GRC Engineer at Ouro improving risk assessment methodologies in a financial technology environment. Collaborating with teams to ensure effective security and compliance practices in cloud services.
Responsibilities
Lead technical risk assessments across applications, cloud services, third-party integrations, and internal systems.
Assess control effectiveness against frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and internal policies.
Develop and maintain detailed risk registers and mitigation plans.
Validate logging coverage, access controls, encryption configurations, and identity/security controls across cloud and infrastructure environments.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of security policies, technical standards, and architecture principles.
Translate compliance requirements into technical control specifications.
Support engineering teams in interpreting and implementing controls correctly.
Collaborate with internal audit and external auditors to provide evidence and narrative explanations for control effectiveness.
Serve as a technical advisor to product and infrastructure teams during design, build, and release cycles.
Improve risk assessment methodologies and tooling, including automation where possible.
Provide GRC insights into threat modeling, vendor security reviews, and third-party due diligence.
Support continuous improvement initiatives across governance, compliance, and risk processes.
Review product, application, and cloud infrastructure architectures for security control gaps, misconfigurations, and design risks.
Evaluate engineering design documents, data flow diagrams, and deployment patterns to ensure alignment with security best practices (e.g., zero trust, least privilege, secure SDLC).
Provide actionable recommendations to engineering teams to address identified risks.
Participate in security design reviews for new and evolving technologies
Requirements
5+ years of experience in GRC, security engineering, architecture review, or related technical security roles.
Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their native security controls.
Hands-on experience reviewing architecture diagrams, data flows, and engineering design patterns.
Deep familiarity with security frameworks: NIST CSF, ISO 27001/27002//27017/27018/42001, PCI-DSS, CIS, SOC 2 Trust Principles, and MITRE ATLAS/ATT&CK.
Proven ability to conduct comprehensive technical risk assessments.
AI/ML architecture/governance over MCP, RAG, and agentic workflows
API integration and orchestration
Coding and scripting capabilities using Python, SQL, Go, and Powershell
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (Kubernetes), IAM, network security, and logging pipelines.
Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex technical risks to business stakeholders.
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