeps our platform secure, resilient, and audit-ready at all times

    1. Compliance Automation & Engineering
  • Develop automated scripts and API integrations to collect compliance evidence directly from system sources instead of collecting manual screenshots

  • Write and deploy infrastructure-as-code and policy enforcement rules to enforce security baselines automatically

  • Maintain live compliance dashboards and alerts that flag configuration drift or policy violations in real time

  • Partnering with Legal on Medicare and Medicaid compliance

  • Partnering closely with legal and finance teams on future due diligence and compliance projects

    1. Framework Mapping & Control Architecture
  • Convert regulatory, security, and industry standards (SOC 2, HiTrust, PCI, HIPAA) into clear, testable technical controls

  • Map single technical controls across multiple overlapping frameworks to eliminate redundant work

  • Work alongside DevOps and Software Engineering teams to build compliance controls directly into CI/CD pipelines without slowing down delivery

    1. Risk Management & Audits
  • Lead technical audit readiness and external audit engagements using programmatic evidence pipelines

  • Automate vendor risk management workflows and API-driven vendor evaluations

  • Build continuous risk tracking tools fed by live vulnerability telemetry and identity logs rather than static quarterly surveys- 3+ years in a technical security role, such as Security Engineering, Cloud Security, or Technical GRC

  • Deep familiarity with core frameworks such as

  • Hands-on experience with at least one primary cloud platform, GCP Preferred and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform

  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and container environments (Docker/Kubernetes)

  • Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, SQL and hands on experience interacting with APIs, parsing logs, and querying databases

  • Experience with modern continuous compliance platforms (e.g., Vanta, Drata, Anecdotes)

  • Background in software development, DevOps, or platform engineering

  • Experience with Policy-as-Code engines

  • Certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, or CCSP