Senior Security Engineer - Privacy, Eastern Time Zone Preferred

Docker has been one of the most loved brands in developer tooling, trusted by more than 20 million monthly users and over 20 billion container image pulls. From solo founders to the world's largest companies, developers rely on Docker to build, share, and run their applications across our suite of products including Docker Desktop, Docker Hub, and Docker Scout.

We are a globally distributed, remote-first team building the tools that define how software gets built and delivered. As AI agents redefine software development, Docker is at the center of that shift, providing the sandboxed environments, verified images, and secure infrastructure that make autonomous workflows trustworthy by default.

As a Senior Security Engineer, Privacy, you will serve as a trusted advisor at the intersection of security, privacy, and engineering, ensuring governance, risk, compliance, and data protection are foundational to every product and platform. You will collaborate closely with security engineering, engineering, product, legal, and leadership teams to embed security and privacy-by-design into Docker’s technology stack while scaling compliance with frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 2, and global privacy regulations.

In this role, you will combine deep GRC expertise with hands-on privacy engineering and automation, developing scalable solutions that streamline compliance processes, improve risk visibility, and operationalize privacy controls. You will design and maintain automated workflows for risk management, compliance monitoring, data protection assessments, and audit readiness, while influencing product strategy and technical design decisions.

This is a highly impactful role for an engineer who thrives at the intersection of policy, code, and architecture, and who is passionate about building secure, privacy-respecting systems that protect both the platform and the customers who trust it.

Responsibilities:

• Embed privacy-by-design principles into Docker products, services, and internal platforms, aligned with ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 2, and global privacy regulations.

• Partner closely with Docker engineering and product teams to integrate privacy requirements into architecture decisions, SDLC processes, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Design, develop, and maintain automated GRC and privacy workflows to support compliance monitoring, control testing, DPIAs, risk assessments, reporting, and audit readiness.

• Implement and customize GRC and privacy tooling using APIs, scripting, and automation to streamline evidence collection, control validation, and compliance operations.

• Lead and automate data discovery, classification, and data mapping across Docker systems to maintain accurate Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) and support data lifecycle governance.

• Conduct and operationalize security risk assessments and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), integrating findings into Docker’s risk register and remediation tracking.

• Define, implement, and validate data protection and data lifecycle controls, including data minimization, retention, deletion, and access controls.

• Build and maintain dashboards and security/privacy metrics to provide real-time visibility into risk, compliance posture, and program effectiveness.

• Support internal and external audits by providing high-quality, automated evidence and serving as a subject matter expert for security and privacy controls.

• Draft, maintain, and map security and privacy policies, standards, and procedures to relevant regulatory and industry frameworks.

• Conduct privacy reviews of existing and new products, features, and significant changes to ensure compliance requirements are met prior to release.

• Build awareness and enablement across Docker by educating teams on security, privacy, and compliance expectations and best practices.

• Stay current with evolving regulatory, privacy, and security standards and proactively assess their impact on Docker’s products and operations.

• Take part in on-call rotation for your team; respond to incidents, debug production issues, and drive continuous improvement of system reliability
  

Qualifications:

• 6–8 years of experience in information technology, security engineering, governance, risk and compliance, privacy engineering, or closely related roles.

• Proven experience designing and implementing GRC programs with a strong emphasis on automation, engineering, and scalable processes.

• Hands-on experience implementing or operating privacy programs aligned with GDPR and ISO/IEC 27701, including privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default principles.

• Strong understanding of privacy engineering concepts such as data minimization, purpose limitation, data lifecycle management, and technical data protection controls.

• Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages such as Python or Golang, with experience building automation for compliance and privacy workflows.

• Experience working with APIs, webhooks, and integrating GRC, privacy, and security tooling.

• Hands-on experience with public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including applying privacy and data protection controls across backup systems, data lakes, and distributed cloud storage services.

• Experience integrating security and compliance requirements into SDLC and CI/CD pipelines using DevSecOps practices.

• Solid understanding of security frameworks and regulatory standards such as ISO 27xxx, SOC 2, GDPR, and NIST, and how they apply to SaaS environments.

• Knowledge of information security risk management and common security technologies (e.g., SIEM, vulnerability management, data loss prevention, endpoint protection).

• Experience conducting security risk assessments, data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), and translating findings into actionable remediation plans.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving engineering, product, legal, and compliance stakeholders.

• Ability to communicate complex technical, privacy, and compliance concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on security, privacy, and compliance risks.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment and adapt to changing regulatory and business requirements.

• Nice to have: relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, or ISO/IEC 27701 Lead Implementer or Auditor.

What to Expect

First 30 days

• Learn Docker’s compliance landscape, key frameworks and risk posture

• Meet with key stakeholders: Security, Legal, IT and Engineering teams

• Gain access to compliance platforms, security tools and documentation

• Review company policies, existing controls, and regulatory frameworks

• Understand risk management strategies and how compliance is integrated into engineering, security and business operations

First 90 days

• Conduct a maturity assessment of the compliance program to assess how well policies are being followed

• Begin a risk assessment project (vulnerability management, cloud security risks)

• Review the latest internal/external audits, compliance reports, and gap analyses

• Identify high-priority risks, open compliance issues, and pending security assessments

• Begin mapping key compliance frameworks to the organization’s policies and controls

• Understand vendor risk management processes and review third-party security assessments

• Work with engineering teams to integrate privacy & compliance controls into do the SDLC

• Update policies or controls to align with compliance frameworks

One-year Outlook

• Become the leader of compliance engineering

• Own and manage the Compliance GRC roadmap

• Automate compliance monitoring and controls

• Start contributing to audit preparation or certification processes (SOC 2, ISO 27xxx)

• Improve compliance automation within security engineering

• Develop and maintain a Compliance Risk Register with mitigation plans

• Support audit readiness (SOC 2, ISO 27xxx)

• Ensure third-party vendors meet compliance standards

• Create incident response playbooks for compliance standards

• Prepare the company for external audits and regulatory updates

• Drive a culture of compliance by advocating for security best practices in engineering

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Perks

• Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life

• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break

• Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work

• 16 weeks of paid Parental leave

• Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month

• PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy

• Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes

• Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company

• Docker Swag

• Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country

• Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris

Docker embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

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