Diverse SaaS startup team collaborating with fractional compliance consultant on SOC 2 certification strategy

You Know You Need Compliance.
You're Not Sure How to Build It.

Most companies at this stage have looked at Vanta or Drata. They know a GRC platform is the right foundation. What's harder to see is how to configure it correctly, which controls map to their specific environment, and how to build a program that holds up when an auditor reviews it. GRC Platform Buildout is a structured engagement where TCS stands up your compliance program on your GRC platform, configured to your target framework and ready for evidence collection from day one. No guesswork, no misconfigurations to untangle before your audit window opens.

GRC platform workstation setup — Vanta and Drata compliance platform configuration for SOC 2 audit readiness

Buying the platform is the easy part.

Vanta and Drata are powerful tools. But out of the box, they need to be configured to your environment: controls mapped, integrations connected, evidence workflows established, and ownership assigned across your team. A misconfigured platform will not fail your audit immediately, it will collect incomplete evidence quietly, until your auditor reviews what you have and flags what is missing.

As certified Vanta and Drata partners, TCS builds compliance programs on these platforms for companies targeting SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, CMMC/NIST 800-171, and more. The configuration is precise, the architecture maps to your audit requirements, and the handoff leaves your team with a program they understand and can operate.

What Activation includes.

Platform Configuration icon — GRC compliance platform setup and integration for SOC 2 audit readiness

Platform Configuration

Framework-specific control mapping. Integration setup. Evidence automation configured for your tech stack.

Control Assignment icon — SOC 2 control mapping and ownership assignment for GRC platform buildout

Control Assignment

Every required control assigned to the right owner. Gaps identified and flagged before auditor engagement.

Evidence Collection icon — automated evidence streams and compliance documentation for GRC platform

Evidence Collection

Automated evidence streams activated. Manual collection items documented and assigned. Collection cadence established.

Readiness Verification icon — compliance platform audit readiness review and final configuration before SOC 2 audit

Readiness Verification

Final configuration reviewed against framework requirements. Platform confirmed audit-ready before the auditor is engaged.

What GRC Platform Buildout delivers.

  • Platform configuration scoped to your target framework and environment

  • Control cross-mapping for your chosen frameworks

  • Integration setup and evidence automation running before your audit window opens

  • Policies optimized and scoped for your environment

  • Control ownership defined and assigned across your team from day one

  • Gap assessment at kickoff, so you know exactly what you are starting with

  • Handoff review at completion, so your team knows what comes next

See everything you need to demonstrate before an audit.

The SOC 2 Evidence Checklist covers every evidence type auditors ask for, organized by trust service criteria and formatted with what your GRC platform or team will need to document before your next audit.

Your platform purchase is a starting point.
The GRC Buildout is what makes it work.

GRC Platform Buildout is a fixed-scope engagement delivered by a certified Vanta and Drata partner.