Excellent Opportunity- Compliance Engineer(Drata experience mandate)

First Advantage; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

First Advantage is seeking a Compliance Engineer to own Drata-based automation across the enterprise. You will implement, integrate, operate, and optimize Drata environments, build dashboards, and support audit readiness.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Infrastructure, and Trust & Compliance teams to ensure evidence collection, effective controls, and remediation of issues, including SaaS integrations and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, cybersecurity, CS, engineering or related field.
• Equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• 3+ years in information security, compliance engineering, or related fields.
• Experience administering a compliance automation platform (Drata).
• Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701 or similar programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for Drata; configure, maintain, and optimize environments.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and automated evidence collection.
• Integrate enterprise systems with Drata and validate data accuracy.
• Monitor tests, investigate failures, and track remediation.
• Collaborate with Trust & Compliance, Engineering, and Infra teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder management

Communication abilities

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Cybersecurity/CS/Engineering

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

Drata

AWS

Azure

SIEM

APIs

Job description

Job Posting Title: Compliance Engineer Job Description Summary The Compliance Engineer is responsible for the implementation, integration, operation, and optimization of the organization's compliance automation platform, Drata. This role works with on integrations/connectors to automate compliance evidence collection, monitor compliance controls, investigate control failures, remediate ndings, and support regulatory and audit requirements. The Compliance Engineer serves as the technical owner of Drata and continuously improves compliance monitoring, reporting, and control eectiveness across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Compliance Automation & Platform Administration

• Serve as a subject matter expert for Drata.
• Congure, maintain, and optimize Drata environments/workspaces, controls, tests, workows, 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 maintaining audit readiness throughout the year.

System Integration Management

• Integrate enterprise systems with Drata, including but not limited to:
  • Identity and Access Management platforms
  • Ticketing systems
  • Source code repositories
  • Cloud platforms
  • Endpoint management platforms
  • Vulnerability management tools
  • HR systems
  • SIEM and security monitoring solutions
• Validate integration conguration and data accuracy.
• Monitor integration health and resolve synchronization issues.
• Investigate with application owners or vendors to troubleshoot integration failures.

Compliance Monitoring & Control Management

• Monitor automated compliance tests and control monitoring activities within Drata.
• Investigate failed control tests, exceptions, and policy violations.
• Analyze compliance ndings to determine root cause and business impact.
• Track remediation activities through completion.
• Ensure control evidence remains current and audit-ready.

Remediation & Corrective Actions

• Perform technical remediation for ndings, within the Compliance Engineer's scope.
• Create and manage remediation plans, timelines, and status tracking.
• Validate corrective actions and conrm control eectiveness after remediation.
• Support exception management and risk acceptance processes when remediation is not feasible.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with Trust & Compliance teams to maintain control libraries and framework mappings.
• Work closely with Engineering and Infrastructure teams to improve compliance posture.
• Train system owners and Trust & Compliance team on Drata workows and compliance requirements.
• Provide compliance guidance during technology implementations and system changes.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related eld.
• Equivalent professional experience may be considered.

Experience

• Experience administering compliance automation platform Drata.
• Experience supporting SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701 or similar compliance programs.
• 3+ years of experience in Information Security, Compliance Engineering, Security Operations, or related elds.
• Experience with cloud environments including AWS and Azure.
• Experience conguring SaaS integrations and APIs.

Desired Competencies

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to translate compliance requirements into technical controls.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Attention to detail and commitment to audit readiness.
• Ability to manage multiple compliance initiatives simultaneously.
• Continuous improvement mindset.