Staff Security Engineer, Product Security Risk & Metrics

GitLab; Canada; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Staff Security Engineer with a focus on product security risk and metrics engineering. This exciting role involves developing Key Risk Indicators, designing data collection systems, and creating visualizations to enhance product security posture. The ideal candidate will combine product security expertise with data analysis skills to drive informed security decisions and cross-functional alignment. Join a dynamic team dedicated to making a significant impact in the realm of security and risk management within an innovative environment that fosters collaboration and growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product security or related technical roles.
• Proficiency with data visualization tools and secure development practices.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain Key Risk Indicators to measure product security risks.
• Engineer tracking systems and facilitate cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Product Security Expertise

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

GitLab

Jira

Asana

Job description

Staff Security Engineer, Product Security Risk & Metrics

Remote, Canada; Remote, EMEA

GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry. We make this possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values.

An overview of this role:

We are seeking a Staff Security Engineer to join our Security Architecture team with a specialized focus on product security risk and metrics engineering. This position will develop specialized Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), design data collection systems, and create data visualizations that demonstrate our product security posture improvements, measure Product Security teams’ strategic and operational effectiveness, and drive data-informed security decisions. This engineer will also operationalize our Product Security Risk Register and drive cross-functional alignment across Security, Engineering, and Product stakeholders to ensure buy-in and commitment to risk reduction initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines product security expertise, data analysis expertise, and strong stakeholder management skills to build frameworks that enhance visibility, prioritization, and progress tracking of our product security initiatives.

What you'll do:

• Create and maintain Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) specifically designed to measure, monitor, and communicate product security risk levels
• Engineer tracking systems and data visualizations that monitor remediation progress and provide visibility into risk reduction initiatives
• Apply data analysis techniques to identify trends and patterns in product security risk data to inform proactive risk management
• Design and implement robust metrics collection systems that accurately measure both strategic and operational effectiveness for all Product Security teams
• Build and maintain the operational systems for the Product Security Risk Register, focusing on efficient workflows and data collection
• Manage operational cadences including the monthly risk review process and action item tracking workflows
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration to ensure risk reduction efforts are properly coordinated and tracked
• Drive cross-functional alignment between Security, Engineering, Product, and other stakeholders to ensure buy-in and commitment to risk reduction initiatives
• Work alongside the Security Risk Team to ensure product-specific risk tracking aligns with broader operational and enterprise risk management programs while maintaining distinct focus areas
• Serve as the central coordinator for the Product Security Risk Register operations, related metrics collection, and stakeholder reporting within the Security Architecture team

What you'll bring:

• 5+ years of experience in product security, DevSecOps, security risk management, data analytics, or related technical roles
• Demonstrated understanding of secure development practices and product security risks
• Proven experience developing and implementing security metrics, KRIs, and risk dashboards that drive organizational outcomes
• Proven ability to translate complex security concepts into actionable data and visualizations
• Proficiency with data visualization and analysis tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, or similar)
• Proficiency in designing workflows and scalable labeling systems in development ticketing systems like GitLab, Jira, Asana, etc.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to collect, organize, and derive insights from complex data sets
• Experience with automation and scripting for data collection and reporting
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders, drive consensus, and navigate competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex data in accessible formats

Nice to have qualifications:

• Experience working directly with product and engineering teams on security initiatives
• Familiarity with GitLab and its DevSecOps capabilities
• Prior experience specifically with security risk registers or vulnerability management programs
• Prior experience with threat modeling, security reviews, or pentesting
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CRM, etc.
• Experience with risk assessment methodologies and frameworks such as NIST RMF, FAIR, ISO 31000, etc.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, TISAX, etc.
• Experience working in a rapidly scaling technology company