Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Analyst

Backed by leading investors from Silicon Valley, Peregrine supports public safety agencies across the country — from Los Angeles to Louisville to Atlanta — empowering public servants to improve operations and make better decisions in the moments that matter. Today, our technology is used by customers to serve more than 30 million Americans. We’re motivated to build technologies by partnering with our customers; we listen to their needs, learn from their experiences, and develop effective solutions to help them achieve transformational outcomes. Together, we’re creating safer communities, protecting privacy and civil liberties, and helping everyone in America thrive.

We are a team of public service entrepreneurs who are passionate about solving hard problems. We trust and help each other, and love diving into challenges together. We believe empathy, curiosity, integrity, courage, and excellent execution are key to building impactful software. If mission-focused work is your north star, come build with us. We’re just getting started.

Our Team

At Peregrine, we build software to power critical decision-making for public safety and emergency response organizations. These organizations use our technology to protect lives, protect property, and deliver their best service to the public.

We are motivated to help institutions solve their hardest problems through better decision-making. We are passionate about creating cutting-edge, highly scalable data platforms that enable organizations to transform the way they interact with their data.

As a team of service-oriented entrepreneurs, we trust each other, help each other, and dive into challenges together. We each strive to be empathetic, curious, inclusive, brave, and exceptional in our execution. Our customers are our partners; we listen to their needs, learn from their experiences, and develop effective software solutions to help them achieve transformational outcomes for their communities. Further, our team is advised by leading experts and practitioners in emergency management, justice, and civil liberties. These experts ensure we develop technology that is both operationally effective and trust-enhancing.

The Role

We’re looking for a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Analyst to help strengthen and scale our security and compliance program. In this role, you’ll support the development and maintenance of frameworks that ensure our organization meets key regulatory, contractual, and operational standards across data protection, privacy, and security.

You’ll work closely with engineering, product, and leadership teams to maintain compliance with frameworks like SOC 2, CJIS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, and FedRAMP as our business expands across new markets and government sectors. This position is ideal for someone who’s detail-oriented, collaborative, and excited to build structured compliance practices that make a real impact on security and trust.

What You’ll Do

• Support the implementation, tracking, and continuous improvement of compliance frameworks (SOC 2, CJIS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53).
• Manage and organize compliance documentation, internal audits, and evidence collection for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal teams to update policies, procedures, and controls related to data protection, access management, and incident response.
• Maintain strong awareness of security best practices in cloud environments - particularly AWS - including services like GuardDuty, SecurityHub, Amazon Inspector, and AWS Config.
• Use compliance management tools such as Vanta, Drata, SecureFrame, or HyperProof to streamline reporting and evidence collection.
• Partner with technical teams to ensure that identity and access management (IAM), MFA, and least-privilege principles are properly applied.
• Contribute to audit readiness and help respond to customer and vendor compliance inquiries.
• Be based in one of our SF, NYC, or Washington, D.C. hubs with a 4 days/week in office requirement.
  
  

About You

• Experience: 5-10 years of experience in information security, compliance, or risk management within regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance or government).
• Framework Familiarity: Working knowledge of SOC 2, HIPAA, CJIS, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, or similar frameworks.
• Technical Knowledge: Understanding of cloud-native SaaS environments, microservices, VPCs/VPNs, and identity management concepts such as RBAC and MFA.
• Detail-Oriented: You thrive on structure, accuracy, and organization - especially when managing documentation and multiple compliance tasks.
• Collaborative & Curious: You enjoy learning from others, contributing to shared goals, and improving processes along the way.
• Clear Communicator: You can translate complex security concepts into simple, actionable language for different audiences.
  
  

Preferred Certifications

• Governance & Compliance: CGRC, CISSP, CISA, CIPP/US, HCISPP, CompTIA Security .
• Cloud Security: CCSP, CCSK, AWS Security – Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect – Associate, or CompTIA Cloud .
  
  

Bonus Points

• Experience working with public safety, justice, or government agencies, or other highly regulated data environments.
• Familiarity with CJIS, SOC-2 or overlapping control frameworks.
• Passion for building scalable, user-friendly compliance systems in a fast-growing organization.
  
  

Salary Range: $140,000 - $170,000 Annually Benefits Equity (if applicable) Bonus (if applicable)

Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific work location. Information on the benefits offered is here.

Peregrine Technologies is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and are a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.