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Product Security Engineers are highly sought after for H-1B visa and other work visa sponsorship due to critical cybersecurity skills shortages. The role typically qualifies as a specialty occupation with computer science, cybersecurity, or engineering degrees. Major tech companies and financial institutions actively sponsor for these positions. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are hiring a Staff Product Security Architect to join our Security Platforms and Architecture organization at GitLab. Rather than operating as a purely consultative body, Security Architecture at GitLab functions as a hands-on technical driver. Our mission is to embed proactive guidance directly into modern developer workflows and automated coding environments, embedding security standards into the software development process from the outset. We strive to enable teams to deliver secure, resilient software seamlessly while minimizing reliance on manual security gates. In this role, you will collaborate closely with product engineering organizations, spearhead architectural strategy for critical capabilities, and serve as the primary Security Owner driving risk reduction for key entries within our risk management framework. Your daily work will span architectural design reviews, technical prototyping, and establishing scalable patterns that enable engineering teams to execute autonomously.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Partner with engineering and product leadership across GitLab, developing enough context in their domains to anticipate security problems rather than react to them
- Lead security architecture and design work for strategic initiatives, and provide direction to the cross-functional teams delivering them
- Identify, assess, and prioritise systemic security risks, and act as Security Owner for high-priority items in the Product Security Risk Register, co-executing remediation with the teams who own the code
- Codify recurring security decisions into reusable artifacts — guardrails, standards, design patterns, skills, and reference threat models — delivered into developer and AI coding tool workflows
- Build proofs of concept and prototypes to unblock engineering teams and shorten the distance between a security requirement and a working implementation
- Conduct security architecture reviews for large or strategic projects, and coordinate with Application Security so that review coverage is comprehensive and correctly prioritised
- Threat model new and existing systems, and establish the patterns that let teams threat model their own work
- Work with Security Research on proactive exploration of unknown risks in GitLab's architecture
- Anticipate emerging security challenges and propose architectural responses before they reach implementation
- Mentor security engineers across the division, and represent security architecture to engineering audiences
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- Depth in application security architecture, including authentication and authorization models, privilege escalation, multi-tenant isolation, and trust boundary analysis
- Experience securing distributed systems, including service-to-service authentication, secrets handling, and the failure modes of security decisions made across process boundaries
- Working knowledge of software supply chain security: build and release integrity, artifact provenance, and dependency risk
- A track record of proactive architecture work — identifying risk before it becomes an incident, and designing something that prevents a class of problem rather than an instance of one
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with engineering leadership and influence technical direction through expertise rather than gatekeeping
- Experience defining security standards or patterns that teams adopted without being compelled to
- The ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on, including reading unfamiliar code, building prototypes, and contributing changes
- Clear written communication, and the ability to make a security argument to an engineering audience that does not already agree with it
- A view on how security guidance should be authored and delivered for AI coding tools, not only for humans
ABOUT THE TEAM
Security Architects are a part of our Security Platforms and Architecture team, who address complex security challenges facing GitLab and its customers to enable GitLab to be the most secure software factory platform on the market. Composed of Security Architecture, Security Research, and Application Security, we focus on systemic product security risks and work cross-functionally to mitigate them while maintaining Engineering’s development velocity. In FY27, we're implementing a new organizational model where each architect is dedicated to a specific functional area of GitLab's product, enabling deeper context, stronger relationships, and more proactive security guidance. As the Core DevOps architect, you'll be part of a team that includes architects focused on AI and the Sec Section, creating opportunities for collaboration on cross-cutting security challenges while maintaining specialized expertise in your domain.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $168,000—$238,000 USD
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.
HOW GITLAB SUPPORTS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
- 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.
COUNTRY HIRING GUIDELINES:
GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.
PRIVACY POLICY:
Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.
INTRODUCTION
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are hiring a Staff Product Security Architect to join our Security Platforms and Architecture organization at GitLab. Rather than operating as a purely consultative body, Security Architecture at GitLab functions as a hands-on technical driver. Our mission is to embed proactive guidance directly into modern developer workflows and automated coding environments, embedding security standards into the software development process from the outset. We strive to enable teams to deliver secure, resilient software seamlessly while minimizing reliance on manual security gates. In this role, you will collaborate closely with product engineering organizations, spearhead architectural strategy for critical capabilities, and serve as the primary Security Owner driving risk reduction for key entries within our risk management framework. Your daily work will span architectural design reviews, technical prototyping, and establishing scalable patterns that enable engineering teams to execute autonomously.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Partner with engineering and product leadership across GitLab, developing enough context in their domains to anticipate security problems rather than react to them
- Lead security architecture and design work for strategic initiatives, and provide direction to the cross-functional teams delivering them
- Identify, assess, and prioritise systemic security risks, and act as Security Owner for high-priority items in the Product Security Risk Register, co-executing remediation with the teams who own the code
- Codify recurring security decisions into reusable artifacts — guardrails, standards, design patterns, skills, and reference threat models — delivered into developer and AI coding tool workflows
- Build proofs of concept and prototypes to unblock engineering teams and shorten the distance between a security requirement and a working implementation
- Conduct security architecture reviews for large or strategic projects, and coordinate with Application Security so that review coverage is comprehensive and correctly prioritised
- Threat model new and existing systems, and establish the patterns that let teams threat model their own work
- Work with Security Research on proactive exploration of unknown risks in GitLab's architecture
- Anticipate emerging security challenges and propose architectural responses before they reach implementation
- Mentor security engineers across the division, and represent security architecture to engineering audiences
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- Depth in application security architecture, including authentication and authorization models, privilege escalation, multi-tenant isolation, and trust boundary analysis
- Experience securing distributed systems, including service-to-service authentication, secrets handling, and the failure modes of security decisions made across process boundaries
- Working knowledge of software supply chain security: build and release integrity, artifact provenance, and dependency risk
- A track record of proactive architecture work — identifying risk before it becomes an incident, and designing something that prevents a class of problem rather than an instance of one
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with engineering leadership and influence technical direction through expertise rather than gatekeeping
- Experience defining security standards or patterns that teams adopted without being compelled to
- The ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on, including reading unfamiliar code, building prototypes, and contributing changes
- Clear written communication, and the ability to make a security argument to an engineering audience that does not already agree with it
- A view on how security guidance should be authored and delivered for AI coding tools, not only for humans
ABOUT THE TEAM
Security Architects are a part of our Security Platforms and Architecture team, who address complex security challenges facing GitLab and its customers to enable GitLab to be the most secure software factory platform on the market. Composed of Security Architecture, Security Research, and Application Security, we focus on systemic product security risks and work cross-functionally to mitigate them while maintaining Engineering’s development velocity. In FY27, we're implementing a new organizational model where each architect is dedicated to a specific functional area of GitLab's product, enabling deeper context, stronger relationships, and more proactive security guidance. As the Core DevOps architect, you'll be part of a team that includes architects focused on AI and the Sec Section, creating opportunities for collaboration on cross-cutting security challenges while maintaining specialized expertise in your domain.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $168,000—$238,000 USD
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.
HOW GITLAB SUPPORTS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
- 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.
COUNTRY HIRING GUIDELINES:
GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.
PRIVACY POLICY:
Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Product Security Engineer
Highlight security certifications alongside your degree
CISSP, CISM, or CEH certifications strengthen your specialty occupation case. Immigration officers recognize these as evidence of specialized cybersecurity knowledge beyond general IT skills.
Target companies with existing security compliance programs
Organizations under SOX, PCI DSS, or HIPAA regulations have documented needs for security engineers. This regulatory requirement supports the business necessity argument for sponsorship.
Emphasize threat modeling and vulnerability assessment experience
Specific technical skills like penetration testing, code review, and security architecture differentiate you from general software engineers when justifying the specialized role.
Focus on fintech, healthcare, and defense contractors
Industries handling sensitive data have higher sponsorship rates for security roles. These sectors often have dedicated immigration budgets due to talent scarcity and compliance requirements.
Document experience with security frameworks and standards
Knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, or OWASP frameworks demonstrates specialized expertise. Include specific implementations you've led or contributed to in previous roles.
Consider cybersecurity consulting firms as entry points
Security consulting companies frequently sponsor international talent and offer client exposure. This path can lead to direct hire opportunities with larger organizations later.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a cybersecurity degree for H-1B sponsorship as a Product Security Engineer?
No, you don't need a cybersecurity-specific degree. Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related technical degrees typically qualify. The key is demonstrating that your education and experience combine to create specialized knowledge in product security. Relevant certifications like CISSP or security bootcamps can strengthen applications with non-security degrees.
What makes Product Security Engineer a specialty occupation for visa purposes?
Product Security Engineers require specialized knowledge of secure coding practices, threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and security architecture that goes beyond general software development. The role demands understanding of cryptography, compliance frameworks, and security testing methodologies. This specialized skill set typically requires at least a bachelor's degree in a technical field plus security-specific training.
Which visa types work best for Product Security Engineers?
H-1B visa is most common due to the technical degree requirement and specialty occupation nature. O-1 visa may apply for senior engineers with significant security research, publications, or recognition in cybersecurity. E-3 visa works for Australians, TN visa for Canadians with qualifying degrees. L-1 visa applies if transferring from an international office of the same company with security responsibilities.
How do security clearance requirements affect visa sponsorship?
Many government contractors and defense companies require security clearances that are only available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. This limits H-1B opportunities in defense and classified work. However, commercial cybersecurity roles, fintech, healthcare, and private sector companies actively sponsor without clearance requirements. Focus on commercial security positions for better sponsorship prospects.
What's the approval rate for H-1B petitions in cybersecurity roles?
Cybersecurity roles, including Product Security Engineer, generally see higher approval rates than average due to clear specialty occupation requirements and documented talent shortages. USCIS recognizes the technical nature and degree requirements. However, approval depends on proper documentation of job duties, degree relevance, and employer's business need. Working with experienced immigration attorneys improves success rates significantly.
How to find Product Security Engineer jobs with visa sponsorship?
To find Product Security Engineer positions with visa sponsorship, use Migrate Mate, which specializes in connecting international tech professionals with sponsoring employers. Focus on technology companies, fintech firms, and cybersecurity startups that commonly sponsor H-1B, TN, and O-1 visas for security roles. These employers actively seek Product Security Engineers to protect their software and infrastructure from threats.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Product Security Engineer jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.