Staff, Security Assurance Automation Engineer

As an SRE you will:

• Design, engineer, deploy, and maintain custom automation products
• Build security tooling and automation for internal use that enable the Security Assurance Department to operate at high speed and wide scale
• Automate and monitor key performance indicators and metrics for the Security Assurance Department
• Onboard, configure and maintain third party applications and integrations to those applications
• Participate in end-to-end activities related to implementation planning including assessments, integrations, enhancements, and maintenance with various systems
• Collaborate with Security Assurance stakeholders on their automation roadmap, understand their operational processes and develop technical solutions to scale critical business operations
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and report upon a visible project plan
• Define and own metrics and key performance indicators to determine the effectiveness of the Security Assurance Automation program
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering in influencing product roadmaps related to security and compliance
• Identify and deploy dogfooding opportunities associated with the deployment and use of the GitLab product
• Clearly document the result of automation activities for training and scalable use
• Produce high-quality automation code

What you’ll bring: 

• Extensive scripting/coding experience with one or more languages - Python required (Ruby, and/or Golang experience is a plus)
• Strong understanding of the Software as a Service (SaaS) model
• Extensive experience with Cloud Computing Platforms - especially GCP, AWS, and related services
• Previous experience on or supporting Security Governance, Risk, Compliance or Field Security teams is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrable teamwork skills and resourcefulness
• Strong familiarity with cloud security controls and best practices