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Lead the creation and maintenance of federal compliance content (FedRAMP, NIST, CMMC, StateRAMP). Interpret controls, author testable guidance, design automated tests/detectors, map frameworks, and enable machine-readable OSCAL workflows. Partner with product, engineering, and ML teams to ship authoritative, testable product content, mentor SMEs, and iterate on regulatory and customer feedback.

Lead design and implementation of data models, write optimized SQL at scale, enable semantic layers and AI tooling, manage analytics infrastructure, build frontend data surfaces, and partner with product and engineering to structure source systems for reporting.

As a Senior Fullstack Software Engineer at Vanta, you will lead complex projects, set technical direction, design and develop new functionalities, and contribute to the engineering culture while mentoring other engineers.

Design and build scalable shared platform systems and libraries used across product teams, define APIs and standards, influence cross-team architecture, perform code reviews, and maintain documentation to improve developer experience and platform reliability.

Lead development of Vanta's business analytics function: build scalable product data assets, define measurement frameworks, use AI-assisted analytics, partner with cross-functional teams, and deliver executive-level recommendations to drive product and business decisions.

Lead and grow a systems engineering team owning identity, device, and ITSM platforms. Deliver joiner/mover/leaver automation in Okta Workflows, device assurance for macOS/Windows, rationalize ITSM, govern SaaS procurement and the AI tooling stack, and partner with Security, GRC, Finance, and Engineering to enable safe self-service.

Build and lead Vanta's internal communications function: define strategy, channels, and cadence; own company-wide moments (all-hands, major announcements); advise leadership; partner with People, Marketing, and stakeholders; measure impact and iterate; protect culture and morale as the company scales.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Vanta, you will design and build internal tools for go-to-market teams, focusing on applications that enhance sales and customer engagement, employing modern tech and AI workflows.

As a Senior Applied AI Engineer at Vanta, you'll design and implement AI-powered features, mentor engineers, and ensure AI systems improve customer experience, leveraging LLMs and full-stack development skills.

Lead strategy and execution of Vanta's Alpaca design system to scale across AI-driven products. Extend components and patterns for agent chat/canvas, partner with designers and engineers, define governance and contribution frameworks, drive adoption through education and tooling, mentor designers, and ensure accessibility and high visual craft.