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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Infrastructure Security Engineer - **Company:** Gitlab Services Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $168,000.0 - $238,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Architectural Patterns, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Data Security, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Python (Programming Language), PCI Data Security Standards, Ansible, Ruby, Software Factory, Policy as Code, Software Security, Gitlab, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Terraform, Devsecops, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/staff-infrastructure-security-engineer-usa-gitlab-9870546 ## About the Role * Proof of U.S. citizenship and U.S. residency * Expert knowledge of security for cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), container orchestration (Kubernetes) and related infrastructure and data security topics * Deep working knowledge of FedRAMP (Moderate and/or High) and the operational realities of running and continuously monitoring an authorized environment; familiarity with adjacent frameworks and standards (NIST 800-53, FIPS 140-2/3, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS) * Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Go, Python, Ruby) with a track record of delivering production-quality security tooling * Extensive experience with Infrastructure-as-Code security (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation), policy-as-code, and automated compliance - particularly in support of regulated environments * Hands-on experience applying AI to security workflows, with a point of view on where it creates meaningful leverage in compliance-constrained environments * Track record of leading multi-team technical initiatives from ambiguous problem statements to measurable outcomes, setting technical direction that peer teams adopt * Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to explain security and compliance tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership and assessors * Share our values, and work in accordance with those values ## Description As a member of the Infrastructure Security Team within the Product Security Department, you will work with teams across GitLab to ensure that the components that comprise our public cloud infrastructure are built from the beginning with the resiliency and security expectations that our customers - including the U.S. public sector - rely on to power their DevSecOps goals. As a Staff Security Engineer, you will serve as the technical lead for the infrastructure security of our GitLab Dedicated for Government offering and the broader FedRAMP environment that supports it. You will define the technical direction for how we secure our Federal platform, set the patterns the team uses to operate it, and influence how those patterns extend into our other SaaS platforms (e.g. GitLab Dedicated, Cells) and Self-Managed offerings. You will combine hands-on execution with influence that reaches into partner engineering teams, driving business outcomes by ensuring that we pragmatically implement security capabilities into the platform that empowers critical software factories - including those operated by the U.S. government and its mission partners. Due to government requirements, you must be a United States Citizen (defined as any individual who is a citizen of the United States by law, birth, or naturalization) to fill this position, and you must be based in the United States. What You'll Do * Set the technical direction, architectural patterns, reference implementations, and foundational security automation that shape how infrastructure security is implemented for GitLab's FedRAMP environment, and influence how those patterns are adopted across our broader Dedicated and Self-Managed offerings * Own the security posture of GitLab's FedRAMP environment as the senior technical voice, partnering with the Public Sector SRE team as a stable counterpart * Lead infrastructure security initiatives from problem framing through delivery, scoping ambiguous multi-quarter work - including FedRAMP continuous monitoring, control implementation, and authorization-impacting changes - into executable streams with clear success criteria * Conduct and lead comprehensive security reviews and threat modeling for complex infrastructure components in the Federal environment, identifying systemic risks and driving remediation across affected systems * Set the team's approach to AI-assisted security engineering within the constraints of a FedRAMP-authorized environment, identifying where AI can meaningfully increase leverage and establishing patterns others can adopt * Serve as an authoritative technical voice for Federal Infrastructure Security across our stakeholders - including engineering, compliance, and senior leadership - translating architectural tradeoffs and FedRAMP control implications into clear decisions * Partner on technical planning, prioritization, and roadmap development to align infrastructure security work with the business objectives of our Public Sector offering * Mentor and develop engineers on the team, raising the technical bar and modeling inclusive collaboration * Fulfill the Product Security Division Mission of securing GitLab Infrastructure with our own product ("dogfooding"), 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. 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