Compliance Research Analyst
On-site · Pune, Maharashtra, India
Job Summary
Compliance Research Analyst responsible for researching and documenting compliance controls across Windows, Linux, macOS, and network devices, supporting development of standards and policies based on CIS/DISA/STIG/NIST/PCI-DSS/ISO/HIPAA, mapping controls to frameworks like MITRE/NIST, and developing automation scripts in Python, Shell, and PowerShell. Role includes Linux hardening and configuration tasks (SELinux enforcement, disk partitioning, auditd, kernel parameter tuning), writing Bash scripts for automation, and leveraging AI-assisted tooling for research and remediation workflows. Collaboration with Development, QA, and Infrastructure to identify compliance gaps and deliver practical, well-documented solutions; familiarity with performing audit/log analysis, and applying CI/automation practices to security controls.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of hands-on Linux experience
- At least one RHEL-based distribution
- At least one Debian-based distribution
- Bash/shell scripting
- Python scripting or PowerShell
- Experience with Linux auditing (auditd)
- Familiarity with CIS/DISASTIG/NIST/ISO/PCI-DSS/HIPAA
- Understanding of Linux hardening
- SSH PAM sudo cron familiarity
- Ability to automate with scripts
- Exposure to AI-assisted development tools
Desired Qualifications
- 2-3 years of compliance/security experience
- Linux scripting
- Bash scripting
- Python or PowerShell automation
- Experience with CIS/DISA STIG/NIST/PCI-DSS/ISO/HIPAA
- Automation tooling and AI-assisted development experience
- Auditd and Linux hardening
- SSH/SUDO/PAM configuration
- Linux distributions: RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/Alma, Ubuntu/Debian
- Regular expressions familiarity
- Cross-functional collaboration
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