Definition

Security Engineer (GRC)

Applied Compute

Applied Compute

Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Posted on Mar 6, 2026

Location

Sunnyvale

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Security & IT Operations

About the role

We are looking for a multifaceted Security GRC Engineer who can lead our security compliance initiatives across the organization. You will be responsible for ensuring adequate security controls to manage risk across the organization. Additionally, you will collaborate with legal, engineering and operations teams to ensure compliance with all relevant security requirements.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

  • Facilitate risk assessments and control reviews to accommodate new business areas as well as changes in processes

  • Engineer and automate security controls across infrastructure, cloud, and SaaS systems to strengthen our control environment and streamline evidence collection

  • Conduct risk assessments against products, features, datasets, applications, and Third Party Risk Management (TPRM)

  • Work across teams to evaluate and strengthen the organization’s technical and operational control environment through comprehensive control assessments and architectural security reviews

  • Validate security configurations (IAM, encryption, network segmentation, patching) against compliance and internal baselines.

  • Ensure organizational compliance with SOC2, ISO27001, TISAX, Data Privacy, federal, state, and local government compliance, or similar regulations

We're looking for someone who has:

  • 6+ years of relevant experience in risk-based technology compliance management programs, or security experience

  • Experience performing and automating control validation across infrastructure (AWS/GCP), SaaS, and internal applications.

  • Experience in performing risk-based testing for control compliance, including the identification, assessment, and mitigation of compliance issues: understanding how to balance the company's risk appetite to compliance needs/requirements

  • Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and TISAX frameworks, and the ability to interpret them in technical terms (e.g., IAM, logging, encryption, CI/CD controls)

Nice to have:

  • Certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CISSP

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.

Please reference the job posting subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $160,000 to $200,000 USD annually.