Field CTO, Public Sector

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Engage with customers in a technical consulting and advisory role during the pre-sales process, providing technical assistance and strategic guidance.
• ● Deliver executive-level thought leadership on DevSecOps , security, and compliance for strategic public sector opportunities, including new and growth accounts.
• ● Build and maintain relationships with customer leaders such as Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Security Officers, Chief Technology Officers, and chief security architects.
• ● Partner with the marketing team to develop content and support media engagement opportunities that increase awareness of GitLab in the public sector market.
• ● Educate customers on the value of the GitLab platform and related technologies, and support conversations across multiple levels of the organization to help enable successful deployment.
• ● Assist with requests for information and responses related to government publications and public-private partnership opportunities.
• ● Participate in and contribute to working groups connected to government publications, standards, and demonstrations.
• ● Curate and communicate public sector field feedback, collaborate on prioritization with marketing and product teams, and contribute to sales strategy, playbooks, enablement, and reusable technical content for the field.

Requirements

• ● Demonstrated expertise in DevSecOps strategy, application security, and compliance for regulated environments, including providing risk-based guidance.
• ● Working knowledge of the end-to-end software development lifecycle, including CI/CD and modern engineering and operations practices.
• ● Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate technical strategy effectively to audiences ranging from executives to engineers.
• ● Comfort working in a fully remote, distributed, and asynchronous environment.
• ● Ability to coordinate across time zones and adapt schedules to customer and internal stakeholder needs.
• ● Living in the Washington D.C. Metro area preferred
• ● Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, as permitted by applicable law.
• ● About the team
• ● The Field CTO, Public Sector role works across customer-facing and internal teams to help GitLab meet the needs of public sector organizations with clarity, credibility, and deep technical insight. This role partners closely with sales, solutions, marketing, and product stakeholders to represent customer priorities, strengthen technical strategy in the field, and support GitLab's position in a highly regulated and mission-driven market.
• ● The team environment is collaborative, remote, and asynchronous, with a strong focus on sharing knowledge and turning field insight into action. The work is especially meaningful because it brings together executive advisory skills, platform expertise, and an understanding of security and compliance expectations that matter in public sector environments. Success in this role comes from being able to translate complex technical topics into clear guidance, while also helping GitLab improve how we serve this market over time.
• ● At GitLab, you'll do this work in a values-driven culture built on collaboration , results , efficiency , diversity, inclusion and belonging , iteration , and transparency .
• ● How GitLab will support you
• ● Flexible Paid Time Off
• ● Team Member Resource Groups
• ● Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• ● Growth and Development Fund
• ● Parental leave
• ● Home office support
• ● 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. How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees
• ● Flexible Paid Time Off