Compliance Analyst - Cloud Security

Benchstrength; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Disability

Unlimited PTO

401k

Job summary

Knox is seeking a Compliance Analyst to ensure federal and commercial compliance across FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, IL4, IL5, CMMC, SOC 2, StateRamp, GovRAMP, and related frameworks. You will coordinate with Security, DevOps, Operations, and customer teams to validate controls in cloud environments and track remediation performance.

This role requires operating as a technical compliance lead, managing POA&M, dashboards, and audit-readiness, with a focus on risk visibility for leadership and

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of cybersecurity compliance, GRC, cloud security, or related roles.
• Experience with FedRAMP and NIST SP 800-53 in cloud or SaaS environments.
• Understanding of FISMA, SOC 2, StateRamp, GovRAMP, and IL4/IL5/CMMC/NIST 800-171.

Responsibilities

• Assist with continuous compliance oversight across FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, IL4, IL5, CMMC, SOC 2, StateRamp, GovRAMP, and related frameworks.
• Track and enforce compliance obligations, remediation deadlines, POA&M milestones, vulnerability timelines, and monitoring requirements.
• Review and validate technical control implementation across AWS, Azure, and GCP including logging, IAM, incident response, vulnerability management, and change management.
• Partner with Sr. Compliance specialists and Security, DevOps, Operations, and customer teams to ensure controls are implemented and operating effectively.
• Support FedRAMP authorization and ongoing assessment activities including SSP updates, evidence collection, ConMon, 3PAO coordination, audit prep, and customer artifact reviews.
• Evaluate findings using compliance and operational risk, considering exploitability and compensating controls.
• Maintain visibility into customer compliance posture and ensure shared-responsibility obligations and SLAs are met.
• Assist with customer-facing activities, including ConMon submissions, POA&M reviews, SCR/SCN with customers, and agency communication.
• Prepare dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting for overdue findings, remediation, and overall compliance posture.
• Escalate material compliance gaps, SLA misses, and recurring customer issues with recommendations and risk context.
• Document Knox's compliance processes, templates, playbooks, and automation capabilities to support scalable, audit-ready ops.

Skills

Cybersecurity compliance

GRC

Cloud security

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Tools

CSPM

SIEM

EDR/XDR

GRC platforms

Job description

About Knox

Knox runs the largest Federal & DoW managed cloud, building and operating secure cloud and AI environments that support the U.S. government's most critical missions — from national security and public safety to essential public services. Our customers rely on Knox to deploy production systems that meet the highest standards for security, reliability, and compliance.

Work at Knox is high-impact and purpose-driven. The problems we solve are high-stakes, the expectations are high, and the results are visible. Speed, rigor, and trust matter here - because the environments we secure cannot fail. Your contributions are visible, your expertise is relied upon, and the impact of your work is immediate and measurable. We operate at federal scale, securing some of the most sensitive government environments in the country - because the systems we build must perform without fail.

The Role

Knox is seeking a Compliance Analyst with strong technical and regulatory expertise to help ensure Knox and its customers continuously meet federal and commercial compliance requirements. This role is responsible for driving ongoing compliance across FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, IL4, IL5, CMMC, SOC 2, StateRamp, GovRAMP environments while partnering closely with Security, DevOps, Operations, and customer teams.

This is not a point-in-time audit support role. This position is expected to operate as a technical compliance lead who can validate controls in cloud environments, track remediation and POA&M performance, enforce compliance SLAs, support audits and assessments, and provide clear risk visibility to internal leadership and customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with continuous compliance oversight for Knox and assigned customer environments across FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, IL4, IL5, CMMC, SOC 2, StateRamp, GovRAMP, and related frameworks.
• Track and enforce compliance obligations, remediation deadlines, POA&M milestones, vulnerability remediation timelines, and continuous monitoring requirements.
• Review and validate technical control implementation across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments, including logging, monitoring, IAM, incident response, vulnerability management, endpoint security, network segmentation, and change management.
• Partner with Sr. Compliance specialists and Security Operations, Compliance, DevOps, Engineering, and customer teams to ensure required controls are implemented and operating effectively.
• Support FedRAMP authorization and ongoing assessment activities, including SSP updates, evidence collection, ConMon support, 3PAO coordination, audit preparation, and customer artifact reviews.
• Evaluate findings and weaknesses using both compliance requirements and operational risk, including exploitability, exposure, compensating controls, and customer responsibility boundaries.
• Maintain visibility into customer compliance posture and ensure customers meet shared-responsibility obligations and required service-level timelines.
• Assist with customer-facing compliance activities, including coordinating Continuous Monitoring (ConMon) submissions, leading POA&M reviews, managing Security Change Requests/Notifications (SCR/SCN) with customers, and acting as a primary liaison for agency communication.
• Prepare dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting for overdue findings, POA&M, control gaps, remediation status, audit readiness, and overall compliance posture.
• Escalate material compliance gaps, SLA misses, and recurring customer issues to Knox leadership with clear recommendations and risk context.
• Assist with documentation of Knox's compliance processes, templates, playbooks, and automation capabilities, leveraging compliance-as-code and KnoxAI, to support scalable, repeatable, and audit-ready operations.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in cybersecurity compliance, GRC, cloud security, or related security assurance roles.
• Experience with FedRAMP and NIST SP 800-53 in cloud or SaaS environments.
• Working knowledge of FISMA, SOC 2, StateRamp, GovRAMP, and at least one of the following: IL4, IL5, CMMC, NIST 800-171.
• Experience supporting audits, assessments, or authorization activities in regulated cloud environments.
• Understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and/or GCP and how security controls are implemented within them.
• Experience partnering with technical teams such as DevOps, SOC, SRE, Engineering, or IT Operations to validate control implementation and drive remediation.
• Ability to assist with and manage multiple customers, priorities, deadlines, and dependencies in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain compliance requirements, technical findings, and risk decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FedRAMP High and/or DoD IL4 / IL5 environments.
• Experience working with continuous monitoring, POA&M governance, vulnerability remediation tracking, and customer audit readiness.
• Familiarity with cloud/security tooling such as CSPM, SIEM, EDR/XDR, ticketing/GRC platforms, and evidence automation workflows.
• Experience with shared responsibility models in managed cloud or regulated SaaS environments.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CAP, Security+, CCSP, or cloud security certifications.
• Experience in a high-growth cloud company, managed services provider, or regulated SaaS provider.

Success in This Role

• Knox and assigned customers maintain strong compliance posture with minimal overdue remediation items.
• Audit and assessment artifacts are complete, accurate, and ready when needed.
• Control gaps are identified early and driven to closure.
• Customers clearly understand what they own, what Knox owns, and what deadlines must be met.
• Leadership has accurate, timely visibility into compliance health, risk, and SLA performance.

Compensation Range: $100-$115k, variable annual bonus, and equity

Benefits & Perks

Knox offers a competitive employee benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability, unlimited PTO, and an employee funded 401k plan. Please note, benefits are subject to change.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Knox is proud to support veteran hiring — we encourage veterans and transitioning service members to apply and welcome the unique skills and experience you bring.

Hiring Requirement: Due to the nature of our work with federal government clients and compliance with applicable regulations, this position requires U.S. citizenship. Dual citizenship is not permitted for this role. Candidates must be able to provide documentation verifying sole U.S. citizenship status as part of the background check process.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of all required pre-employment screenings, including a background check, in accordance with applicable laws and government contract requirements.