Senior Security GRC Engineer

Mozilla

8h•$139,000 - $218,000•Remote

About The Position

This role is part of Mozilla’s Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) function within the Security team, which supports Product, Enterprise, and GRC functions across the organization. The Senior Security GRC Engineer will maintain and advance Mozilla’s Information Security Management System (ISMS) and support ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance programs, from policy and control design through audit readiness and certification. The role calls for hands-on experience across a compliance program, comfort establishing new processes, and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders. The position partners with Engineering, IT, Legal, Privacy, People teams, product leadership, auditors, and Security leadership to support audits, maintain security policies and compliance documentation, track remediation, and translate compliance requirements into practical practices. Mozilla describes its mission as making the internet better for people and building it as an open, accessible public resource.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in information security, GRC, or compliance-focused roles.
Deep familiarity with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria, gained through meaningful involvement in audits from readiness through certification.
Comfort operating across the breadth of an ISMS, including SoA maintenance, Management Review Meetings, and System Description authorship.
Demonstrated experience writing and revising security policies, including running cross-functional review cycles to gain organization-wide buy-in and adoption.
Experience tracking gaps and remediation plans and connecting that work to the organization's broader compliance and risk program.
Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, including working with engineers, product managers, legal, and executive stakeholders and translating compliance requirements into practical, actionable workflows.
Ability to ramp up quickly and operate with a high degree of independence.
Comfort building processes where none yet exist.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to represent Mozilla credibly and confidently in front of external auditors.
Commitment to Mozilla's values: welcoming differences, being relationship-minded, practicing responsible participation, and having grit.

Nice To Haves

Relevant industry certifications, such as CISA, CISSP, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer.

Responsibilities

Maintain and mature the ISMS, including the Statement of Applicability (SoA), risk treatment plans, and the Management Review Meeting (MRM) process and cadence.
Support ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 audits by helping determine scope, preparing evidence and narrative artifacts, participating in auditor interviews and walkthroughs, and resolving auditor findings.
Contribute to the SOC 2 System Description and other audit-specific narrative documentation, ensuring they accurately reflect the organization's control environment.
Track gaps and remediation efforts arising from readiness assessments and audits.
Lead the policy program, including creating and revising policies and running cross-functional review cycles to keep the security policy set current, enforceable, and audit-ready.
Support compliance scaling as additional products or business units pursue readiness assessments and certification.
Support the internal audit function, partnering with internal or third-party resources as needed to meet ISO 27001 internal audit requirements.
Partner with Engineering, IT, Legal, Privacy, People teams, and product leadership to gather evidence, drive control ownership, and translate compliance requirements into practical, adoptable practices.
Advise the GRC manager and broader Security leadership on audit risk, certification readiness, and compliance program strategy.

Benefits

Generous performance-based bonus plans for eligible employees.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting, regardless of employee contributions.
Quarterly all-company wellness days.
Country-specific holidays and a day off for the employee's birthday.
One-time home office stipend.
Annual professional development budget.
Quarterly well-being stipend.
Paid parental leave.
Employee referral bonus program.
Other benefits, including life/AD&D insurance, disability benefits, and EAP; availability varies by country.