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GitLab is an intelligent DevSecOps orchestration platform used by over 50 million users and many Fortune 100 companies, and it emphasizes AI as a core productivity multiplier within a high-performance, inclusive culture. The Senior Security Engineer on the Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) defends GitLab.com and the broader environment, leading high-impact incidents in a 24/7 model and driving automation and AI-driven improvements in detection, triage, and response. Responsibilities include end-to-end incident response, executive communications, complex DFIR investigations in cloud environments, designing detection with Signals Engineering, building automation, conducting post-incident RCAs, and cross-functional collaboration while mentoring others. Qualifications include cloud-first IR experience, familiarity with Git/GitLab in security contexts, SIEM/EDR/detection engineering experience, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), threat intelligence knowledge, automation skills (e.g., Python, SOAR), and a proactive, growth-driven approach with strong communication. The team is globally distributed (AMER/APAC/EMEA) with remote roles, and GitLab emphasizes equal opportunity, inclusive hiring, and comprehensive benefits for health, finances, and growth.

GitLab is an intelligent DevSecOps platform that helps organizations increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation, trusted by 50 million+ registered users and more than half of the Fortune 100. The company treats AI as a core productivity multiplier and expects all team members to incorporate AI into daily workflows, fostering a high-performance, values-driven culture where every voice is valued. The Director of Engineering, Security Factory will lead the engineering organization responsible for GitLab’s customer-facing security capabilities across the AI-powered platform, guiding nine teams that build proprietary scanners, AI-driven detection engines, agentic remediation flows, and security foundations. Responsibilities include setting the engineering vision and multi-quarter roadmap, driving architectural decisions for AI/ML detection and remediation, partnering with product management, owning delivery of scanners and AI security research, and representing the Security Factory in cross-functional planning, executive reviews, security disclosures, and customer conversations. The Security Factory team operates asynchronously across regions; GitLab offers benefits such as flexible PTO, equity, parental leave, growth opportunities, and an inclusive, equal-opportunity policy that welcomes candidates with varying levels of experience and provides accommodations as needed.