Senior Security Analyst, Governance and Trust

The role

This person will lead security assurance initiatives to expand Chainguard into the U.S. public sector. They will research security requirements, assess controls, and design scalable, automated approaches to security assurance.

What you will do

• Lead security assurance initiatives for U.S. public sector expansion, focusing on FedRAMP 20x and CMMC Level 2.
• Research and interpret security requirements into practical recommendations.
• Work with Engineering and Product Security to evaluate existing security capabilities.
• Assess security controls and identify improvements or gaps.
• Design scalable approaches to security assurance using automation and continuous validation.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives from scoping through implementation and operation.
• Collaborate with the Governance & Trust team to improve security posture and risk management.
• Communicate complex security requirements and technical findings to stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• Strong foundation in information security in areas such as security engineering, cloud security, product security, security operations, technical risk management, or security assurance.
• Technical fluency with modern cloud environments, SaaS architectures, and software development practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Sound security judgment.
• Ability to independently lead projects and navigate ambiguity.
• Interest in improving security work through automation or better tooling.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative, low-ego approach.

Nice to have

• Experience working with security or assurance frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, SOC 2, or ISO 27001.
• Exposure to U.S. public-sector security requirements, including FedRAMP, CMMC, or federal contracting environments.
• Experience with automated security validation, continuous control monitoring, policy-as-code, GitOps, or evidence automation.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, or security tooling integrations.
• Understanding of software supply chain security concepts such as SBOMs, artifact signing, provenance, or SLSA.
• Experience working in a high-growth startup or a security-focused technology company.

Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture
• Team meetup opportunities
• Bi-annual destination summits
• Monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs
• Stock options upon hire and promotion
• Participation in secondary offerings
• 10 years to exercise options
• 100% Covered Health Insurance for employees and dependents
• Flexible Time Off
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents

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About the company

Chainguard is the trusted source for open source, delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds. They help organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk.