Security and Compliance Engineer, Engineering Services

Knightscope, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary range

Equity

Benefits

On-site in Sunnyvale

Job summary

Knightscope, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a senior security engineer to own security and compliance engineering across its product portfolio within the new centralized Engineering Services function.

This role unifies SOC 2, SSO, facial-recognition compliance, and platform hardening under a single owner, while Wave 2 handles federal-grade and defense-market work separately.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of security engineering with compliance program experience.
• SOC 2 program experience (evidence, controls, audit response).
• SSO and identity engineering hands-on experience.
• Comfort operating across multiple product teams simultaneously.
• Strong written communication for compliance and policy work.

Responsibilities

• Own SOC 2 evidence continuity through the Signals vendor transition.
• Own SSO, identity, and access-management engineering across programs.
• Own facial-recognition and biometric compliance work across the portfolio.
• Partner with the Signals Security SDET on testing frameworks.
• Partner with DevOps and Platform on hardening-by-default patterns.
• Coordinate with the Wave 2 Federal Security Engineer on scope hand-offs.

Skills

7+ years security eng

SOC 2 program

SSO identity eng

Cross-team coordination

Strong written comms

Job description

About Knightscope

Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force: autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force.

About Knightscope

Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force: autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force.

Job Summary

You will own security and compliance engineering across Knightscope's product portfolio as part of the new centralized Engineering Services function. This role brings together previously fragmented work: Signals SOC 2 and SSO, facial-recognition compliance, and platform hardening baselines, under a single dedicated owner. Federal-grade and defense-market compliance work is handled by a separate Compliance and Federal Security Engineer role coming online in Wave 2.

Location: ONSITE - Sunnyvale, CA

About The Role

You will own security and compliance engineering across Knightscope's product portfolio as part of the new centralized Engineering Services function. This role brings together previously fragmented work: Signals SOC 2 and SSO, facial-recognition compliance, and platform hardening baselines, under a single dedicated owner. Federal-grade and defense-market compliance work is handled by a separate Compliance and Federal Security Engineer role coming online in Wave 2.

Key Responsibilities

• Own SOC 2 evidence continuity through the Signals vendor transition.
• Own SSO, identity, and access-management engineering across programs.
• Own facial-recognition and biometric compliance work across the portfolio.
• Partner with the Signals Security SDET on testing frameworks.
• Partner with DevOps and Platform on hardening-by-default patterns.
• Coordinate with the Wave 2 Federal Security Engineer on scope hand-offs.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years in security engineering with compliance program experience.
• SOC 2 program experience (evidence, controls, audit response).
• SSO and identity engineering hands‑on experience.
• Comfort operating across multiple product teams simultaneously.
• Strong written communication for compliance and policy work.

Nice to Have

• Facial recognition or biometric compliance context.
• Prior experience in security-first product companies.
• SOC 2 audit lead or program manager background.

Compensation And Benefits

Base Salary: $170,000 to $200,000 (DOE)

Equity: Stock options

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off

Location Requirement: Full-time, on-site at Sunnyvale HQ