Engineer Sr, GRC Platform (Hybrid - can be located in Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles, Chicago, At[...]

Job Description

We’re looking for a GRC systems engineer with a tech-first mindset that can help grow and enhance Nordstrom GRC and Legal teams! We work to make technology the easiest part of our internal customers’ jobs. This position will drive change in the organization, enable process clarity and efficiency, and create new insights empowering Nordstrom for decades to come.

Does the challenge of connecting systems to understand risk and compliance at an enterprise scale energize you? Does the idea of empowering teams through automation and data centralization sound intriguing? Do you want to build cool stuff and watch the programs you support excel? If so, come join our GRC Engineering where we empower our GRC and Legal teams to do their best work while building solid, stable solutions that will propel Nordstrom into a compliant, efficient, and data-driven operating model.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion GRC platform and engineering efforts, becoming an owner at heart for our systems.
• Drive process improvements, solution efficiencies, documentation, and education around tasks and workflows in the tools managed.
• Develop competencies in all tools managed by the GRC Engineering team.
• Meet with internal customers to understand requirements and build upon those requirements.
• Provide proactive recommendations on solution design or improvements, utilizing the latest features and tools available.
• Create opportunities for internal customer training and upskilling, generate training materials and lead efforts to train stakeholders.
• Conceptualize, design, and document solutions for business cases with internal customers while owning the design & architecture elements.
• Help drive a common technology model to ensure cross-enterprise functionality.
• Balance excellent customer service to our internal customers while also advocating for best engineering practices.
• Mentor fellow team members and other engineers throughout the organization.
• Help organize large implementations into executable parts, including delegating to other team members as needed for capacity, timing, or training.
• Able to participate in 5x12 on-call rotation (when needed).
• Deliver consulting, customer service, engineering, project management, and support work.

Specific Competencies

• 3+ years’ experience working within a GRC platform implementing new solutions/workflows as well as managing existing workflows through enhancements, bug fixes and other changes, Onspring GRC experience is preferred.
• Experience with Security and Compliance in the enterprise, including but not limited to Security Infrastructure, Security Assessments, PCI/SOX/SOC Compliance at the enterprise level preferred.
• Adept at building partnerships across multiple business units and executing effectively.
• Possess strong consulting, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and competing priorities while staying on time for deliverables.
• Capacity to prepare systems for API integrations is recommended; understanding and/or experience developing APIs is a bonus!
• A capability to truly listen to our customers and partners, internalize their needs and develop simple and elegant solutions that they can’t live without.
• Conveys difficult messages or feedback in a direct manner.
• Demonstrates an ability to make tough decisions and advance initiatives that may be unpopular.
• Understanding of software development methodologies and practices, including agile development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
• Ability to understand tradeoffs for decisions and to communicate and document those tradeoffs effectively.
• Having a growth mindset, create solutions from minimal or no requirements, and having the ability to bounce back is a key to this position and team.

Behavioral Competencies

• Follows through on commitments and obligations and uses company resources wisely.
• Understands overall business objectives and priorities and how efforts align.
• Enjoys building relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, fostering collaboration, consensus, and unified vision.
• Solves complex problems by incorporating data into decision making.
• Focuses on solutions and identifies and removes barriers to problem solving.
• Adapts to changing situations and expectations and demonstrates ability to solve problems with varied levels of unknown factors.
• Has strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Values and contributes to team development and improvement.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn and improve are a must!

We would love to hear about it if you contribute to open source, write a blog, or otherwise participate in the technical community.

We’ve got you covered…

Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away.
• Life Insurance and Disability.
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources.

A few more important points... The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.

Nordstrom will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements. Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation should contact the nearest Nordstrom location, which can be identified at

Pay Range Details

The pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations.

Seattle WA - 114,000.00 - 176,500.00 USD Annually (depending on experience). This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: