GitLab is hiring a Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer to join our Infrastructure Security Team within the Product Security Department. In this role, you will lead initiatives that strengthen the security of GitLab's SaaS Platforms and Self-Managed offerings, designing and implementing solutions while collaborating with stakeholders across the organization.

What You'll Do

Lead cross-team infrastructure security initiatives from design through delivery, owning technical outcomes and stakeholder communication.
Design and implement security solutions for cloud infrastructure, container platforms, and orchestration systems.
Drive security reviews for infrastructure changes, providing guidance and identifying risks before they reach production.
Develop secure patterns and reference implementations that enable engineering teams to deliver secure infrastructure quickly.
Identify systemic security gaps in cloud, Kubernetes, and infrastructure configurations, then lead remediation efforts across affected systems.
Partner with SRE, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to integrate security into platform services and deployment pipelines.
Mentor and partner with engineers supporting their professional development.
Contribute to the team's technical roadmap, identifying high-impact security improvements aligned with business objectives.
Fulfill the Product Security Division Mission of securing GitLab Infrastructure with our own product (“dogfooding”).

What We're Looking For

Strong experience securing cloud infrastructure at scale (AWS/GCP/Azure), including IAM, networking, compute, and storage services.
Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Go, Python, Ruby) with ability to build production-quality security tooling.
Deep knowledge of container security, Kubernetes hardening, and orchestration platform security best practices.
Extensive experience with Infrastructure-as-Code security (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) including policy-as-code and automated compliance.
Experience with or strong interest in leveraging AI to automate processes increasing efficiency.
Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams with demonstrated ability to drive consensus and deliver results.
Track record of identifying security risks in complex systems and implementing effective mitigations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to explain security trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Share our values, and work in accordance with those values.

Nice to Have

Experience in high-reliability domains (e.g. finance, healthcare, government, telecom).
Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g. PCI-DSS, FedRAMP, ISO27001, SOC II).

Technical Stack

Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure
Languages: Go, Python, Ruby
Platforms & Tools: Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation

Team & Environment

You will be a member of the Infrastructure Security Team within the Product Security Department.

Benefits & Compensation

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.
Home office support.

Work Mode

This is a global remote role open to candidates in countries around the world.

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, or any other basis protected by law.