Principal Engineer, Infrastructure Security

Job Description

GitLab is an open-core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating human progress.

Our platform unites teams and organizations, breaking down barriers and redefining what’s possible in software development. Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise and Duo Agent Platform, customers get AI benefits at every stage of the SDLC. 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.

An overview of this roleAs 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 rely on to power their DevSecOps goals. As a Principal Engineer, you will collaborate with teams across GitLab to shape the foundation of our future SaaS Platforms (e. g.

GitLab Dedicated, Cells) and Self-Managed experience. You will have a wide sphere of influence and responsibility maximizing your impact by working through and with others. You’ll drive business outcomes by ensuring that we pragmatically implement security capabilities into the platform that empowers critical software factories globally.

What You’ll Do Independently define multi-year security strategy components for cloud infrastructure, including compute, networking, storage, and orchestration platforms, balancing security risk with operational and business requirementsDesign and scope infrastructure security initiatives for the team to execute, breaking down complex problems into actionable work streams with clear success criteriaArchitect and drive implementation of security automation, frameworks, and tooling that become foundational to infrastructure operations (e. g.

, secrets management, certificate automation, security agents)Conduct and lead comprehensive security reviews and threat modeling for complex infrastructure componentsDrive adoption of infrastructure security standards across engineering teams through technical influence, reference implementations, and hands-on enablementQuantify and distill architectural tradeoffs into clear decisions for Engineers and Senior Leadership. Serve as the go-to expert for Infrastructure Security across the company, providing authoritative technical guidanceMentor and develop engineers, elevating the technical leadership and modeling inclusive collaboration. Fulfill the Product Security Division Mission of securing GitLab Infrastructure with our own product (“dogfooding”) What You’ll Bring Expert-level knowledge of security for cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), container orchestration (Kubernetes) and related infrastructure and data security topicsDemonstrated ability to translate complex security concepts into clear, actionable recommendationsPrincipal-level technical leadership: ability to set strategy, influence across organizations, and mentor senior engineers.

Extensive experience designing, developing, and operating large distributed systems in a SaaS context. Track record of leading projects with ambiguous requirements that delivered measurable business impactDemonstrated history of driving technical strategy that influenced organization-wide security postureUnderstanding of security certifications, frameworks, and standards, like FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, etc. Share our values, and work in accordance with those valuesHow GitLab will support youBenefits to support your health, finances, and well-beingFlexible Paid Time Off Team Member Resource GroupsEquity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase PlanGrowth and Development FundParental leave Home office supportPlease 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.

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