Listing Description

As members of GitLab's Security Assurance sub department, the Security Risk team identifies, tracks, monitors and advises on security risks both operationally and for third party vendors. The team is responsible for implementation of proactive security risk management programs.

Senior Security Risk Engineer

This position reports to the Manager, Security Risk at GitLab.

Senior Security Risk Engineer Job Grade

The Senior Security Risk Engineer is a 7.

Senior Security Risk Engineer Responsibilities

• Extends the Security Risk Engineer responsibilities


• Execute end to end Security Risk initiatives in accordance with the compliance roadmap


• Develop indicators to identify and control potential security operational risks


• Develop risk treatment plans with risk owners to mitigate operational risks and test treatment plans for closure


• Document detailed observations and meaningful remediation recommendations to mitigate third party risk


• Map operational risks to common controls and advise on new common controls needed to cover emerging risks


• Execute peer reviews and provide meaningful feedback


• Design requirements for Security Risk automation tasks


• Recommend new Security Risk metrics and automate reporting of existing metrics

Senior Security Risk Engineer Requirements

• Ability to use GitLab


• At least 5 years of experience conducting customer support, security and risk management activities


• Detailed experience with common risk management standards and models such as: ISO 31000, NIST 800-39, FAIR, ISACA Risk IT, OCTAVE


• Demonstrated experience with at least four security control frameworks such as: SOC 2, ISO, NIST, COSO, COBIT


• Demonstrated industry security experience, particularly in DevSecOps, Application Security and/or Cloud-Native Security

Hiring Process

Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process. To learn more about someone who may be conducting the interview, find their job title on our team page.

• Qualified candidates will be invited to schedule a 30 minute screening call with one of our Global Recruiters.


• Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 50-minute interviews with the hiring manager,


• Then, candidates will be invited to schedule 3 separate 50-minute interviews with 3 different peers from within the Security orgnaization,


• Finally, candidates will be invited to schedule a 25-minute interview with the Director, Security Risk and Compliance (Security Assurance).

Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page.

Compensation

For Colorado residents: The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently $110,900-$202,000 for Colorado residents only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary. Disclosure as required by the Colorado Equal Pay for >Equal Work Act, C.R.S. § 8-5-101 et seq.

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