Staff Security Engineer – Cyber Governance & Automation

GEICO

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Remote Posted 18 days ago $110,000–$230,000 / year
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TL;DR

GEICO seeks a staff-level Security Engineer with expertise in Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance to lead the automation of its cyber governance program across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments. This role involves defining and delivering an end-to-end roadmap for continuous control monitoring, evidence collection, and real-time audit readiness, while partnering closely with engineering teams to translate regulatory requirements into scalable automation solutions. Key responsibilities include owning governance automation platforms, ensuring 100% coverage of automated controls, and maintaining risk-based remediation SLAs. The ideal candidate has over six years of experience in GRC, strong technical fluency with cloud platforms and integrations, and a deep understanding of security frameworks like NIST CSF and PCI DSS. Technical skills include working knowledge of APIs, authentication mechanisms, and familiarity with AI-assisted capabilities within governance platforms. Success in this role means achieving continuous monitoring of controls, reducing audit friction for engineers, and providing clear visibility into control health and risk posture for leadership.

Skills

AWS Azure GCP CI/CD NIST CSF PCI DSS ISO 27001 Drata Vanta OAuth SAML JSON XML AI APIs Cloud Native Services

What you'll do

  • Define and deliver the roadmap for continuous control monitoring and validation.
  • Own governance automation platforms end-to-end, ensuring audit readiness across environments.
  • Translate complex regulatory requirements into prioritized automation capabilities.
  • Establish and enforce risk-based remediation SLAs to ensure timely resolution of non-compliant controls.
  • Ensure 100% source system adoption feeding governance evidence for reliable data flows.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in Cyber Governance, Risk, and Controls (GRC)
  • Proven track record defining and scaling governance automation platforms
  • Strong technical fluency with cloud platforms and integrations
  • Deep understanding of major security frameworks like NIST CSF, PCI DSS
  • Ability to lead complex initiatives across GRC, engineering, risk stakeholders

Market check

Salary context

This $110,000–$230,000 range sits above 62% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$113,400–$199,900

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400–$184,962

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About GEICO

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is one of the largest auto insurers in the United States, offering affordable auto, home, renters, and other personal insurance products. Industry: Insurance

GEICO currently has 128 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$230,000 across 128 roles with salary data.

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