Vanta is a SaaS company focused on compliance and security. Its trust management platform automates key workflows for achieving and maintaining standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR, helping organizations manage security programs as they grow. The platform connects with more than 375 tools and supports processes including security questionnaire automation and vendor risk management. Vanta also helps service providers and auditors deliver more efficient compliance experiences, making it easier for businesses to demonstrate trust to customers and partners.
Engineering Manager, Government Compliance
Lead engineering for Vanta’s government compliance platform, covering FedRAMP, CMMC, and NIST workflows. Build the team and deliver scalable security capabilities for government vendors, federal agencies, and SLED organizations.
United States$224,000 – $263,000 / year
RemoteFull-timeMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredEngineering ManagerDescription
- Guide, coach, and grow engineers across experience levels.
- Hire thoughtfully, strengthen team composition, and improve engineering quality and delivery.
- Lead execution of the government product roadmap.
- Deliver multi-quarter work across compliance workflows, FedRAMP, CMMC, and NIST capabilities, and integrations.
- Work with Product and Design to set priorities and turn evolving design-partner needs into engineering plans.
- Manage scope, sequencing, and cross-functional dependencies in a zero-to-one product environment.
- Set engineering routines, standards, and practices that scale.
- Build the compliance platform for government vendors, federal agencies, and state, local, and education organizations.
- Automate compliance work across FedRAMP, CMMC, and NIST frameworks and help customers strengthen their security posture.
Requirements
- At least three years of full-time experience in an engineering management role.
- Ability to lead, coach, and develop engineers at different seniority levels.
- Strong technical grounding, ideally with prior experience as a senior engineer.
- Ability to contribute meaningfully to architecture, system design, and technical trade-off discussions.
- Experience in an early-stage or zero-to-one product environment.
- Experience in a regulated industry, such as financial technology or healthcare.
- FedRAMP, CMMC, or government-sector experience is a plus but not required.
- A record of hiring, onboarding, and effectively ramping engineers.
- Success building cohesive teams and a strong engineering culture.
- Experience delivering complex, multi-quarter initiatives involving cross-functional dependencies.
- Ability to balance near-term customer impact with long-term platform investment.
- Clear communication skills to align engineers, product managers, and design partners on technical direction.
- Strong decision-making in ambiguous situations.
- Willingness to use AI to extend capabilities and improve work.
- Curiosity, readiness to learn, and sound judgment in using AI responsibly.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; employee-only premiums are fully covered for most medical plans.
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents.
- Health and wellness stipend.
- Stipend for remote workspace, internet, and cellphone expenses.
- Commuter benefits for team members reporting to the San Francisco or New York City office.
- Family planning benefits.
- Matching 401(k) contributions with immediate vesting.
- Flexible paid time off policy.
- 80 hours of sick time.
- 11 company-paid holidays.
- Virtual team-building activities, lunch-and-learns, and other company-wide events.