Drata Compliance Engineer — Automation & Audit Readiness

First Advantage Global operating Centre; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

First Advantage Global operating Centre is seeking a Compliance Automation & Platform Engineer to lead Drata administration, build automated evidence and dashboards, and ensure audit readiness across SOC 2 and ISO programs.

The role covers system integration management, ongoing monitoring, and collaboration with Trust & Compliance, Engineering, and Infrastructure teams to strengthen compliance posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in IT, cybersecurity, or related field.
• Experience administering a compliance automation platform (Drata).
• Experience supporting SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701 or similar programs.
• 3+ years in Information Security, Compliance Engineering, Security Operations, or related fields.
• Experience with cloud environments including AWS and Azure.
• Experience configuring SaaS integrations and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for Drata.
• Configure, maintain, and optimize Drata environments/workspaces, controls, tests, workflows, and reporting.
• Evaluate and implement new Drata features and capabilities.
• Maintain compliance evidence repositories and automated evidence collection processes.
• Develop and maintain compliance dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting.
• Assist with audit readiness throughout the year.
• Integrate enterprise systems with Drata (IAM, ticketing, repos, cloud, endpoint, vulnerability, HR, SIEM).
• Validate integration configuration and data accuracy.
• Monitor integration health and resolve synchronization issues.
• Investigate with application owners or vendors to troubleshoot integration failures.
• Monitor automated compliance tests and control monitoring activities within Drata.
• Investigate failed tests, exceptions, and policy violations.
• Track remediation activities through completion.

Skills

Drata administration

SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / ISO 27701

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

SaaS integrations & APIs

Data analytics & dashboards

Stakeholder management & communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Equivalent professional experience may be considered

Tools

Drata

AWS

Azure

SIEM

Job description

First Advantage Global operating Centre is seeking a Compliance Automation & Platform Engineer to lead Drata administration, build automated evidence and dashboards, and ensure audit readiness across SOC 2 and ISO programs.

The role covers system integration management, ongoing monitoring, and collaboration with Trust & Compliance, Engineering, and Infrastructure teams to strengthen compliance posture.