Senior Compliance Operations Engineer - Public Sector

<div class="content-intro"><p class="x_MsoNormal FluidPluginCopy"><span class="ContentPasted0">Come join the company that is reinventing cloud security and empowering businesses to thrive in the cloud. As the <a href="https://www.wiz.io/blog/100m-arr-in-18-months-wiz-becomes-the-fastest-growing-software-company-ever" target="_blank">fastest-growing startup ever,</a> </span><span class="ContentPasted0">Wiz is on a mission to help organizations secure cloud environments that will accelerate their businesses. Trusted by security teams all over the world, we have a proven<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><a class="ContentPasted0" href="https://www.g2.com/products/wiz-wiz/reviews" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1">track record of success</a><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>and a culture that values world-class talent. </span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal FluidPluginCopy"><span class="ContentPasted0">Our Wizards from over 20 countries work together to protect the infrastructure of our hundreds of customers, including over 50% of the Fortune 100, who trust us to scan and secure over 230 billion files daily. We’re the leading player in a massive and growing market, but it’s still early enough for you to make a significant impact. At Wiz, you’ll have the freedom to think creatively, dream big, and use your full range of skills to contribute to our record growth. Come join our team and help us create secure cloud environments that allow the best companies to move faster. </span></p></div><p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> <p>The Corporate Public Sector Strategy Team aims to accelerate Wiz’s growth by developing a comprehensive strategy, in tight partnership with all other organizations, to drive customer value and adoption. As we continue to grow at an incredible speed, we work to ensure each sales team member is set up for success at every phase. We take both a bird’s eye view and dive into the weeds to solve problems as a team to drive employee success and revenue. </p> <p>We are seeking an experienced <strong>Senior Compliance Operations Engineer</strong> that will contribute to the operationalization, sustainment, and continuous improvement of our FedRAMP High and DoD IL5 compliant cloud environments. This senior individual contributor role bridges compliance requirements with real-world engineering practices, ensuring our cloud services meet stringent federal and defense standards while maintaining high availability, security, and audit-readiness.</p> <p>You will serve as a key technical SME on NIST SP 800-53 controls (tailored for FedRAMP High and DoD SRG IL5 overlays), translate regulatory mandates into automated controls and monitoring, lead continuous monitoring activities, oversee remediation efforts, and play a major role in assessments/audits. This position requires deep hands-on experience implementing and operating compliance in FedRAMP High + DoD IL5 cloud systems (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or equivalent).</p> <p>You will be asked to quickly learn the challenges of the business and find ways to simplify processes within our compliance operations to increase productivity and efficiency. More importantly, the role requires a personality that promotes collaboration and unity. </p> <p><strong>WHAT YOU’LL DO</strong></p> <ul> <li>Document security controls and architectures that satisfy FedRAMP High baseline requirements and DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG) overlays for Impact Level 5 (including handling of high-sensitivity CUI and unclassified National Security Systems).</li> <li>Oversee continuous monitoring (ConMon) programs including vulnerability scanning, configuration monitoring, log aggregation/analysis, boundary protection validation, and monthly/ongoing reporting to meet FedRAMP and DoD expectations.</li> <li>Translate NIST 800-53 Rev. 5 controls and DoD-specific enhancements into operational requirements; partner with engineering, DevOps, an ... (truncated, view full listing at source)