Compliance Engineer

DISCO•Austin, TX

About The Position

At DISCO, our cloud infrastructure and system control plane are the backbone that enables us to deliver cutting-edge solutions to our clients. As a Compliance Engineer on our growing DevOps team, you will be driving the implementation of our compliance requirements, as established by the Security and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) stakeholders. Your expertise will deliver enhancements to our system's reliability, scalability, security, and the overall success of our cloud-based solution development. By automating away the "audit burden" from our engineers your work will help shape our future cloud strategy while providing ironclad assurance to our partners within the business.

Requirements

A minimum of 5 years in a technical compliance, security, or DevOps-adjacent role, preferably within a SaaS environment.
Strong understanding of key compliance frameworks, including SOX 404, ISO-27001, SOC2, and IT general controls (ITGC).
2-4 years of hands-on experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering, specifically working with AWS, cloud-native applications, and automating deployment/scaling of containerized applications using Infrastructure as Code.
A desire and/or experience in leveraging compliance automation platforms (e.g., Anecdotes) to build and maintain automated evidence-gathering tools.
An engineering background with a preference for collaborative work, including mentoring others and partnering with cross-functional engineering teams to build and maintain highly performant systems.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to and understanding of security and compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, or CSRF.
Experience building and managing PaaS (Platform as a Service) for internal development teams.
Experience with Cloud Networking (VLAN, routing).
Experience with other cloud platforms, specifically Azure and GCP.
Familiarity with Windows Server and Administration (Active Directory, Group Policy Objects).
Experience with ASP.NET Deployments (WebDeploy).
General experience with Software Development and any tech stack.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Engineering technical contact for annual SOX, SOC2 Type II, and ISO-27001 audits while automating evidence collection into "Continuous Compliance" workflows with minimal disruption to engineering velocity.
Work with DevOps Engineers to implement "Compliance as Code," establishing automated guardrails and performing internal reviews of infrastructure configurations.
Manage the technical lifecycle of user access, enforce Segregation of Duties (SoD), and review deprovisioning workflows to ensure compliance with security policies.
Support GRC teams by providing technical expertise during sales cycles, responding to RFPs, and maintaining the Security Trust Center and compliance documentation.