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Washington, DC GRC Jobs
Governance, risk, and compliance roles in Washington, DC: federal agencies, government contractors, defense, and nonprofits.
Open GRC roles in Washington, DC (26)
Director, Privacy Operations
Cybersecurity Compliance Manager
Information Security Risk Specialist
Security Analyst (Cloud Security Assurance)
Senior Manager, Risk, Compliance and Ethics
Audit Specialist - OIA
Senior Officer, AI Technology Policy
Senior Program Manager – Enterprise Portfolio Delivery & Governance
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions and Data Governance Lead
Compliance - Healthcare Risk Management Program Manager (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory
Attorney (Privacy and Civil Liberties)
Compliance Analyst - Policy, Process, and Procedure (R5253)
Security Controls Assurance Lead
Staff Security Assurance Engineer
Continuity Plans and Policy Specialist
DHS Continuity Evaluation Program Lead
Attorney (Employment Law) - Human Resources Division
NRO OIG Auditor
IG Auditor/Program Analyst
NRO IG IT Auditor
Research Fellow / Senior Fellow, Artificial Intelligence
Principal Compliance Engineer
Senior Compliance Automation Engineer
Sr. Counsel, Regulatory
Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Unity Catalog Data Governance
Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (VP/CIO)
The Washington, DC GRC market
Washington is the regulatory capital, and GRC hiring reflects it. Federal agencies, government contractors, defense and national-security firms, think tanks, and the associations and nonprofits clustered around the Beltway all hire heavily for compliance, risk, privacy, and audit. This is the strongest market in the country for FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST, FISMA, and public-sector AI governance work. If your background is federal compliance or government risk, Washington is the deepest pool there is.
Key sectors: federal agencies, government contractors, defense, and nonprofits. On the board now: 26 local and 0 remote-eligible roles.
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