Senior Compliance Solutions Expert

Qualys; Raleigh, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualys is seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Compliance to join our security team. This role emphasizes hands-on security configuration compliance, policy auditing, and regulatory frameworks across enterprise environments.

You will conduct demonstrations, workshops, and technical discussions, advising customers on best practices and assisting with POCs, RFPs, and solution validation while aligning product direction with real-world requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in solution engineering, pre-sales, technical consulting, or similar customer-facing role.
• Strong hands-on security configuration management, compliance assessment, policy auditing, and configuration hardening.
• Experience with CIS Benchmarks and security frameworks (NIST, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, DISA STIG, CMMC, FedRAMP).
• Understanding of vulnerability management, continuous compliance, and audit readiness.
• Hands-on experience with Windows, Linux/Unix, databases, and enterprise infrastructure.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, automation, scripting, and integrations is a plus.
• Experience with enterprise security and compliance platforms is preferred.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills for workshops and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate expertise in security configuration assessment, compliance auditing, policy management, and hardening.
• Deliver value-focused demos, workshops, and technical discussions with customers.
• Advise on compliance best practices and audit readiness.
• Provide guidance on CIS, NIST, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, DISA STIG, CMMC, FedRAMP etc.
• Troubleshoot complex compliance, policy, scanning, and deployment challenges.
• Collaborate with Product Management to translate customer requirements into product enhancements.
• Assist sales with RFPs, workshops, POCs, and solution validation.
• Create technical content such as decks, briefs, use cases, videos, whitepapers.

Skills

Security configuration management

Compliance assessment

Policy auditing

Configuration hardening

REST APIs

Automation scripting

Customer-facing communication

Workshop facilitation and demos

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/CE/InfoSec or equivalent

Tools

REST APIs

Automation tooling

Databases

Enterprise infrastructure technologies

Job description

Qualys is seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Compliance to join our security team. This role emphasizes hands-on security configuration compliance, policy auditing, and regulatory frameworks across enterprise environments.

You will conduct demonstrations, workshops, and technical discussions, advising customers on best practices and assisting with POCs, RFPs, and solution validation while aligning product direction with real-world requirements.