Instacart

Senior Risk and Compliance Automation Engineer

Instacart

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $182,000 - $230,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Design and build automation for GRC processes, including evidence collection, control validations, real‑time control effectiveness checks, and broader GRC workflows.
  • Use AI‑native tools (Cursor, Claude Code, MCP integrations) to rapidly build recurring scripts, agents, and automations, prioritizing speed and scalability.
  • Build integrations across Snowflake, Databricks, Jira, GitHub, Okta, cloud APIs, and internal systems to unify and automate control evidence.
  • Design data pipelines that aggregate and normalize risk‑relevant data to support KRIs, control‑maturity insights, and risk dashboards.
  • Build dashboards and operational views that present risk trends, scenario inputs, and control‑maturity indicators alongside audit‑readiness status.

Requirements

  • BS Degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • 8+ years in compliance automation, backend engineering, SRE, GRC engineering, or similar technical fields.
  • Strong experience in Python, SQL, and SaaS/cloud API integrations (Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Okta, Jira, GitHub).
  • Demonstrated ability to automate GRC processes (evidence pipelines, control checks, dashboards, or similar).
  • Experience building data pipelines or structured reporting for risk, security, or compliance programs.
  • AI‑native working style; daily use of Cursor, Claude Code, MCP workflows, or equivalent.
  • Understanding of security and compliance frameworks (SOC2, PCI, ISO27001, NIST CSF, privacy).
Benefits
  • Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
  • Eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.
  • Health insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonSQLSaaScloud API integrationsdata pipelinesautomationbackend engineeringGRC engineeringcompliance automationstructured reporting
Soft Skills
problem-solvinganalytical thinkingcommunicationcollaborationadaptabilityattention to detailtime managementorganizational skillsleadershipcreativity
Certifications
BS Degree in Computer ScienceBS Degree in EngineeringSOC2PCIISO27001NIST CSF