[Hiring] Senior Security Analyst @Chainguard

Role Description

Build the public sector security program that will help Chainguard earn and maintain trust with government customers. Chainguard is building the secure foundation for software development and deployment. Our Governance & Trust team needs someone who can turn federal and public-sector requirements into real, operating security capability rather than a paperwork trail.

• Support CMMC compliance efforts and build the continuous monitoring and continuous authorization capability.
• Design and operate a continuous monitoring and continuous authorization capability built to be portable across frameworks.
• Translate CMMC 2.0, FedRAMP 20x, and other public-sector requirements into practical controls, evidence pipelines, and decision-ready recommendations.
• Partner with Engineering and Product Security to connect federal requirements to Chainguard's cloud-native systems.
• Support Chainguard's pursuit of a Facility Clearance (FCL).
• Build scalable systems for control ownership, evidence collection, remediation tracking, exceptions, and reporting.
• Coordinate across Security, Federal strategy, Go-to-Market, Product, Engineering, and Legal.
• Provide risk-based, technically grounded recommendations on federal security questions and program tradeoffs.
• Create documentation that helps technical and non-technical partners understand what's required.
• Help make governance and trust a scalable quantity as Chainguard grows.

Qualifications

• Real technical depth: ability to engage directly with cloud-native architecture, SaaS product design, and software development practices.
• Meaningful, firsthand experience operating inside a federal, defense, or intelligence environment.
• Working knowledge of CMMC Level 2 and at least one of FedRAMP, RMF, or NIST 800-53.
• Sharp, risk-based judgment: ability to differentiate between technically satisfied controls and those that actually reduce risk.
• Demonstrated ability to build structure in ambiguity and drive cross-functional work to completion.
• Clear written and verbal communication across technical, non-technical, and customer-facing audiences.
• A collaborative, low-ego working style.
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Requirements

• Exposure to federal personnel or facility clearance (FCL) processes.
• Familiarity with FedRAMP 20x or other automated, continuous approaches to federal compliance.
• Experience with policy-as-code, GitOps, continuous control monitoring, or automated evidence collection.
• Exposure to non-US public-sector security regimes (IRAP, Germany's C5, or similar).
• Familiarity with software supply chain security concepts: SBOMs, artifact signing, provenance, SLSA, or secure CI/CD.
• Experience in a high-growth startup or security-first technology company.

Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
• Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion, with 10 years to exercise your options.
• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and reset.
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.