Backed by Stanford.
About the role
Forward is looking for a GRC Engineer. GRC Engineering is a new discipline: instead of chasing down screenshots every quarter and hoping the auditor doesn't ask too many follow-up questions, you're building scripts and API integrations that pull evidence straight from the source systems and keep it current on their own. If you've spent any time reading about the field, you've probably run into grc.engineering, the GRC Engineering Club, or grcengineer.com.
What they're looking for
- 3+ years in GRC, compliance, security engineering, IT audit, or equivalent, with on-the-job exposure to control design, risk assessment, AND compliance frameworks
- Experience writing policies and procedures, with a focus on testable and verifiable outcomes
- Time spent doing real work in a GRC/compliance automation platform (Vanta, Drata, Thoropass, Anecdotes, or similar)
- Solid working knowledge of SOC 2. ISO 27001 experience is a plus. ISO 42001 is a possible future endeavor, but curiosity about AI governance is important
- Some exposure to SIEM/SOAR tooling (Splunk, Chronicle, Panther, XSOAR, Tines, whatever you've used) and a basic feel for how incident response actually runs
- The ability to speak to an auditor and an engineer in languages they understand, as both the GRC and engineering skill sets will be utilized
More about this role
Forward was founded in 2013 by four Stanford Ph.D.s, building the industry's first network digital twin: a mathematically accurate model of the production network. It's the foundation for autonomous networking, giving engineers and AI agents the ability to know the impact of every change before it touches production. That founding instinct still defines how we work. We're accurate and evidence-driven, relentless about clarity, and we'd rather be certain than comfortable, building a groundbreaking platform that transforms how teams run and secure networks across every major cloud and vendor environment.
Global leaders like Goldman Sachs, PayPal, S&P Global, IBM, and Dell trust Forward, alongside fast-growing enterprises and government agencies, realizing an average of $14.2 million in annual benefits, according to IDC. Backed by top-tier investors, including A. Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, MSD Partners, Omega Venture Partners, Section 32, and Threshold Ventures, and headquartered in Santa Clara, we're most proud of our team: curious people who'd rather build what doesn't exist than accept how things have always been done.
Forward is looking for a GRC Engineer. GRC...
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