GRC Automation Engineer

Granicus is driven by the excitement of building, implementing, and maintaining technology that is transforming the Govtech industry by bringing governments and their constituents together. We are on a mission to support our customers with meeting the needs of their communities and implementing our technology in ways that are equitable and inclusive. Granicus has consistently appeared on the GovTech 100 list over the past 5 years and has been recognized as one of the best companies to work for by BuiltIn. Over the last 25 years, we have served 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies and more than 300 million citizen subscribers, powering an unmatched Subscriber Network that uses our digital solutions to make the world a better place.

With comprehensive cloud-based solutions for communications, government website design, meeting and agenda management software, records management, and digital services, Granicus empowers stronger relationships between government and residents across the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. By simplifying interactions with residents while disseminating critical information, Granicus brings governments closer to the people they serve—driving meaningful change for communities around the globe.

About the role

We are looking for a GRC Automation Engineer who has experience with AI tools and building automation. The role will identify, evaluate, and implement AI-enabled solutions that improve governance, risk, and compliance processes while maintaining security, privacy, and regulatory requirements. This role blends information security and compliance with automation, engineering, and solutioning. We are looking for someone who is inquisitive, a builder, and a problem solver who will partner with the GRC team to learn the current processes and build automation to increase team effectiveness and enable the team to grow into more in-depth security analysis.

Responsibilities

• Build automations that reduce manual work across information security and compliance activities, including evidence collection, control validation, audit preparation, POA&M tracking, continuous monitoring, reporting, and task management.
• Build third-party security review automations to support new procurement and recurring reviews, including for third parties that impact FedRAMP, CJIS, HIPAA, PCI, and IP.
• Use AI-enabled tools, AI agents, low-code/no-code platforms, scripts, APIs, and integrations to streamline repeatable compliance workflows and improve consistency, traceability, and timeliness.
• Design, test, and optimize AI-assisted workflows and prompts to increase operational efficiency.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify practical applications for governance, risk, and compliance use cases.
• Assess AI-enabled automations for security, privacy, regulatory compliance, auditability, and alignment with organizational AI governance standards.
• Leverage AI-assisted analysis to identify trends, risks, control gaps, and remediation opportunities across security and compliance data.
• Partner with Security, Engineering, Product, IT, Legal, and business teams to understand current manual processes, document requirements, and translate them into automated workflows.
• Support automation across multiple compliance frameworks, including FedRAMP, CJIS, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA, FISMA, and CyberEssentials, including controls and governance requirements associated with AI technologies.
• Support ongoing transformation from FedRAMP rev5 legacy reporting and auditing requirements to the new Consolidated New Rules (CNRs) and 20.x. This includes transforming vulnerability management (scan to tickets to reporting, modern risk analysis and scoring, trend analysis), inventory management and reporting for FedRAMP, POA&M reporting, and deviation management.
• Evaluate team processes to identify automation opportunities and execute.
• Develop dashboards, metrics, and repeatable reporting that help leadership understand compliance status, control health, audit readiness, risks, gaps, and remediation progress.
• Grow into a trusted builder on the GRC team by learning compliance frameworks, cloud environments, secure engineering practices, and practical automation patterns.

Requirements

• 3-6 years of related experience in various development roles.
• BA/BS in Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Hands-on experience evaluating and applying AI tools, agents, or automation technologies to solve business or operational challenges.
• Demonstrated curiosity and continuous learning around emerging AI capabilities and their practical application within security and compliance functions.
• Hands-on experience identifying automation opportunities and building the solutions.
• Strong communication skills with team members and customers.
• Adaptability and enjoyment of working in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Ability to meet deadlines without compromising accuracy.

At Granicus, we are building diverse, inclusive teams and do not have degree requirements for most roles. If you don’t meet every requirement above but are excited to learn more, we encourage you to apply. We might just be able to find another role that could be a perfect fit!

Security and Privacy Requirements

• Responsible for Granicus information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company's information security program.
• Responsible for ensuring the data privacy of our employees and customers, their data, as well as taking all required privacy training in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies.

The Team

We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed workforce across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Armenia, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Culture

• Employee Resource Groups to encourage diverse voices.
• Coffee with Mark sessions – Our employees get to interact with our CEO on very important and sometimes difficult issues ranging from mental health to work-life balance and current affairs.
• Microsoft Teams communities focused on wellness, art, furbabies, family, parenting, and more.
• Special guests from time to time to discuss issues that impact our employee population.

The Impact

We are proud to serve dynamic organizations around the globe that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place. We have so many powerful success stories that illustrate how our solutions are impacting the world.

Benefits

• Flexibility & Balance
  • Flexible Time Off – Take the time you need to rest, recharge, and live your life.
  • Company-Wide Wellbeing Days – Paid days off to unplug and focus on your mental health.
  • Work From Home Reimbursement – Support a productive home office environment.
• Health & Wellness
  • Multiple Health Plan Options – Including a 100% employer-paid plan.
  • Employer HSA Contributions – When enrolled in a High-Deductible Health Plan.
  • Fitness Reimbursement Program – Stay active, your way.
  • On-Demand Mental Health Support – Access to Headspace and other wellness tools.
• Family & Future
  • Paid Parental Leave – For both birthing and non-birthing parents.
  • Traditional & Roth 401(k) – With a generous company match.
  • Life & AD&D Insurance – 100% employer-paid coverage for peace of mind.
• Growth & Recognition
  • Online Learning Platforms – Fuel your professional development.
  • Competitive Salary & Bonuses – Your contributions are valued and rewarded.

Pay

USD $103,600.00 - USD $123,000.00 /Yr.