GRC Engineer

NinjaTrader; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 3.5% company match

Generous PTO

Life and Disability Insurance

Job summary

NinjaTrader in Chicago is looking for a mid-level GRC Engineer to enhance its compliance program through automation. In this hands-on role, you'll integrate compliance workflows and run audits across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and SOX. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of experience in GRC or security compliance.

The compensation will range from $130,000 to $145,000 annually, with an annual target bonus of 10%. The position offers a hybrid work schedule, generous PTO, and a 401(k) plan with company match.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in GRC, IT audit, or security compliance.
• Hands-on experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and SOX audits.
• Strong understanding of access management and change management.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automation for continuous control monitoring.
• Run and coordinate SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits.
• Partner with control owners to ensure effective control operations.

Skills

GRC or security experience

Scripting and automation with Python

Working knowledge of compliance frameworks

Excellent written communication skills

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Education

Certifications such as CISA, CISSP, or ISO 27001

Tools

SQL

AWS or GCP or Azure

Job description

What you'll do:

We're looking for a mid-level GRC Engineer to help us scale our compliance program through automation and run audits across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and SOX. This is a hands‑on, technical role where you'll spend as much time writing code and integrating systems as you do reviewing controls. You'll serve as the bridge between Security, Engineering, and the business by transforming manual, evidence‑heavy compliance work into automated, repeatable processes while helping leadership understand and prioritize risk.

This role is ideal for someone with GRC or security experience who wants to move beyond spreadsheets and checklists into building the tooling that makes a compliance program efficient, scalable, and audit‑ready year‑round.

In this role you will:

Automation & Tooling

• Build and maintain automation for continuous control monitoring, evidence collection, and audit readiness through scripts, APIs, and GRC platform integrations
• Integrate compliance workflows with cloud providers, identity systems, ticketing platforms, and CI/CD pipelines to automatically collect control data and evidence
• Reduce manual compliance work by codifying control checks and pulling evidence directly from source systems
• Develop dashboards and reporting that provide stakeholders with real‑time visibility into control health and audit readiness

Audits & Frameworks

• Run and coordinate audits for SOC 2 (Type I and Type II), ISO 27001, and SOX, including scoping, evidence collection, control walkthroughs, and auditor coordination
• Map controls across multiple compliance frameworks to reduce duplication and maintain a unified control library
• Track audit findings and control gaps through remediation and closure with business and technical stakeholders
• Maintain audit‑ready documentation including policies, procedures, control narratives, and evidence repositories
• Identify, assess, and document organizational risks while maintaining the enterprise risk register
• Support risk assessments, including likelihood and impact scoring, treatment planning, and remediation tracking
• Partner with Engineering and IT to evaluate the control impact of new systems, vendors, and architectural changes
• Contribute to the third‑party risk management program

Cross‑Functional Partnership

• Partner with control owners to ensure controls are operating effectively and generating appropriate evidence
• Translate compliance requirements into practical, engineering‑focused guidance
• Support customer security questionnaires, trust requests, and due diligence activities

What you'll need:

• 3–5 years of experience in GRC, IT audit, security compliance, or a related field
• Hands‑on experience supporting or leading audits for SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOX, or a comparable framework
• Working knowledge of SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria, ISO 27001 Annex A, COSO/SOX ITGCs, NIST, or similar control frameworks
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python or a similar language, including working with REST APIs to automate evidence collection
• Familiarity with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and its security and logging services
• Strong understanding of access management, change management, logging and monitoring, vulnerability management, and SDLC controls
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to create clear control documentation, risk assessments, and stakeholder reporting
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while driving audit findings and remediation efforts to completion
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipeline security
• Exposure to SOX ITGC testing within a public company or pre‑IPO environment
• Experience using SQL or data analysis for evidence collection and control sampling
• Certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CCSK, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor, or cloud security certifications
• Experience working directly with external auditors and managing audit timelines

Compensation:

The salary range for this role will be $130,000.00 – $145,000.00 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 10 %. Bonus pay at NinjaTrader is based on individual performance (50 %) as well as company/team performance (50 %).

Salary and bonus earnings are only two components of the total compensation package offered by NinjaTrader. NinjaTrader offers a 401(k) plan through ADP under which the company will match up to 3.5 % of employee contributions. Annual paid time off allowance accrues at a rate of 18 days per year (some positions may qualify for more) plus seven paid holidays.

Location:

This role is based in Chicago, IL. We are not open to remote candidates for this role.

Hybrid:

For Chicago‑based employees, we follow a hybrid work schedule: In‑office Tuesday through Thursday, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays. In addition to these weekly remote days, we offer:

• 20 additional flex remote days annually
• 5 Company‑Wide Office‑Optional weeks tied to major holidays

Our Core Benefits Include:

• Generous PTO
• 7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually
• 1 Service Day Annually
• 401(k) with 3.5 % Company Match
• Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100 % by NinjaTrader

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.