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Principal Security Awareness & Human Risk Engineer

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remote senior full-time $203,200-$275,000 USD Remote, Canada; Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, United States

First indexed 3 Sept 2026

Description

GitLab is looking for a Principal Security Awareness & Human Risk Engineer to own and evolve its global security awareness and education program, driving measurable reduction in human-related security risk.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years' experience building or scaling global awareness and human-risk programs in a large, globally distributed enterprise, with measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities:

  • Own and evolve the global security awareness and education program
  • Lead the phishing simulation program end to end
  • Apply behavior change principles to reinforce secure habits
  • Build and sustain security culture through learning campaigns
  • Produce multimedia awareness and education content
  • Administer training and phishing platforms
  • Define and report performance indicators
  • Own vendor relationships for phishing and secure coding training
  • Lead market and competitor evaluations
  • Collaborate on security policies, standards, and procedures

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of experience in global awareness and human-risk programs
  • SANS Security Awareness Professional (SSAP) certification or equivalent
  • Experience running enterprise-scale phishing programs
  • Track record of evaluating and selecting security training vendors
  • Instructional design capability
  • Working knowledge of security policy development and audit support

Benefits:

  • Benefits to support 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
This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab/jobs/8770689002