# Staff Security Governance Engineer, Policies & Standards at GitLab

> Own how GitLab writes, maintains, communicates, and measures security policies and standards, turning regulations into actionable requirements.

- Company: GitLab (gitlab.com)
- Location: Remote, United States (remote)
- Places: Remote, United States
- Posted: 2026-09-30
- Level: Staff
- Team: Security Governance team within Security Assurance
- Reports to: Director, Customer Trust & Security Governance
- Work mode: Remote
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab/jobs/8846277002
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## The posting

Staff Security Governance Engineer, Policies & Standards
GitLab · Remote, United States

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100\* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.

The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. [Co-create the future with us](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuZIb5zszQI) as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.

\*_Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab._

#### **An overview of this role**

As a Staff Security Governance Engineer, you will be the individual contributor who owns how GitLab writes, maintains, communicates, and measures its security policies and standards. You will turn emerging regulations, including AI regulation, into clear requirements that engineering, product, and legal teams can act on, and you will use automation to keep governance lightweight and continuous rather than a point-in-time exercise. You will sit on the Security Governance team within Security Assurance and work closely with Security Compliance, Security Risk, and GRC Engineering. You will report to the Director, Customer Trust & Security Governance.

#### **What you'll do**

- _Policies and standards_
- _Regulatory and framework alignment_
- _Measurement and assurance_
- _Customer trust_
- _Automation and AI_
- _Technical leadership_

#### **What you'll bring**

- 10+ years in security governance, GRC, or IT risk, with hands-on ownership of a policy and standards lifecycle and measurable outcomes, ideally at a global technology company.
- Working knowledge of SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, FedRAMP, and NIST CSF, including how to put them into practice, not only how to read them
- Experience creating and maintaining an enterprise Information Security Management System (ISMS), ideally including hands on involvement in ISO 27001 certification or recertification.
- Understanding of cloud, SaaS, and DevSecOps practices, and the ability to write policy that engineers will follow.
- A risk-based mindset that balances compliance with real security risk.
- Demonstrated use of automation or AI to reduce manual GRC work.
- Strong written and verbal communication, including translating technical concepts for engineers, executives, auditors, and customers.
- Experience collaborating with Security, Product, Legal, and Engineering.
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or similar are highly desirable.

#### **What success looks like**

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