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Security Engineer, GRC Fintech & Financial Services

Location: New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC · Category: Engineering & Development · Seniority: Mid-Level · Posted: August 29, 2026 · Verified: Nov 13, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This role owns and evolves the financial services and payments compliance posture across PCI DSS, NYDFS, and FFIEC guidance, supporting X Money across relevant jurisdictions. The engineer will build and maintain Compliance-as-Code capabilities, operate GRC platforms like Vanta, and partner with engineering to bake compliance into the platform, requiring 3+ years in GRC within fintech and hands-on experience with PCI DSS.
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Operator of X, a social platform monetised through ads, subscriptions and API access.

Headquarters: United States

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