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SpaceXAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly m...
SpaceXAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of
knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who
appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are
expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and
consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have
strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team member as we expand into government and
public sector applications of AI. This critical role will ensure that SpaceXAI operates within regulatory, ethical, operational,
and federal boundaries while fostering a culture of integrity and resilience. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to
safeguard our mission-driven work in AI development and deployment, including support for sensitive and classified environments.
IL5/IL6, NIST 800-53 rev 5, NIST 800-171/CMMC, Risk Management Framework).
certifications, reports, and Authorized to Operate (ATO) status.
and cloud deployments.
Action and Milestones (POAMs), and STIGs.
throughout the project lifecycle.
collaboration, and control implementation.
products/changes/features, and process enhancements.
requirements, and technologies in the AI landscape.
credibility.
technical risks for leadership.
engagements.
technology, cloud, or AI-driven environment.
oversight, and taking projects from conception to launch.
communicating risks to leadership.
policies (including validation via ACAS and similar tools).
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision,
and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other
discounts and perks.
resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to
obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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WE MAKE THE WORLD BETTER WITH DATA Die Woodmark Consulting GmbH gehört zu den führenden deutschen IT-Beratungsunternehmen für AI, Data & Analytics. Wir begeistern Menschen durch unsere Leidenschaft für Daten & Innovation. Das Leben unserer Werte Respekt, Offenheit, Vertrauen und Fürsorge sorgt für eine ausgezeichnete Unternehmenskultur und ist die Basis unseres Erfolgs. Nutze auch du deine Leidenschaft für Daten & Innovation und erschließe mit uns deren Potential. So schaffen wir gemeinsam einen Mehrwert für Kunden, Gesellschaft und Umwelt. DEINE BUNTE AUFGABENPALETTE Governance entwicklen: Du bist in einem Strategie- oder Analyseteam verantwortlich für die Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Governance-Strategien und -Richtlinien. Schwachstellen identifizieren: Basierend auf der Ist-Analyse der Prozess- und IT-Landschaft identifizierst du Risiken und Schwachstellen im Data Governance Umfeld des Kunden. Compliance-Anforderungen erfüllen: Mit deinem weitreichenden Data Governance und Security Know How bist du für die Überprüfung von Datenprozessen, und -verfahren, zuständig und stellst sicher, dass sie den Compliance-Anforderungen entsprechen. Sicherheitskonzepte erstellen: Dein Wissen über Datenbanktechnologien und andere datenhaltende Systeme (Blob Stores-, SQL-, NoSQL-, Document-, Node-Datenbanken) sowie modernste Modellierungstechniken (Data Vault, 3NF, Star Schema) setzt du zielgerichtet dazu ein, Kunden bei Sicherheitskonzepten zu unterstützen und die Governance spezifischen Kundenanforderungen in Projekten zu realisieren. Verantwortung übernehmen: Projekte kannst du als Projektleiter eigenständig durchführen und steuern. Durch eine projektbezogene Abstimmung und Zusammenarbeit mit Architekten, Fachbereichen und Entscheidern unterstützt du eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung von Projekten. Kommunikation ist das Maß aller Dinge: Du bist stets im intensiven Austausch mit * deinen Kunden, um ein professionelles Erwartungsmanagement und deren Zufriedenheit sicherzustellen, * deinem Projektteam, um den Projekterfolg zu gewährleisten und natürlich * dem Woodmark Team, um den Wissensaustausch und die gegenseitige Unterstützung zu stärken. DAS HAST DU AUF LAGER Projekterfahrung: Du hast bereits mehrere Jahre Erfahrung in der Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Governance- und Sicherheitsstrategien. Expertise ist selbstverständlich: Du verfügst über * ein tiefgreifendes Verständnis von Datensicherheitsanforderungen und mehrjährige Erfahrung bei der Erstellung von Sicherheitskonzepten und Risiko-Assesments * Kenntnisse mehrerer unterschiedlicher Datenhaltung-Technologien (SQL-Datenbanken, Data Lakes, Data Lakehouses, Document-Datenbanken, Node-Datenbanken) * fortgeschrittene Kenntnisse und praktische Erfahrungen mit Data Management Frameworks, wie zum Beispiel DMBoK (DAMA) oder Cobit 5 * ein Grundlegendes Verständnis unterschiedlicher Datenstrukturen (relational, json, xml) und Ableitung geeigneter Verspeicherungsformen in Layer-Modellen (3NF, Data Vault, Star Schema) * ein Umfassendes Verständnis von Compliance-Anforderungen und Sicherheitsstandards * Zertifizierungen im Bereich Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) oder IT-Sicherheit sind von Vorteil Stakeholderorientiertes Denken bringt uns weiter: Du bist darin erfahren mit Stakeholdern auf verschiedenen Ebenen zusammen zu arbeiten. Support the Making-of-a-Star: Es bereitet dir Freude, andere Woodmarker:innen mit deiner Erfahrung zu unterstützen, denn wir lieben die Vielfalt und du machst den Unterschied. Fließende Deutsch- und sehr gute Englischkenntnisse: Mit der deutschen Sprache und der englischen Dokumentation kommst du zurecht und bist dabei, wenn in der Projektarbeit auch mal Englisch gesprochen wird.
ABOUT BUREAU Bureau is a unified risk decisioning platform for Compliance, Fraud, and Transaction risks. Our platform is a single decision-making engine, powered by a 1 billion+ identity knowledge graph. Over 150 Banks, fintechs, retailers, and digital platforms use Bureau to verify identities faster and stop fraud earlier globally. Bureau has raised $50M+ from renowned Silicon Valley and global investors including Sorenson Capital and PayPal Ventures and is expanding rapidly from APAC to Americas, Europe, and beyond. WHY BUREAU? Bureau is building the infrastructure that makes digital identities and transactions safe and trustworthy for billions of people. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is real. We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, build systems from scratch, and care deeply about turning strategy into execution. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won't be your place. If you want to shape how a scaling global company operates—keep reading. ABOUT THE ROLE - INFORMATION SECURITY ENGINEER We are looking for a Security Engineer who can own both the hands-on technical security stack and our governance/compliance programs. What you’ll be doing In this role, you will: * Harden and monitor our cloud & container infrastructure (AWS/EKS, endpoints, network). * Run vulnerability management, security tooling and incident response. * Help maintain our ISMS and support audits (ISO 27001, SOC 2, RBI, DPDP, etc.). This is ideal for someone who doesn’t want to be only “checklist GRC” or only “pure blue-team”, but wants a blended role across security engineering + GRC.Key Responsibilities 1. Cloud & Infrastructure Security (Hands-on) * Work with DevOps to secure our AWS/EKS environment: * IAM hardening, security groups, VPC, KMS, S3, RDS, etc. * Review infra-as-code (Terraform/Helm) for security issues and misconfigurations. * Own or co-own key security tools: * Endpoint / EDR (e.g., CrowdStrike / SentinelOne), * Cloud security (CSPM / CNAPP, GuardDuty, Security Hub, WAF, etc.), * Container / runtime security where applicable. * Implement and maintain logging & monitoring for security events (CloudTrail, ALB/NLB logs, K8s logs, etc.), and integrate them with SIEM / alerting. 2. Vulnerability Management & Security Operations * Own the vulnerability management lifecycle: * Run periodic scans for cloud, endpoints, containers and apps. * Triage findings, prioritise based on risk, and drive closure with engineering. * Coordinate external pentests / bug bounties and track remediation. * Support incident response: * Help investigate alerts, gather evidence, and contribute to RCA and CAPA. * Maintain and update incident runbooks. 3. Governance, Risk & Compliance (ISMS, Audits, DPDP) * Maintain and enhance the Information Security Management System (ISMS): * Policies, procedures, SoA, risk register, control evidence and audit trails. * Support internal and external audits: ISO 27001, SOC 2, RBI/CERT-In, Data Protection. * Prepare and manage audit evidence, observations, closure reports and certification documentation. * Assist with risk assessments: * Maintain the risk register, risk treatment plans and residual risk reviews. * Conduct vendor security due diligence and maintain vendor security records (MSA, NDA, DPA, DPIA, etc.). * Support privacy & regulatory compliance operations (GDPR/DPDP basics: retention, consent, grievance logging). 4. Access, Asset & Control Assurance * Participate in and help automate access reviews, asset inventory checks, and configuration compliance checks. * Track control performance (vuln SLAs, access reviews, backup tests, etc.) and ensure gaps are documented and closed. * Maintain security awareness and training trackers (onboarding, annual refreshers, phishing simulations). What You’ll Bring * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity or related discipline. * ~4 years of experience in security engineering, cloud security, or GRC/compliance (any mix, but must be comfortable hands-on). * Good understanding of: * Security engineering fundamentals: Linux, networking, IAM, encryption, least privilege. * Cloud platforms (AWS preferred; GCP/Azure a plus) and their security services. * Core frameworks: ISO 27001, SOC 2, basic risk management and audit lifecycle. * Comfortable with: * Writing/debugging basic scripts (Bash/Python) for automation and data extraction. * Tools like Jira, Confluence, Excel/Sheets and at least one GRC / security platform (e.g., Scrut/Drata/Secureframe, etc.). * Strong documentation skills and ability to talk to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders. Preferred (Good to Have) / Willing to Learn * Cloud security certifications (e.g., AWS Security / AWS Cloud Practitioner). * ISO 27001:2022 Lead Auditor/Implementer, CompTIA Security+, ISC2 CC. * Experience with: * EDR/XDR tools, * CSPM/CNAPP (e.g., Wiz, Prisma, Defender for Cloud), * SIEM, WAF, runtime/container security (Falco, etc.). * Exposure to GDPR/DPDP or other data protection regimes. Who You Are * You enjoy both: * Getting your hands dirty in logs, configs and cloud consoles, and * Keeping things clean in policies, risk registers and audit trackers. * You’re structured and process-oriented, but still pragmatic and capable of shipping improvements. * You’re comfortable collaborating with DevOps, backend, data, HR and legal to get security actually implemented, not just written down. * You want to grow into either Security Engineering leadership (owning tools/architecture) or GRC leadership (owning audits and certifications) over the next few years. OUR CULTURE * We hire self-motivated people and get out of their way * We value performance, not hours worked * Speed, ownership, and impact matter most COMPENSATION * Competitive salary + potential equity * Health benefits, flexible PTO, learning budget
We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam. The Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team is part of Plaid’s security organization, focused on enabling the business by proactively managing information security risks and maintaining effective controls. Our mission is to reduce the likelihood and impact of security risks while operating a robust assurance program that builds trust with our customers, consumers, and data partners. We own Plaid’s security compliance frameworks, run our audits and risk programs, and partner across the company to keep Plaid’s platform secure, resilient, and aligned with industry and regulatory expectations. GRC Engineering is how we make all of that scale — turning compliance into code, evidence into telemetry, and audits into a continuous, automated capability. The Role: * You will own GRC Engineering at Plaid — a foundational, high-ownership role defining an emerging discipline from the ground up. Today most of our compliance work is manual and point-in-time; you will turn it into an engineered system that is continuous, data-driven, and scalable, and set the technical direction for the field. * You will: * Define the discipline and the architecture — how GRC Engineering works at Plaid, not just execute within it. * Build the foundation the function runs on — a codified source of truth for controls, policies, and evidence, fed by live pipelines and continuous controls monitoring. * Be the engineering backbone for Security Assurance & Trust Enablement, Third-Party Ecosystem Risk, and Risk Management * Make risk visible and data-driven — turning control and risk data into real-time signals for the team and leadership. * Pioneer where compliance is heading — compliance-agents-as-code in the SDLC, AI- and agent-driven workflows, and machine-readable continuous compliance (FedRAMP 20x). * This role is perfect for you if: * You think in systems: you'd rather design the thing that eliminates a whole class of manual work than automate one task at a time. * You love building and shipping internal tools and solutions that people actually use. * You're relentlessly curious — you poke, you investigate, and you dig into how controls can silently fail, drift, or get bypassed so you can catch it automatically. * You treat every roadblock as just an obstacle to route around — you don't back down, because there's always a path. * You like range — juggling several problems across security, risk, compliance, and engineering beats grinding on a single one. * You're energized by turning compliance from a documentation exercise into demonstrable, continuous, machine-readable evidence. Responsibilities: * Architect GRC's Engineering Foundation: Build the pipelines and codified source of truth the function runs on — controls, policies, and framework mappings captured as structured, version-controlled data and fed by live control and system state — so one control maps evidence across SOC 2, ISO, NIST, and beyond instead of being re-collected for every audit. * Build Continuous Controls Monitoring: Automate evidence collection, control testing, and monitoring across cloud and internal systems, and write and tune the detection that flags drift and misconfiguration against baseline — so audit readiness is continuous and gaps surface the moment they appear, not at audit time. * Turn Data into Risk Signal: Build dashboards and SQL-driven reporting that turn raw control and risk data into KPIs, giving the team and leadership real-time visibility into risk posture. * Drive Data-Informed Risk Assessments: Conduct security and technology risk assessments and recommend mitigations using data — keeping the risk management program running while cutting its manual overhead. * Automate Operational Toil: Eliminate the recurring manual work the team carries — evidence pulls, access and vendor reviews, questionnaires, risk-register upkeep, status reporting — with durable automation that gives time back across every workstream. * Shift Compliance Left with Code and AI: Embed compliance checks into the CI/CD flow as policy-as-code so controls are validated as code ships, prototype self-healing policies reconciled against live infrastructure, and scale agentic / AI-assisted workflows across the function. * Future-proof for Continuous Compliance: Build toward machine-readable, continuously validated evidence (FedRAMP 20x-style Key Security Indicators), positioning Plaid to meet continuous-compliance expectations as we enter new markets and pursue new authorizations. Qualifications: * Software & Data Engineering Foundations: * Strong Python and SQL, with a proven track record of building API/webhook integrations that connect disparate systems. * Experience owning an internal tool or service end to end — design, build, operate, and maintain — with real users depending on it. * Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native security controls, including the ability to query cloud, GitHub, and SaaS logs. * Proficiency with dashboarding / data-visualization tools (e.g., Mode) to turn control and risk data into KPIs and signal. * Applied GRC Engineering: * Experience building and operating continuous controls monitoring end to end — collecting signal from live systems, writing and tuning the detection logic that compares state to a baseline, alerting, and driving remediation. * Demonstrated ability to model controls, policies, and framework mappings as structured, version-controlled data rather than docs and spreadsheets. * Hands-on experience with IaC (Terraform) and policy-as-code (OPA/Rego, Sentinel), including embedding compliance checks into CI/CD. * Proven ability to eliminate recurring operational toil — evidence pulls, access and vendor reviews, questionnaires, risk-register upkeep, status reports — with durable automation rather than one-off scripts. * Compliance & risk knowledge: * Working knowledge of SOC 2, ISO 27001/27701, and NIST CSF/800-53, with the ability to map controls to evidence and crosswalk a single control across frameworks. * Experience conducting security or technology risk assessments and translating findings into data-driven mitigation. * Familiarity with the shift to continuous compliance (FedRAMP 20x, machine-readable Key Security Indicators) and how it changes evidence and control design. * AI fluency & tooling: * Demonstrated ability to build and scale agentic / AI-assisted workflows (Claude, OpenAI) as leverage for the whole team. * Cross-functional effectiveness: * Ability to work independently and cross-functionally across security, infrastructure, and engineering, with strong prioritization and the ability to influence without authority. Nice to have: * Direct experience with FedRAMP or FedRAMP 20x, or other public-sector / continuous-compliance authorizations. * Experience with audit ›/ compliance automation platforms (Anecdotes, Drata, Vanta, Paramify, or similar). * Exposure to security incident response and triage. * Experience in a high-growth fintech or financial-services environment. * Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field. Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid! Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations@plaid.com. Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here. Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity and/or commission are dependent on the position offered. Plaid provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Pay is based on factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience and skillset, and location. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.