Compliance Engineer

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As a Compliance Engineer at Figma you will play a critical role in designing implementing and testing security controls across multiple compliance frameworks including FedRAMP SOC 2 ISO 27001 and NIST. You will collaborate closely with security infrastructure and product engineering teams to translate regulatory requirements into effective technical controls evaluate control effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve security and compliance processes. You will also help advance Figmas compliance engineering capabilities by leveraging automation machine-readable control definitions (JSON) APIs and AI-assisted development tools to streamline control testing evidence collection and continuous monitoring. This role combines deep security compliance expertise with technical problem-solving to build scalable repeatable and effective compliance practices.

This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

• Develop and verify technical security controls that satisfy multiple compliance frameworks
• Collaborate with security infrastructure and product engineering teams to translate compliance requirements into effective technical controls
• Design and execute control testing procedures to assess control performance surface gaps and verify that remediation is complete
• Establish repeatable control assessments and continuous monitoring processes to evaluate compliance effectiveness
• Translate security requirements into structured machine-readable JSON definitions to support control management testing and automation
• Build and maintain API integrations and automated workflows to streamline evidence collection control validation and compliance processes
• Identify opportunities to improve control effectiveness reduce manual effort and scale compliance operations across multiple frameworks

• 5 years of hands-on experience in security compliance security assurance IT audit or compliance engineering
• Experience with security compliance frameworks including FedRAMP SOC 2 ISO 27001 and NIST 800-53 designing implementing and testing technical security controls in SaaS or cloud environments
• Experience testing security controls for design and operating performance including surfacing gaps and confirming fixes
• Understanding of cloud security concepts including identity and access management vulnerability management logging and security configurations
• Experience working with engineering teams to implement compliance requirements as technical solutions
• Experience with JSON REST APIs and automation applied to compliance engineering challenges

• Experience developing JSON-based control definitions JSON Schema or machine-readable compliance documentation and REST API integrations and custom automation workflows
• Familiarity with Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL)
• Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages for compliance automation including experience with compliance automation platforms and automated evidence collection
• Experience using Git version control and collaborative development workflows
• Hands-on experience with cloud security technologies particularly AWS

At Figma one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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• Candidates may submit up to 5 applications during any rolling 30-day period.
• Candidates may not reapply to the same role while an application is active or within 90 days of receiving a rejection.

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