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Sr. Security Engineer

Remote - US

About Sayari: 

Sayari is a risk intelligence provider that equips the public and private sectors with immediate visibility into complex commercial relationships by delivering the largest commercially available collection of corporate and trade data from over 250 jurisdictions worldwide. Sayari's solutions enable risk resilience, mission-critical investigations, and better economic decisions. 

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., its solutions are trusted by Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, and government agencies, and are used globally by thousands of users in over 35 countries. Funded by world-class investors, with a strategic $228 million investment by TPG Inc. (NASDAQ: TPG) in 2024, Sayari has been recognized by the Inc. 5000 and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States and was featured as one of Inc.’s “Best Workplaces” for 2025.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Security Engineer who approaches compliance with a builder’s mindset. In this role, you will be a force multiplier bridging the gap between security compliance and engineering teams. You are obsessed with solving problems and dissecting inefficient workflows. You won't just write policies; you will build the automated guardrails that enforce them. You will serve as the translator between abstract AI regulations and concrete engineering reality, ensuring that our AI features are built safely without slowing down our shipping velocity. You keep a pulse on the latest AI trends and leverage modern AI coding tools to build internal tools fast, but you are also ready to roll up your sleeves to handle the reality of day-to-day security and compliance work, with a plan to automate it. If you are ready to define what AI-Native Security looks like at a high-growth mission-driven company, this is your role.

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Drive the implementation of technical controls and evidence gathering in collaboration with engineering for compliance standards and frameworks such as ISO 42001 and FedRAMP 20X.
  • Manage the daily operational reality of audits, customer questionnaires, and internal IT/Security support requests while relentlessly identifying friction and engineering automated workflows to make these tasks self-service over time.
  • Rapidly prototype and ship internal tools, custom Vanta integrations, and scripts using AI-assisted development to close automation gaps and eliminate manual work across Security, IT, and Engineering.
  • Work with application, data, infrastructure, and ML engineering teams on implementing secure design patterns and governance best-practices. You will be a trusted technical advisor and doer who speeds up production deployments rather than blocking them by automating processes like AI risk assessments and secure architecture reviews.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Required Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience preparing for and participating in GRC related audits (Eg. SOC 2, ISO, FedRAMP, and/or CMMC), including working with auditors and customers to clearly explain the security posture of systems and collecting requirements when there are gaps.
  • You actively track the latest AI innovations and automation trends. You use AI to automate processes internally and know how to help ensure product and engineering teams leverage AI in compliance with ISO 42001.
  • An engineering mindset that despises manual repetition. You’re driven to understand processes and/or control requirements, propose a solution, and write the code to automate it.
  • Hands-on experience securing cloud environments. You understand the security implications of IAM, network policies, container vulnerabilities, etc.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and demonstrated ability to move fast using modern AI development tools (e.g., Cursor, n8n, LangChain, etc.) and APIs to ship internal tools/scripts and automations.
  • Obsessive attention to detail in written communication. You leverage AI to generate content at speed, but you ruthlessly review and revise for accuracy, nuance, and audience fit. You understand the importance of clear, accurate writing, whether in a policy, audit response, or response to a customer’s security question.

Desired Skills & Experience

  • Experience with Vanta or similar compliance automation platforms and knowledge of where they fall short.
  • Experience working in both smaller scrappy startups and large structured tech companies.

 

The target base salary for this position is $125,000 - $145,000 plus company bonus and equity. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including location, local market variances, candidate experience and expertise, internal peer equity, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

 

Benefits: 

  • 100% fully paid medical, vision, and dental for employees and their dependents
  • Generous time off; we observe all US federal holidays, close our office for a winter break (12/24-12/31), in addition to granting 18 PTO days and 10 sick days
  • Outstanding compensation package; competitive commissions for revenue roles and quarterly bonuses for non-revenue positions
  • A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Eligibility to participate in additional benefits such as 401k match up to 5%, 100% paid life insurance (up to $100,000 coverage),, and parental leave
  • A collaborative and positive culture - your team will be as smart and driven as you
  • Limitless growth and learning opportunities
 
Sayari is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply. We believe diversity and inclusion mean our team members should reflect the diversity of the United States. No employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, genetics, or political affiliation. We strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

Pay Range

$125,000 - $145,000 USD

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