GRC Analyst (EMEA)

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

Job summary

Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. We’re building secure, production-ready open source software and services.

As a Security Engineer focused on Governance, Risk and Compliance, you’ll help strengthen Chainguard’s compliance program and risk management while growing into broader ownership over time. You’ll collaborate with Security, Legal, Engineering, HR, and Product to support SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 readiness, maintain controls and evidence, and drive improvements in

Qualifications

• Early-career, hands-on role with growth potential.
• Experience supporting SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 readiness is a plus.
• Ability to maintain evidence, controls, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support audit readiness activities for SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and other security assurance initiatives.
• Coordinate evidence collection with Security, Engineering, Legal, HR, Product, and other functions.
• Help maintain security policies, standards, procedures, control descriptions, and supporting documentation.
• Assist with control testing, risk assessments, gap analysis, and remediation tracking.
• Keep compliance and risk information accurate and up to date in GRC platforms such as Vanta.
• Help translate auditor, customer, and internal security requests into clear next steps for the right stakeholders.
• Track action items, follow up on dependencies, and communicate status, risks, and blockers clearly.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and improve GRC workflows through better documentation, automation, and use of modern tooling.
• Develop and maintain repeatable processes, checklists, runbooks, and evidence-collection practices.
• Support customer security reviews, questionnaires, and third‑party risk activities as needed.

Skills

GRC

SOC 2 Type II

ISO 27001

Audit readiness

Risk assessment

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Security engineering

Vanta

Tools

Vanta

Job description

Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk. Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake. Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.Security Engineer, Governance, Risk Compliance (EMEA)

The role:

GRC work is at its best when it makes security clearer, more consistent, and easier to operate. As a Security Engineer focused on Governance, Risk Compliance, you’ll help maintain and improve Chainguard’s compliance and risk programs while building the experience and judgment to take on broader ownership over time.

You’ll work closely with experienced security and GRC partners to support SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 audit readiness, keep evidence and controls organized, help manage risk and remediation work, and improve the systems and processes behind our compliance program.

This is an earlier-career, hands‑on role. You don’t need to have led an audit or built a GRC function before. We’re looking for someone with strong organizational habits, good judgment, curiosity, and a willingness to learn. You’ll have clear areas of responsibility, regular opportunities to work cross‑functionally, and support from teammates as you grow your expertise.

Chainguard is building the secure foundation for software development and deployment. You’ll contribute to that mission by helping our security practices remain effective, measurable, and worthy of our customers’ trust.

What you’ll do:

• Support audit readiness activities for SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and other security assurance initiatives.
• Coordinate evidence collection with teams across Security, Engineering, Legal, HR, Product, and other functions.
• Help maintain security policies, standards, procedures, control descriptions, and supporting documentation.
• Assist with control testing, risk assessments, gap analysis, and remediation tracking.
• Keep compliance and risk information accurate and up to date in GRC platforms such as Vanta.
• Help translate auditor, customer, and internal security requests into clear next steps for the right stakeholders.
• Track action items, follow up on dependencies, and communicate status, risks, and blockers clearly.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and improve GRC workflows through better documentation, automation, and use of modern tooling.
• Develop and maintain repeatable processes, checklists, runbooks, and evidence-collection practices.
• Support customer security reviews, questionnaires, and third‑party risk activities as needed.

Learn Chainguard’s systems and security practices well en