Staff Security Governance Engineer, Policies & Standards

🕒 September 30

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $168k - $238k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🚔 Compliance

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📋 Description

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of GitLab's security policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines • Define and run the exception management process, including risk-based approvals, expiry tracking, and trend reporting • Run policy attestation and investigate non-adherence • Monitor emerging regulations and standards, including AI regulation, and update policies with Legal • Maintain mappings between policies and frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, FedRAMP, and NIST CSF • Define KPIs for policy adherence and report trends to Security leadership • Run targeted internal assessments and drive remediation to closure • Support audits by coordinating evidence, testing, and remediation management • Support customer questionnaires and customer meetings • Implement automation and AI-assisted workflows for policy management, evidence collection, control monitoring, and assessments • Act as a technical and program leader across Security, Product, Legal, and Engineering • Mentor team members and help set the Security Governance roadmap

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years in security governance, GRC, or IT risk • Hands-on ownership of a policy and standards lifecycle with measurable outcomes • Working knowledge of SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, FedRAMP, and NIST CSF • Understanding of cloud, SaaS, and DevSecOps practices • Ability to write policy that engineers will follow • Risk-based mindset balancing compliance with real security risk • Demonstrated use of automation or AI to reduce manual GRC work • Strong written and verbal communication • Experience collaborating with Security, Product, Legal, and Engineering • Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or similar are highly desirable

🏖️ Benefits

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being • Flexible Paid Time Off • Team Member Resource Groups • Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Growth and Development Fund • Parental Leave • Remote-first and asynchronous work environment

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