Facility Security Officer

Facility security officers (FSOs) are in charge of managing security in their organization’s facilities. They are responsible for creating a secure environment for employees, vendors, and company visitors.

As a member of the Security Team at GitLab, you will be working towards raising the bar on security. We will achieve that by working and collaborating with cross-functional teams and global customers to provide guidance on security best practices.

The Security Team is responsible for leading and implementing the various initiatives that relate to improving GitLab’s security.

Responsibilities

• Maintain strict confidentiality as related to all security matters
• Build and maintain an Insider Threat Program
• Perform a wide variety of administrative duties in support of security procedures and requirements
• Review and amend as needed security policies and procedures
• Personnel Security - Assisting employees with initiating, maintaining and terminating personnel clearance actions
• Conducting security clearance indoctrination briefings and debriefings
• Must complete required training for obtaining a JPAS account (Cybersecurity and PII)
• Process visit authorization requests in JPAS for personnel for classified visits
• Process notification letters and visit authorization requests for new Task Orders
• Establish and maintain effective professional working relationships with co-workers, and customers
• Follow policies and procedures as described in corporate manuals and directives
• Maintain PKI for JPAS (Joint Personnel Adjudication System) - Government database for all cleared people/contractors
• Ultimate responsibility for all cleared personnel as it pertains to getting, keeping clearances
• Support the company as a direct advocate to DSS (Defense Security Services)

Requirements

• You have a passion for security and open source
• You are a team player, and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams
• You are a great communicator
• You employ a flexible and constructive approach when solving problems
• You share our values, and work in accordance with those values
• Ability to use GitLab

Levels

Facility Security Officer

• Leverages security expertise in at least one specialty area
• Triages and handles/escalates security issues independently
• Great written and verbal communication skills
• Screen security candidates during hiring process

Please note: The FSO does not have a grade internally at GitLab.

Career Ladder

For more details on the engineering career ladders, please review the engineering career development handbook page.

 

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About GitLab

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. Learn more about Life at GitLab. Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise, and Duo Workflow, customers get the benefit of AI at every stage of the SDLC. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier. All team members are encouraged and expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact across our global organisation.

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