Security Engineer, GRC

1Password; Canada; Remote; CAD 111,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

1Password is seeking a security/compliance leader to drive GRC initiatives across commercial and federal programs. You’ll coordinate with Security, Engineering, Legal, Privacy, and external assessors to implement controls, evidence packages, and continuous monitoring.

This role emphasizes AI-assisted workflows and scalable governance across Canada and the US. You’ll apply multiple frameworks, manage complex initiatives, and help shape our secure, compliant product strategy in a remote-capable

Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience in security, compliance, risk, audit, GRC, program management, or related technical discipline.
• Manage moderately complex, cross-functional compliance or security initiatives with strong organization and ownership.
• Apply frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, CMMC, FedRAMP, PCI DSS or similar standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage GRC initiatives spanning commercial compliance, federal compliance, security risk, vendor risk, policy management, and customer trust.
• Support planning, assessment preparation, remediation, and continuous monitoring for FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST 800-53, and related programs.
• Partner with control owners, Security, Engineering, Legal, Privacy, auditors, assessors, and stakeholders to gather evidence, track actions, and resolve gaps.
• Define and improve how evidence is generated, validated, mapped to requirements, stored, and traced to its source.
• Monitor control health, evidence freshness, configuration drift, exceptions, and remediation progress.
• Build or configure automated and AI-assisted workflows to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
• Maintain project plans, action trackers, risk logs, documentation, and status updates, contributing to repeatable team practices.

Skills

Security governance

Program management

GRC frameworks

Vendor risk

AI in daily work

Tools

Drata

Tines

Vanta

ServiceNow

Archer

LogicGate

Secureframe

Job description

1Password is growing. We’ve surpassed $500M in ARR and we’re continuing to accelerate, earning a spot on the Forbes Cloud 100 for four years in a row and teaming up with iconic partners like Oracle Red Bull Racing.

About 1Password

At 1Password, we’re building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted. We innovated the market-leading enterprise password manager and pioneered Unified Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. As one of the most loved brands in cybersecurity, we take a human-centric approach in everything from product strategy to user experience. Over 180,000 businesses, from Fortune 100 leaders to the world’s most innovative AI companies, trust 1Password to help their teams securely adopt the SaaS and AI tools they need to do their best work.

If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to the digital safety of millions, to work alongside a team of curious, driven individuals, and to solve hard problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. Come join us and help shape a safer, simpler digital future.

How We’re Using AI Today

Our Engineering, Product, and Design teams are thoughtfully integrating AI across the full software and product development lifecycle to move faster without sacrificing quality or security. In practice, that looks like engineers using AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate reviews and catch bugs earlier, product managers synthesizing user research at scale, and designers rapidly prototyping and iterating with AI-generated mockups. We approach AI the same way we approach security: with clear principles, human accountability at every consequential decision point, and rigorous evaluation before anything ships to customers.

This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US.

What We're Looking For

• Bring three or more years of experience in security, compliance, risk, audit, GRC, program management, or a related technical discipline.
• Manage moderately complex, cross-functional compliance or security initiatives with a high degree of organization, ownership, and follow-through.
• Apply one or more security or compliance frameworks, such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, CMMC, FedRAMP, PCI DSS, or similar standards.
• Support FedRAMP or comparable federal compliance programs, ideally in a program management, project management, or cross-functional coordination capacity. Familiarity with authorization boundaries, assessment preparation, Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), continuous monitoring, Third-Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) coordination, or remediation is valuable.
• Translate framework requirements into clear control activities, policies, procedures, test cases, evidence requirements, and operational workflows.
• Work with GRC platforms such as Drata, Tines, Vanta, ServiceNow, Archer, LogicGate, Secureframe, or comparable tools, and use automation techniques such as APIs, scripts, webhooks, ticketing workflows, and cloud or identity integrations.
• Actively use AI in day-to-day work and show a clear trajectory toward building with it, including experimenting with or configuring AI-assisted workflows for GRC, security, risk, or compliance tasks. Understand the need for validation, human judgment, reliable controls, and appropriate review before relying on AI-generated outputs.

What You Can Expect

• Manage GRC initiatives spanning commercial compliance, federal compliance, security risk, vendor risk, policy management, and customer trust.
• Support planning, assessment preparation, remediation, and continuous monitoring activities for FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST 800-53, and related programs.
• Partner with control owners, Security, Engineering, Legal, Privacy, auditors, assessors, and business stakeholders to gather evidence, track actions, and resolve gaps.
• Define and improve how evidence is generated, validated, mapped to requirements, stored, and traced to its source.
• Monitor control health, evidence freshness, configuration drift, exceptions, and remediation progress.
• Build or configure automated and AI-assisted workflows that reduce manual effort and improve the reliability of compliance and risk processes.
• Maintain project plans, action trackers, risk logs, documentation, and status updates while contributing to repeatable team practices and knowledge sharing.

USA-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $123,000 USD and $172,000 USD, plus immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.

Canada-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $111,000 CAD and $155,000 CAD, plus immediate participation in 1Password’s generous benefits program (health, dental, RRSP and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.

At 1Password, we approach each individual's compensation with a promise of fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Our culture

At 1Password, we prioritize collaboration, clear and transparent communication, receptiveness to feedback, and alignment with our core values: keep it simple, lead with honesty, and put people first. You’ll be part of a team that challenges the status quo, and is excited to experiment and iterate in search of the best solution. That said, 1Password is not for everyone. Our work is demanding, we strive for excellence, and the pace is fast. We need people who are keen to take on challenging problems, who seek feedback to grow, and who are driven to make an impact. If you're looking for a place where you can settle into a comfortable routine, this might not be the right fit. We’re looking for individuals who are proven experts in their fields, as well as those who are highly adaptable, can thrive in ambiguity and through change, are curious, and above all deliver results.

How We Work With AI

We are committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology—including AI—to achieve our mission. We also understand that thinking critically about AI in its current forms will help us create better solutions for our customers and ourselves with its future forms, which will help us continue to close the gap between security and privacy and achieve our mission. We want team members at all levels to take the approach of actively learning AI best practices, identifying opportunities to apply AI in meaningful ways, and driving innovative solutions in their daily work. Embracing the future of AI isn't just encouraged—it's an essential part of how we will be successful at 1Password. This approach extends to our hiring process—candidates are welcome to use AI tools responsibly and thoughtfully during the application process. To us, this means we do ask that you join live interviews without using AI tools so we can get to know how you communicate, solve problems, and collaborate with others.

Our approach to remote work

We believe in the power of remote work, but recognize that in-person connection is important to help us achieve our mission. While we are a remote-first company, travel for in-person engagement is a part of almost all roles, and we require our employees to be ready and willing to take part. Frequency will depend on role and responsibilities, and may include, but is not limited to: annual department-wide offsites, team meetings, and customer/industry events.

What We Offer

We believe in working hard, and rewarding that hard work through our benefits. While not an exhaustive list, here is a glance at what we currently offer:

Health and wellbeing

• Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
• Competitive health benefits
• Generous PTO policy

Growth and future

• RSU program for most employees
• Retirement matching program
• Free 1Password account

Community

• Paid volunteer days
• Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly
• Remote-first work environment

• Some roles in our GTM team are currently being hired for in-person hybrid work in Toronto and Austin. These roles will specify on the posting.

You belong here.

1Password is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that is built on trust, support and respect. We welcome all individuals and do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, colour, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, citizenship, education, languages spoken or veteran status. Be yourself, find your people and share the things you love.

Accommodation is available upon request at any point during our recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please speak to your talent acquisition partner or email us at [e-mail] and we’ll work to meet your needs.

Remote work is a part of our DNA. Given that our company was founded remotely in 2005, we can safely say we're experts at building remote culture. That said, remote work at 1Password does mean working from your home country. If you've got questions or concerns about this, your talent partner would be happy to address them with you.

Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check that may consist of prior employment verification, reference checks, education confirmation, criminal background, publicly available social media, credit history, or other information, as permitted by local law.

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