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GitLab · 1 month ago

Principal Field Security Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$200K/yr - $280K/yr

10+ years exp

GitLab is an open-core software company that develops an AI-powered DevSecOps Platform used by over 100,000 organizations. The Principal Field Security Engineer will tackle complex customer security challenges, provide technical guidance, and develop security content to address customer compliance and risk management needs.

Cloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsDevOpsOpen SourceSaaS

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary security point of contact for enterprise customer questions, requests, and concerns

Join customer and prospect meetings to provide expert guidance on GitLab’s security practices and controls in order to address security, privacy, and compliance requirements

Build and maintain templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and training that simplify and accelerate negotiations

Facilitate customer assurance activities through our Customer Assurance Activities Service Desk

Provide escalation support for complex security questionnaires, RFPs, and risk assessments

Perform comprehensive contract reviews for both customer agreements and vendor relationships

Analyze security and compliance clauses in legal documents

Provide risk-based recommendations and remediation guidance for contractual security requirements

Partner with Legal, Sales, Product, and Procurement teams to negotiate security-related contract terms. Manage escalations, collaborate across other teams, and develop solutions to enable team and business partners to close deals

Document and track contract-related security obligations

Act as a trusted technical thought leader, developing internal and external security content such as blog posts, whitepapers, technical standards, and field sales enablement training materials

Keep abreast of the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape affecting our agreements. Identify, track, and facilitate solutions for security related customer trends and improvement areas

Build and strengthen GitLab's security brand within the industry

Maintain and enhance GitLab's Trust Center and self-service security resources

Provide strategic recommendations based on customer security concerns in support of revenue growth

Participate in Quarterly Business Reviews to inform product and security roadmap decisions

Mentor and provide guidance to Security Assurance team members

Drive continuous improvement of Field Security processes and documentation

Design and implement solutions to enable Sales facing teams to successfully discuss security problems and topics with customers

Qualification

Information SecuritySecurity FrameworksContract NegotiationCloud SecurityDevSecOps PracticesSecurity Content CreationRisk ManagementCommunication SkillsCross-functional Collaboration