Senior Security Engineer, Security Incident Response Team
Git Lab is hiring for the Senior Security Engineer, Security Incident Response Team role. As a member of Git Lab's Security Incident Response Team (SIRT), you will be on the frontline of protecting and Git Lab from security threats.
OverviewAs a Senior Security Engineer on Git Lab's Security Incident Response Team (SIRT), you will be on the frontline of protecting both and Git Lab the company from security threats.
RoleThis role follows a compressed four-day workweek, with standard full-time hours spread across four extended shifts. To ensure 24/7/365 security coverage, team members work one of two schedules:
- Sunday through Wednesday
- Wednesday through Saturday
Your primary focus will be detecting and responding to security incidents during your scheduled shifts. You will work extensively with incident response automation tools to investigate, analyze, and resolve security events. You will also have opportunities to contribute to security tooling and automation to improve detection and response capabilities.
You will develop expertise using our security infrastructure to monitor for threats, analyze potential incidents, and coordinate response efforts across teams. This position is ideal for someone who wants to grow incident response skills while working within Git Lab's established security framework. You’ll learn to think both tactically and strategically about security, while gaining hands-on experience handling real-world incidents.
Successful Security Engineers thrive in high-pressure environments, remain calm while following runbooks, and think critically about security challenges. You will learn to think like both an attacker and defender, developing proactive and preventative security measures to keep Git Lab and its users’ data safe in a changing threat landscape. Through hands-on experience and mentorship, you will develop the skills to anticipate security risks, respond effectively to incidents, and contribute to Git Lab’s robust security posture.
Find out more about the Security Operations team and responsibilities:
- Incident Response
- Trust and Safety
- Red Team
- Threat-Intelligence
- Signals-Engineering
What You’ll Do
- Lead security incident response in our 24/7 global rotation, managing incidents from detection through containment and recovery
- Create and maintain comprehensive incident response documentation, including runbooks and standard procedures
- Conduct post-incident analysis through RCA and lessons-learned reviews to strengthen our incident response program
- Design and implement automated security processes to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying security gaps and implementing advanced detection and response capabilities
- Collaborate across Git Lab teams to develop new security capabilities and deliver technical projects that enhance our infrastructure
What You’ll Bring
- Demonstrated ability to learn and lead incident response processes independently
- Experience with SIEM/security logging tools
- Experience with cloud platforms (GCP and/or AWS)
- Python programming skills or strong willingness to learn
- A passion for technical documentation
- Proactive approach to identifying and investigating security threats
- Interest in conducting forensic analysis of infected hosts
- Experience or strong desire to learn cloud-based security investigations
About The Team
Security Operations is a globally distributed team of engineers split across 3 core regions (AMER, APAC and EMEA), at the forefront of security events that impact both and Git Lab. We are both reactive and proactive, leading security investigations, incident response support and response resolution, through to cyber threat analysis and detection and response engineering. We work in a cross-regional manner with automation and processes to facilitate collaboration when resolving incidents, handovers, and project work.
How Git Lab Will Support You
- Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
- All remote, asynchronous work environment
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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