Senior AI GRC Engineer

Vanta

Senior AI GRC Engineer at Vanta, overseeing compliance initiatives for AI adoption and products. Collaborating across engineering teams to enhance security and productivity.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $178,000 - $209,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive Vanta’s internal AI governance programs (e.g., ISO 42001) while also evaluating new frameworks for Vanta to adopt
Lead our cross-functional Hardening Enterprise AI Team (GRC Engineering, Corporate Engineering, Product Engineering, Security Engineering) in researching, implementing, and continuously monitoring scalable & compliant AI guardrails that optimally balance risk mitigation, compliance, and productivity
Partner closely with the rest of GRC Engineering and other Vanta’ns to ensure AI governance, risk management, and compliance are baked into Vanta’s programs, projects, and SDLCs
Champion sustainable AI usage across Vanta by being an early adopter and expert user of our AI tools and guardrails, regularly sharing best practices and use cases to foster responsible AI adoption across the company
Scale & streamline our GRC programs by building agentic AI & deterministic automation
Evangelize AI & GRC Engineering best practices and solutions through thought leadership on Vanta’s blog, social media, and virtual/in-person events

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience inside and outside of work using AI agents, tools, and platforms to automate workflows and build tools, especially Anthropic products, OpenAI products, LangChain products, and/or Cursor
Experience using code and web APIs to automate workflows and build tools, especially with TypeScript, Go, and/or Python
Expertise in modern cloud-native web application development practices and related security best practices, especially in the context of AWS, containerized workloads, serverless architectures, and frontier AI platforms
Expertise in AI governance, risk, and compliance frameworks, such as ISO 42001, AIUC-1, EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, UK AI Safety Framework, etc.
Experience with compliance programs for SOC 2, ISO 27001/17/18, ISO 27701, GDPR, etc.
Experience putting GRC Engineering principles and values into practice, especially control monitoring automation, systems & design thinking, and threat-informed GRC
Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Industry-competitive salary and equity
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
16 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents
Health & wellness stipend
Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
Family planning benefits
Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time
11 company-paid holidays
Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI governanceautomationTypeScriptGoPythoncloud-native web application developmentsecurity best practicescontrol monitoring automationsystems thinkingdesign thinking

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcuriositywillingness to learnsound judgment

Certifications

ISO 42001SOC 2ISO 27001ISO 27017ISO 27018ISO 27701GDPR