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Principal Security Awareness & Human Risk Engineer

GitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, United States

Posted 14 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
14 days
GitLab's roles stay open a median of 41 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of GitLab's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at GitLab
low
0 stale, 9 reposted of 238 open
Hiring momentum
338 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
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 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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