Senior Security Assurance Engineer

5+ years in IT compliance, security compliance, IT audit, information security, or information technology, with a BA/BS in a business or technology field or equivalent experience. Big 4 or external audit experience is a plus.

Demonstrated experience testing controls and documenting those tests against frameworks such as COSO, COBIT, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and SOX ITGC, and working directly with internal or external auditors.

Experience assessing controls in SaaS and cloud-native application stacks, not only traditional on-premise systems.

Working knowledge of identity and access management — SSO, SCIM, RBAC, privileged access, and joiner/mover/leaver processes.

Familiarity with AI governance concepts and the control questions raised by AI tools, agents, and integrations — data handling, access scope, human review, logging, and evidence.

Experience contributing to security policies and standards, and supporting policy adherence or attestation processes, in partnership with a governance function.

Ability to reason about how data flows between product usage, billing, subscription, and financial reporting systems, and where control risk sits in those flows.

Exceptional written and verbal communication, with demonstrated credibility across senior leadership, engineering teams, auditors, and legal.

Ability to use GitLab, or willingness to learn.

Nice to haves: Relevant certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CRISC, or CISM; experience with usage-based or consumption billing platforms, subscription management systems, or in-house metering and entitlement services; experience with compliance automation and continuous control monitoring, or setting standards for AI use in an enterprise environment (ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF); prior experience in a Security Assurance or GRC function that supported both corporate IT and product engineering.

The Security Assurance organization helps GitLab build and maintain trust by strengthening how we approach security, compliance, and risk across the company. This role sits within Security Compliance and owns the control framework for the systems that run the business. Counterpart functions are Security Governance, Security Risk, and Security Enablement, alongside close partnership with the SOX PMO, Internal Audit, Legal, and Privacy. The team works from a shared control and evidence base: an assessment performed once should serve every assurance consumer that needs it.

The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of the United States only. This range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout the US. 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, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses, equity, or benefits. 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.

Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being

Flexible Paid Time Off

Team Member Resource Groups

Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Growth and Development Fund

Parental Leave

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

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