GRC Engineer

NinjaTrader•Chicago, IL

9h•$130,000 - $145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

NinjaTrader is seeking a mid-level GRC Engineer to enhance their compliance program through automation and conduct audits for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and SOX. This is a hands-on technical role that involves coding and system integration, as well as control review. The engineer will act as a liaison between Security, Engineering, and business units, converting manual compliance tasks into automated, repeatable processes and assisting leadership in risk identification and prioritization. This position is suited for individuals with GRC or security experience who wish to build efficient, scalable, and audit-ready compliance tooling.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in GRC, IT audit, security compliance, or a related field.
Hands-on experience supporting or leading audits for SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOX, or a comparable framework.
Working knowledge of SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria, ISO 27001 Annex A, COSO/SOX ITGCs, NIST, or similar control frameworks.
Experience with scripting and automation using Python or a similar language, including working with REST APIs to automate evidence collection.
Familiarity with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and its security and logging services.
Strong understanding of access management, change management, logging and monitoring, vulnerability management, and SDLC controls.
Excellent written communication skills with the ability to create clear control documentation, risk assessments, and stakeholder reporting.
Ability to manage multiple priorities while driving audit findings and remediation efforts to completion.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipeline security.
Exposure to SOX ITGC testing within a public company or pre-IPO environment.
Experience using SQL or data analysis for evidence collection and control sampling.
Certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CCSK, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor, or cloud security certifications.
Experience working directly with external auditors and managing audit timelines.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain automation for continuous control monitoring, evidence collection, and audit readiness through scripts, APIs, and GRC platform integrations.
Integrate compliance workflows with cloud providers, identity systems, ticketing platforms, and CI/CD pipelines to automatically collect control data and evidence.
Reduce manual compliance work by codifying control checks and pulling evidence directly from source systems.
Develop dashboards and reporting that provide stakeholders with real-time visibility into control health and audit readiness.
Run and coordinate audits for SOC 2 (Type I and Type II), ISO 27001, and SOX, including scoping, evidence collection, control walkthroughs, and auditor coordination.
Map controls across multiple compliance frameworks to reduce duplication and maintain a unified control library.
Track audit findings and control gaps through remediation and closure with business and technical stakeholders.
Maintain audit-ready documentation including policies, procedures, control narratives, and evidence repositories.
Identify, assess, and document organizational risks while maintaining the enterprise risk register.
Support risk assessments, including likelihood and impact scoring, treatment planning, and remediation tracking.
Partner with Engineering and IT to evaluate the control impact of new systems, vendors, and architectural changes.
Contribute to the third-party risk management program.
Partner with control owners to ensure controls are operating effectively and generating appropriate evidence.
Translate compliance requirements into practical, engineering-focused guidance.
Support customer security questionnaires, trust requests, and due diligence activities.