Principal Compliance Engineer
True Anomaly
| Company | True Anomaly |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Denver |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Lead |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Last verified | 2 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.
OUR MISSION
True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.
OUR VALUES
Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.
YOUR MISSION
We are seeking an experienced Principal Compliance Engineer to lead the design and implementation of secure, compliant architectures within highly regulated cloud environments. This role requires deep expertise in STIG development, encryption standards, and vulnerability remediation, alongside a strong foundation in DevOps and SecOps practices, particularly within the AWS and Azure Government platform.
The ideal candidate brings at least 10 years of experience in security engineering or technical compliance and will work cross-functionally to align cloud infrastructure and operations with frameworks such as RMF (DoD IL5 and IL6), and CMMC. This is a hands-on technical role focused on enabling and sustaining system authorization through security automation, technical control implementation, and audit readiness.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Security & Compliance Engineering
Architect, implement, and maintain secure, audit-ready systems and services in AWS and Azure Government environments.
Develop and maintain custom STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guides) for cloud infrastructure, SaaS applications, and IaaS/PaaS configurations and customer-deployed applicati ons.
Design and enforce secure configurations using encryption standards such as FIPS 140-2/FIPS 140-3, TLS 1.2+, and data-at-rest protections for regulated data.
DevOps & SecOps Integration
Embed compliance and security checks into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that infrastructure-as-code meets regulatory and organizational policies.
Integrate technical controls to support monitoring, logging, and alerting consistent with RMF and CMMC requirements.
Partner with cyber security operations teams to support incident response, log review, and system hardening efforts.
Vulnerability Management & Remediation
Lead the technical remediation of vulnerabilities identified through internal scans, third-party testing, or external audits.
Work with engineering and DevOps teams to drive secure patch management, system baseline enforcement, and automated vulnerability response workflows.
Maintain and operationalize vulnerability metrics dashboards aligned with continuous monitoring plans ( ConMon ).
Audit Readiness & Documentation
Able to support and manage detailed system documentation including SSPs, network diagrams, control implementations, and POA&Ms.
Serve as a technical point of contact during audits and assessments, capable of demonstrating compliance posture through hands-on walkthroughs and evidence collection.
Collaborate with DevOps, Cybersecurity teams to translate security requirements into enforceable technical controls and testable artifacts.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership
Partner with product, engineering, and compliance teams to implement secure system boundaries and customer segmentation s
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