Security Engineer - GRC - IonQ - College Park, MD

*About IonQ:**
IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world's leading quantum company delivering solutions to solve the world's most complex problems. IonQ's newest generation quantum computers, IonQ Tempo and IonQ Forte Enterprise, are the latest in cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners such as Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca, and NVIDIA achieve 20x performance results. The company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance in 2025.
The company is accelerating its technology roadmap and intends to deliver the world's most powerful quantum computers with 2 million qubits by 2030 to accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. IonQ's advancements in quantum networking position the company as a leader in building the quantum internet.

*Location: This position can work onsite or hybrid from one of our offices (College Park, MD, Bothell, WA) or fully remote in the US.*Travel: Minimal, less than 10%*Job ID: 1456*The Role:
Quantum computing and security are intimately connected. One day, quantum computers will render RSA trivially crackable; today, protecting our cutting-edge research is essential. As a Security Engineer focused on GRC, you'll help drive our implementation of security audit programs and risk management frameworks. This is an opportunity to bring your diverse background into the future of computing. We'd love a blend of hands-on experience as well as tactical and strategic direction.
In the first three months, you'll be helping to ensure that our environments meet audit standards through iterative review and automation so that we can meet advanced requirements in security standards.

*Responsibilities:Implement and manage the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) to achieve and maintain compliance, mapping controls from standards like SOC 2, PCI, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, and CMMC.Drive the data privacy pr