Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Analyst

Chaos, Inc.; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits 100% paid by company

401k with company match

Free daily lunch

No meeting Fridays

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

CHAOS Industries is seeking a GRC Analyst in Washington, D.C. to own and mature the cybersecurity GRC program.

You will establish governance, write policies, and build a unified control framework across IT, Cybersecurity, Physical Security, and Manufacturing teams with a strong emphasis on risk identification, acceptance, and remediation. You will report to the IT/Cybersecurity Program Director and collaborate with multiple functions to translate broad requirements into practical controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS, information security, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on GRC/compliance experience.
• Experience in DoD environments and third-party audits.
• Knowledge of NIST CSF, RMF, ISO/IEC 27000; OT/ICS familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Own risk assessments across departments and maintain the centralized risk register.
• Design and maintain a unified control framework tailored to CHAOS Industries’ operating environment.
• Write and maintain policy beyond minimum compliance.
• Manage GRC tooling and related workflows to support risk assessments and reporting.
• Prepare for, coordinate, and help run third-party and certification audits.
• Coordinate security requirements with Legal, Compliance, IT and business leaders.
• Report risk posture and program maturity to leadership and executives.
• Onsite presence required 4 days per week, travel up to 25%.
• Support customer, vendor, supplier cybersecurity risk management activities.
• Coordinate audits and remediation tracking with Legal, Compliance, IT, and business leaders.

Skills

GRC tooling

Risk assessment

Policy development

Audit coordination

Third-party audits

NIST RMF

NIST CSF

ISO/IEC 27000

CMMC/NIST 800-171

OT/ICS security

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

GRC tooling

Job description

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Analyst

Washington D.C.

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visitwww.chaosinc.com .

Role Overview:

• Own and mature the CHAOS Industries cybersecurity GRC program by establishing governance structure, policies, standards, expectations, and accountability across CHAOS businesses.
• You’ll report to the IT/Cybersecurity Program Director and work daily with IT, Cybersecurity, Physical Security, and Manufacturing - teams with different priorities and vocabulary; therefore, you’ll spend real time translating broad requirements into controls people adopt.
• Build and manage cybersecurity risk processes, including risk registers, findings, vulnerabilities, remediation plans, ownership, escalation, and business acceptance.
• If you enjoy designing frameworks that fit the organization rather than forcing the organization to fit a template, and you want direct input into how a defense company governs risk, this is the seat.

Responsibilities:

• Own risk assessments across several departments and maintain the centralized risk register.
• Design and maintain a unified, original control framework tailored to CHAOS Industries’ operating environment, including a security-by-design approach to systems development and defined: Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD), Recovery Point Objective (RPO), and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) for critical systems.
• Write and maintain policy that goes beyond minimum mandatory compliance, building genuine security maturity rather than satisfying the floor of any one requirement.
• Manage GRC tooling and related workflows to support risk assessments, control monitoring, and reporting.
• Prepare for, coordinate, and help run third-party and certification audits, including evidence collection, gap assessments, and auditor liaison.
• Act as the connective tissue between different department to then develop security and compliance requirements for partner teams and drive them to execution.
• Report regularly to the Program Director and executive stakeholders on risk posture, audit status, and program maturity.
• Onsite presence required 4 days per week.
• Travel: up to 25%, primarily to support Manufacturing and Physical Security control validation across company sites.
• Physical demands: occasional access to manufacturing floor environments, including required PPE and periods of standing or walking during facility walkthroughs.
• Support customer, vendor, supplier, and subcontractor cybersecurity risk management, including questionnaires, contract reviews, security expectations, and customer-facing services.
• Coordinate cybersecurity audits, assessments, evidence requests, customer reviews, and remediation tracking in partnership with Legal, Compliance, commercial teams, IT, and business leaders.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, cybersecurity, information security, Information Technology, Information Assurance, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Deep knowledge of NIST CSF, NIST RMF, the ISO/IEC 27000 series, UK Cyber Essentials, CMMC/NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53.
• Experience selecting, implementing, or administering GRC tooling and workflows.
• Exposure to widely recognized governance, risk, and compliance frameworks spanning security, privacy, and quality management domains.
• Familiarity with OT/ICS security concepts.
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on GRC or compliance experience combined with prior experience in a DoD environment or military service.
• Has directly supported a third-party or certification audit from evidence collection through closure.
• Can apply recognized governance, risk, and compliance frameworks well enough to design real, working controls tailored to a specific organization, not just describe them generically.
• Has performed or directly supported a formal risk assessment (identification, scoring, and treatment) using a defined methodology.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience supporting third-party audits in a cloud-centric environment.
• Has built or materially contributed to a risk register, control framework, or compliance program, not only operated within one already established elsewhere.
• Has written policy or procedure documentation that a non-security audience could follow and act on.

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits:Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
• Our Perks:Free daily lunch, 'No meeting Fridays', unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components:Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth:350 employees and counting across 5 global offices