Security Engineer

GitLab
San Francisco, United States of America
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 218K

Job location

Remote

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows
iOS
Apple Mac Systems
Systems Engineering
Bash
Software as a Service
Cloud Computing Security
Code Review
Computer Security
Computer Programming
Continuous Integration
Linux
Python
Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP)
Powershell
Software Repository
Software Distribution
Okta
Delivery Pipeline
Gitlab
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Information Technology
Casper Suite
Gsuite
CIS Benchmarks
Terraform
Software Version Control

Job description

As a Senior Corporate Security Engineer, you'll help secure the systems GitLab team members rely on every day across a fully remote environment. This role sits within Corporate Security Engineering and focuses on building secure-by-default controls for endpoints and the SaaS platforms that support them, with a strong emphasis on macOS. You'll own meaningful technical decisions around endpoint hardening, automation, and detection, and you'll help turn security requirements into scalable engineering systems that are measurable, auditable, and designed to reduce friction for end users.

This is a strong fit if you're motivated by solving security problems with code. You will work across endpoint management, identity, and security operations to improve how GitLab manages macOS, iOS, Windows, and Linux devices through Infrastructure-as-Code, Terraform, and GitOps workflows. In your first year, you'll be expected to strengthen endpoint security architecture, expand automation, and improve the reliability and auditability of how controls are deployed and maintained.

What you'll do

  • Lead the security architecture of GitLab's endpoint fleet and related infrastructure, with a primary focus on macOS.
  • Design and support automation for secure endpoint deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management using code-based workflows.
  • Manage endpoint and SaaS security configuration through Terraform, version control, merge requests, continuous integration pipelines, and automated rollouts.
  • Define and enforce security baselines across macOS, iOS, Windows, and Linux endpoints.
  • Develop patching and software distribution approaches that align with security, compliance, and operational requirements.
  • Partner with Information Technology, Security Operations, and Detection and Response teams to improve endpoint telemetry, detections, and response models.
  • Drive process improvements that reduce manual work and lower risk by favoring automation, policy-driven controls, and auditable change management.
  • Mentor engineers across Corporate Security and Information Technology, and serve as a senior escalation point for complex endpoint security issues.

Requirements

  • Experience designing and delivering endpoint, systems, or corporate security solutions in environments that require scalable, durable controls.
  • Deep knowledge of endpoint management platforms such as Jamf Pro or FleetDM, especially for architecting and securing macOS environments.
  • Strong hands-on ability with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code practices, including module design, state management, and pipeline-based deployment.
  • Experience working with GitOps workflows where changes are managed through Git repositories, merge requests, code review, and automated pipelines.
  • Strong proficiency in scripting or programming for automation and security tooling, such as bash, Python, PowerShell, or Go.
  • Familiarity with cloud identity providers and directories, including platforms such as Okta, Google Workspace, LDAP.
  • Ability to communicate clearly, collaborate across distributed teams, and work independently in an all-remote environment.
  • Openness to bringing transferable experience from adjacent security, systems, or platform engineering backgrounds, along with a practical and security-focused approach to problem solving.

About the company

GitLab is the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform for software innovation. 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.

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