Principal Security Awareness & Human Risk Engineer
GitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, United States
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 71 days GitLab's roles stay open a median of 99 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of GitLab's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at GitLab
- high 238 stale, 9 reposted of 238 open
- Hiring momentum
- 94 roles opened in the last 90 days ↓ down vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-11-14
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from GitLab's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for GitLab.
About this role
The Principal Security Awareness & Human Risk Engineer at GitLab is responsible for leading the global security awareness and education program, focusing on reducing human-related security risks. This role involves designing and managing phishing simulations, creating multimedia educational content, and fostering a security culture through various campaigns. The engineer will also handle vendor relationships, performance reporting, and collaborate on security policies and procedures.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of GitLab as an employer.
What you need
- A minimum of 10 years' experience building or scaling global awareness and human-risk programs in a large, globally distributed enterprise, with measurable outcomes
- SANS Security Awareness Professional (SSAP) certification, or equivalent demonstrated expertise in building, maintaining, and measuring a mature awareness program
- Demonstrated experience running enterprise-scale phishing programs and organization-wide awareness campaigns
- Track record of evaluating, selecting, consolidating, or replacing security training vendors, including cost and value analysis
- Instructional design capability
- Working knowledge of security policy development, audit support, and control evidence
What you get
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental Leave
Worth weighing
- No specific salary details for locations outside the United States are provided, only a range for the US is mentioned
- The role requires a significant amount of experience, which may limit applicants
- The position is fully remote, which may appeal to a wide range of candidates but also requires self-motivation and discipline
Summarised from GitLab's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by GitLab on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-11-14. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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