Public Sector Security & Compliance Architect

chainguard; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chainguard is building the secure foundation for software development and deployment. The Senior Security Analyst will design and operate a portable continuous monitoring and authorization framework across FedRAMP, CMMC, RMF, and other regimes, helping Chainguard win and sustain government trust.

You will translate requirements into practical controls and evidence pipelines, partner with Engineering and Product Security, pursue a Facility Clearance, and drive risk-based decisions while

Qualifications

• Real technical depth in cloud-native architecture and security practice applied to federal environments.
• Hands-on experience operating inside a federal, defense, or intelligence setting with real decision authority.
• Ability to distinguish between technically satisfied controls and ones that genuinely reduce risk.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate a portable continuous monitoring and authorization framework across FedRAMP 20x, IRAP, C5, or other regimes.
• Translate federal requirements into practical controls, evidence pipelines, and risk-based recommendations.
• Partner with Engineering and Product Security to align Chainguard's cloud-native systems with federal needs.
• Support pursuit of a Facility Clearance (FCL) and related governance.
• Build scalable systems for control ownership, evidence collection, remediation tracking, and reporting.
• Coordinate across Security, Federal strategy, Go-to-Market, Product, Engineering, and Legal.
• Provide risk-based, technically grounded recommendations and speak up when a technically compliant answer does not reduce risk.
• Create documentation to explain requirements, why they matter, and next steps.
• Help scale governance and trust as Chainguard grows.

Skills

Technical depth

Federal/defense experience

Clear communication

Tools

CMMC 2.0 knowledge

Job description

Chainguard is building the secure foundation for software development and deployment. The Senior Security Analyst will design and operate a portable continuous monitoring and authorization framework across FedRAMP, CMMC, RMF, and other regimes, helping Chainguard win and sustain government trust.

You will translate requirements into practical controls and evidence pipelines, partner with Engineering and Product Security, pursue a Facility Clearance, and drive risk-based decisions while