Compliance Analyst

About this role

Responsibilities

• We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Compliance Analyst to join our Security & Compliance team. This is an ideal opportunity for someone early in their career who wants to build a foundation in cloud compliance, audit, and customer trust, or someone at an intermediate level looking for a change.
• You'll work alongside experienced compliance engineers and auditors to keep Aiven's certifications healthy, support our internal teams in following sound processes, and help our customers get the assurance they need to trust us with their data.
• This role spans evidence operations, audit support, third-party oversight, and customer-facing trust work:
• Audit Support and Evidence Collection:Evidence Gathering: Partner with engineering, IT, People Operations, and other stakeholders to collect, organize, and validate evidence required for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and GDPR/privacy programs.
• Auditor Coordination: Act as a day-to-day point of contact for external auditors during fieldwork - fulfilling sample requests, walking through controls, and tracking open items to closure.
• Continuous Compliance: Maintain control evidence in our GRC tooling on an ongoing basis so audits aren't a fire drill. Flag drift or expiring evidence early.
• Internal Audit and Process Improvement:Internal Audit Activities: Assist with internal control testing, sampling, and walkthroughs across the year. Document findings clearly and track remediation with control owners.
• Process Partnership: Work with internal teams (engineering, IT, People Operations, vendor management) to transla