Senior Security GRC Engineer
DocuSign
Senior Security GRC Engineer
- Location
- US-CA-San Francisco | US-IL-Chicago | US-WA-Seattle
- Category
- Security
- Position Type
- Regular
Company Overview
Docusign brings agreements to life. Over 1.5 million customers and more than a billion people in over 180 countries use Docusign solutions to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people’s lives. With intelligent agreement management, Docusign unleashes business-critical data that is trapped inside of documents. Until now, these were disconnected from business systems of record, costing businesses time, money, and opportunity. Using Docusign’s Intelligent Agreement Management platform, companies can create, commit, and manage agreements with solutions created by the #1 company in e-signature and contract lifecycle management (CLM).
What you'll do
Docusign is hiring a Senior Security GRC Engineer to design, build, and scale the next generation of automation-first GRC solutions. This is a high impact, hands-on technical role for independent thinkers who are passionate about solving technical problems with a GRC and Security lens.
As a Senior Security GRC Engineer, you are a highly motivated self-starter, responsible for transforming traditional governance, risk, and compliance processes into intelligent, data-driven, and automated systems. You will architect solutions that integrate across enterprise GRC platforms, cloud services, and data pipelines, applying advanced automation and AI/ML techniques to improve security outcomes, reduce audit fatigue, and enable continuous control monitoring.
The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in security engineering, automation, and cloud platforms, along with the ability to translate compliance and risk requirements into scalable engineering solutions. This position offers the opportunity to shape how GRC is delivered across the enterprise, working at the intersection of engineering, security, and business needs.
This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Senior Manager of GRC Engineering.
Responsibility
Architect and implement automation frameworks that connect GRC platforms, cloud services, and enterprise data systems to enable continuous control monitoring
Design and implement AI/ML-enabled solutions for risk scoring, control validation, evidence collection, and anomaly detection in compliance data
Build advanced dashboards and data pipelines that integrate metrics across multiple systems to provide actionable insights
Engineer scalable, automated and orchestration workflows to enforce policies, detect configuration drift, and remediate non-compliant systems at scale
Extend and enhance enterprise GRC platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, OneTrust) through custom workflows, connectors, and APIs
Perform advanced scripting, orchestration, and data engineering (Python, C#, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes) to deliver scalable solutions
Evaluate and implement emerging technologies (e.g., generative AI, NLP, graph analytics) to improve GRC outcomes
Act as a technical leader and mentor, guiding GRC engineers on automation, cloud security controls, and secure system design
Operate GRC processes and tools as a product, ensuring continuous value delivery and extending capabilities beyond traditional GRC use cases
Partner with engineering, security, compliance, and audit teams to shape requirements and deliver solutions that scale
Champion automation-first GRC practices that reduce audit fatigue and operational overhead
Job Designation
Hybrid: Employee divides their time between in-office and remote work. Access to an office location is required. (Frequency: Minimum 2 days per week; may vary by team but will be weekly in-office expectation)
Positions at Docusign are assigned a job designation of either In Office, Hybrid or Remote and are specific to the role/job. Preferred job designations are not guaranteed when changing positions within Docusign. Docusign reserves the right to change a position's job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.
What you bring
Basic
8+ years of experience in Information Security, with significant focus on GRC engineering and automation
University degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
One or more of these certifications: CISM, CISA, CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, AWS/Azure Security
Experience desiging and deploying scalable automated processes via orchestration or automation tools to streamline GRC processes (control testing, evidence collection and analysis)
Experience with programming and orchestration (Python, C#, SQL, Container Orchestration Services including Docker and Kubernetes)
Experience integrating security/compliance tooling with cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP)
Experience with data engineering and building scalable reporting pipelines
Preferred
Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, and technical leadership skills
Solid understanding of information security concepts, processes, controls and tools
Experience and familiarity with new AI technologies (such as agents/agentic workflows, LLM APIs, etc)
Experience with securely implementing AI/ML architecture and platforms in the enterprise
Familiarity with AI governance and risk management frameworks (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001)
Knowledge of regulations and standards including PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, OWASP, and NIST Cybersecurity frameworks
Wage Transparency
Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Based on applicable legislation, the below details pay ranges in the following locations:
California: $157,500.00 - $254,350.00 base salary
Illinois, Colorado, Massachusetts and Minnesota: $151,200.00 - $213,600.00 base salary
Washington, Maryland, New Jersey and New York (including NYC metro area): $151,200.00 - $222,450.00 base salary
This role is also eligible for the following:
- Bonus: Sales personnel are eligible for variable incentive pay dependent on their achievement of pre-established sales goals. Non-Sales roles are eligible for a company bonus plan, which is calculated as a percentage of eligible wages and dependent on company performance.
- Stock: This role is eligible to receive Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Global benefits provide options for the following:
- Paid Time Off: earned time off, as well as paid company holidays based on region
- Paid Parental Leave: take up to six months off with your child after birth, adoption or foster care placement
- Full Health Benefits Plans: options for 100% employer paid and minimum employee contribution health plans from day one of employment
- Retirement Plans: select retirement and pension programs with potential for employer contributions
- Learning and Development: options for coaching, online courses and education reimbursements
- Compassionate Care Leave: paid time off following the loss of a loved one and other life-changing events
Life at DocuSign
Working here
Docusign is committed to building trust and making the world more agreeable for our employees, customers and the communities in which we live and work. You can count on us to listen, be honest, and try our best to do what’s right, every day. At Docusign, everything is equal.
We each have a responsibility to ensure every team member has an equal opportunity to succeed, to be heard, to exchange ideas openly, to build lasting relationships, and to do the work of their life. Best of all, you will be able to feel deep pride in the work you do, because your contribution helps us make the world better than we found it. And for that, you’ll be loved by us, our customers, and the world in which we live.
Accommodation
Docusign is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need such an accommodation, or a religious accommodation, during the application process, please contact us at accommodations@docusign.com.
If you experience any issues, concerns, or technical difficulties during the application process please get in touch with our Talent organization at taops@docusign.com for assistance.
States Not Eligible for Employment
This position is not eligible for employment in the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.
EEO Statement
It's important to us that we build a talented team that is as diverse as our customers and where all employees feel a deep sense of belonging and thrive. We encourage great talent who bring a range of perspectives to apply for our open positions. Docusign is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes hiring decisions based on experience, skill, aptitude and a can-do approach. We will not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected category.