Compliance Engineer
About The Position
As a Compliance Engineer at Figma, you will design, implement, and test security controls across compliance frameworks including FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST. You will work with security, infrastructure, and product engineering teams to turn regulatory requirements into technical controls, evaluate their effectiveness, and identify ways to improve security and compliance processes. You will also help scale compliance engineering by using automation, machine-readable JSON control definitions, APIs, and AI-assisted development tools to streamline control testing, evidence collection, and continuous monitoring. The role combines security compliance expertise and technical problem-solving to build repeatable, scalable compliance practices. This is a full-time role that can be held from one of Figma’s US hubs or remotely in the United States.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in security compliance, security assurance, IT audit, or compliance engineering.
- Experience with FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53, including designing, implementing, and testing technical security controls in SaaS or cloud environments.
- Experience testing security controls for design and operating performance, including surfacing gaps and confirming fixes.
- Understanding of cloud security concepts, including identity and access management, vulnerability management, logging, and security configurations.
- Experience working with engineering teams to implement compliance requirements as technical solutions.
- Experience with JSON, REST APIs, and automation applied to compliance engineering challenges.
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing JSON-based control definitions, JSON Schema, or machine-readable compliance documentation, as well as REST API integrations and custom automation workflows.
- Familiarity with Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL).
- Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages for compliance automation, including experience with compliance automation platforms and automated evidence collection.
- Experience using Git, version control, and collaborative development workflows.
- Hands-on experience with cloud security technologies, particularly AWS.
Responsibilities
- Develop and verify technical security controls that satisfy multiple compliance frameworks.
- Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and product engineering teams to translate compliance requirements into effective technical controls.
- Design and execute control testing procedures to assess performance, surface gaps, and verify that remediation is complete.
- Establish repeatable control assessments and continuous monitoring processes to evaluate compliance effectiveness.
- Translate security requirements into structured, machine-readable JSON definitions to support control management, testing, and automation.
- Build and maintain API integrations and automated workflows to streamline evidence collection, control validation, and compliance processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve control effectiveness, reduce manual effort, and scale compliance operations across multiple frameworks.
Benefits
- Equity
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement benefits with company contributions
- Parental leave and reproductive or family planning support
- Mental health and wellness benefits
- Paid time off
- Paid sick leave and holidays
- Employer-provided paid flexible PTO for exempt employees, in addition to flexible paid sick leave
- Company recharge days may be available
- Cell phone and home internet reimbursements may be available
- Lifestyle spending accounts may be available
- Annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
