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Governance, risk, and compliance roles in Public Sector: government agencies, transit and infrastructure, and civic technology.
Open Public Sector GRC roles (30)
IT Business Planner II - Contract & Vendor Audit
Internal Auditor III
RMF/GRC Program Lead
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Senior AI Security Consultant
AI Policy Lead
Head of Government Cyber Integration
EMEA Assurance Lead
Security Controls Assurance Lead
Staff Security Assurance Engineer
Security Compliance Architect
Senior Product Manager - Ad Fraud and Identity Solutions
Director, GTM Data Governance & Strategy
Senior Manager, Customer Trust & Security Governance
Sr. Staff Security Assurance Engineer
Compliance Analyst, Texas Institute for Electronics
Export Control Officer, Office of Research Support and Compliance
Associate, Regulatory Operations
Senior Analyst, Regulatory Affairs
Senior Analyst, Regulatory Operations
AUDITOR
Auditor (Performance), GS-0511-07/09 (MP) Open Continuous
Auditor (Performance), GS-0511-07/09 (DE) Open Continuous
IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)
AUDITOR
Continuity Plans and Policy Specialist
DHS Continuity Evaluation Program Lead
IT Specialist Cyber Security (Developmental)
Office Director, Office of Surveillance Strategy and Risk Prioritization
Auditor
The Public Sector GRC market
In the public sector you are not just following the rules, you are part of the machine that makes them. Government agencies, transit and infrastructure authorities, and the civic-tech firms that serve them hire steadily for compliance, risk, privacy, audit, and information security built around FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST, and public-records and accountability rules. The work is stable and mission-bound, and as agencies pick up AI and modern data systems, the need for oversight talent keeps climbing. If you want your work to serve the public directly, the civic GRC market is wide open.
BLS put the 2024 median at $78,420. In 2026, market trackers show averages from roughly $99,000 to $120,000, with the top quartile above $160,000. Financial centers and senior governance roles sit at the top of that range.
Sources: BLS, 2024 median
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