Senior Security Engineer II

Senior Security Engineer II - Compliance Automation & Controls

This position is a hybrid role on site in the Raleigh N.C. office 2-3 days a week.

About Us

Lexis Nexis, a part of RELX, is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory, and business information. We help customers increase productivity and improve decision-making and outcomes. Our 10,500 experts and innovative tools help us shape a better world for our customers and communities.

We are seeking a Senior Security Engineer to design and implement a scalable Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) foundation across our cloud-based environment. This role will focus on standardizing controls, improving ownership visibility, and enabling automated evidence collection to support continuous compliance across SOC 2, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, and related frameworks. This is a transformation-focused role. The successful candidate will partner with compliance, security, and engineering teams to move the organization from a manual, audit-driven model to a structured, automation-enabled GRC program.

• GRC Platform Implementation & Automation
• Control Framework Development
• Ownership & System Mapping
• Audit Enablement
• Process Standardization & Continuous Improvement

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

· 5+ years of experience in security, compliance, or audit-focused roles

· Proven experience leading ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 audits end-to-end

· Hands-on experience with a GRC platform (Audit Board, Drata, Vanta, or similar) — required

· Strong understanding and experience with control frameworks

· Ability to translate technical implementations into audit-ready controls and documentation

· Strong stakeholder management and auditor-facing communication skills

· Experience in cloud-native or SaaS environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP preferred)

· Experience with automation and continuous compliance

· Certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor

· Multi-framework experience

· Experience scaling compliance programs in high-growth environments

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization, with various flexible and remote working options available to employees

Lexis Nexis Legal & Professional is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Together, we are building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We believe in a healthy work/life balance. We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Comprehensive, multi-carrier health plan benefits
• Disability insurance
• Dependent care and commuter spending accounts
• Life and accident insurance
• Retirement benefits (salary investment plan/employer stock purchase plan)
• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy

Lexis Nexis is a data and analytics company with 10,500 colleagues serving customers in more than 150 countries. We're one of the largest information and analytics companies on the planet. We design solutions that help our customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and be more successful.

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U.S. National Base Pay Range: $95,300 - $158,800. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

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