Sr. Security Compliance Engineer
Stem
About Stem - Driven by human and artificial intelligence – Stem is unlocking energy intelligence.
Stem is a global leader reimagining technology to support the energy transition. Turning complexity into clarity, and potential into performance.
We help asset owners, operators and stakeholders benefit from the full value of their energy portfolio by enabling the intelligent development, deployment, and operation of clean energy assets. Our integrated software suite, PowerTrack, is the industry standard and best-in-class for asset monitoring, supported by professional and managed services, under one roof. Meant to tackle challenges as seamlessly as possible, Stem shows the information needed clearly and accurately and helps harness raw data to inform actionable insight. With global projects managed in 55 countries – from Germany to Japan and across North America – customers have relied on Stem for nearly 20 years to maximize the value of their clean energy projects.
Stem’s culture embodies diversity & inclusion beyond the traditional facets of gender, ethnicity, age, disabilities, and sexual orientation to include experience, personality, communication, workstyles, and more. At our core, Stem is at the momentous intersection of clean energy and software technology where diverse ideas, experiences, and professional skills converge to make the inclusive culture we have today. Together, we are turning old school thoughts about software and energy into progressive, collaborative, and innovative solutions. By joining our team, you will be collaborating with data scientists, energy experts, skilled salespeople, thought-leading executives and more from a range of backgrounds. This intersection of ideas, beliefs, and skills is what makes us unique enough to lead the world’s largest network of digitally connected energy storage systems.
Responsibilities
- Engineering & Implementation: Designing and implementing secure, compliant controls within cloud and IT infrastructure, often using "policy-as-code".
- Audit & Risk Management: Conducting internal audits, managing third-party risk, and providing evidence for external assessments in alignment with national and international regulations.
- Policy & Documentation: Creating, managing, and enforcing information security policies, procedures, and technical standards.
- Vulnerability Management: Identifying security gaps and driving remediation in partnership with IT, DevOps, and engineering teams.
- Monitoring & Tools: Maintaining continuous monitoring of security controls and utilizing automation to reduce manual audit work.
- Implement security measures and compliance controls within our backend systems, focusing on cloud environments like AWS and enterprise security.
- Collaborate with compliance project managers and corporate IT to adopt new compliance standards, integrate them with existing security solutions and collect evidence for external audits.
- Enhance data protection, conduct risk assessments, and ensure systems comply with standards like GDPR, SOC2, or ISO.
- Ensure controls are configured correctly and integrated into the security strategy
- Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities, ensuring both security and compliance across systems.
- Stay updated on security technologies and compliance regulations, applying this knowledge to improve our infrastructure.
- Works with the engineering team to build secure and compliant software development practices.
- Manage application patching and update AWS configurations using Terraform to maintain system integrity and performance.
- Work with the team to conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, relevant security standards, best practices, regulations and client requirements to identify gaps and provide remediation solutions.
- Staying up to date on the latest AI developments is an added value, but not required
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Security or a related field.
- 4+ years of experience within a security and compliance function
- 3+ years of experience in GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance), security operations, or audits.
- Experience with vulnerability management tooling, remediation, and processes
- Experience with Docker, Terraform, AWS
- Understanding of concepts related to Systems Engineering/DevOps, IaC, IAM, network security, systems security, cryptography, privacy,
- Understanding of compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, SOC2, ISO) and security best practices.
- Strong expertise in cloud security and compliance, particularly with AWS.
- An understanding of best practices and how to implement them at a business-wide level.
- Have a wide understanding of cybersecurity and data protection with frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, DPDPA, or GDPR.
- Technical proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) and security tools.
- Strong understanding of cloud security (AWS, Azure, etc.).
- Critical thinking skills and the ability to solve problems as they arise.
- Direct experience with International and National Laws and Requirements.
- Knowledge of disaster recovery, computer forensic tools, technologies, and methods around data protection.
- Experience planning, researching, and developing policies, standards, and procedures to align with company’s strategy and best practices.
- Experience in NIST 800 series standards and NIST Privacy Framework, preferred.
- Knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs) and secure, compliant integration.
- Ability to communicate identified issues to peers and management.
- Analyze systems and seek improvements on a continuous basis.
- Deep understanding of how artificial intelligence works is an added value, but not required
- Attention to detail and concentration
This role is critical for reducing organizational risk while enabling product teams to move quickly without compromising security posture.
Stem, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.