GitLab
DevSecOps
StaffSecurityEngineer,IAM
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“Staff Security Engineer, IAM at GitLab. Skills: IAM, Okta, Terraform, AI security. Design identity and AI access solutions. Lead identity and access engineering”
What You'll Achieve.
increase developer productivity; improve operational efficiency; reduce security and compliance risk; accelerate digital transformation; transform how our workforce ecosystem securely accesses the tools; advancing from foundational controls to sophisticated, automated governance; architecting the future of identity security for a rapidly scaling company operating in regulated environments
Industry & Context.
designing elegant solutions to complex identity challenges
US citizens physically located in the US, US Citizen
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of IAM experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale solutions, demonstrated time at a Staff or senior IC level, Expert-level Okta expertise including Identity Engine, advanced authentication policies, lifecycle workflows, and API automation, infrastructure-as-code practice with Terraform, including provider experience for SaaS identity platforms and a track record of migrating click-ops to code, Hands-on experience administering or governing enterprise AI platforms (Anthropic Claude OpenAI ChatGPT Enterprise, Google Gemini Enterprise, or similar acceptable), awareness of AI-specific risks including prompt injection, MCP attack surface, agent identity, and data leakage, automation experience using Python and iPaaS tools (Tines, Okta Workflows), Experience with IGA platforms like Lumos, ConductorOne, or similar, Working knowledge of non-human identity tooling (Token Security, Oasis, Astrix, or similar), or equivalent experience governing service accounts, OAuth grants, and workload identities, Experience in regulated environments with knowledge of compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, SOC2, SOX), including change management, evidence collection, and audit support, Collaborative mindset and strategic communication skills for writing technical proposals, leading cross-functional initiatives, and mentoring teammates
Nice to Have
Passion for emerging identity challenges including AI agent governance, non-human identity management, zero-trust architecture, and behavioral, Active user of Claude Code, Cursor, or similar agentic development tools, with intuition for how engineers integrate them into daily workflows
What You'll Do.
Design identity and AI access solutions
Lead identity and access engineering
Codify identity platforms in Terraform
Refactor authentication framework
Pioneer non-human identity governance
Drive cross-functional initiatives
Mentor senior and intermediate engineers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Lead cross-functional initiatives with Security, IT, Engineering, Enterprise AI, and the Office of the CIO; Collaborative mindset and strategic communication skills for writing technical proposals, leading cross-functional initiatives, and mentoring teammates
Communication Scope
strategic communication skills for writing technical proposals, leading cross-functional initiatives, and mentoring teammates
Full Job Description
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. 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. *Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. An overview of this role The Corporate Security Identity Team is on a mission to transform how our workforce ecosystem securely accesses the tools they need to do their best work, advancing from foundational controls to sophisticated, automated governance across our identity platforms and our emerging AI tooling. As a Staff Security Engineer, you'll be a senior technical leader and strategic anchor on the team. You're passionate about designing elegant solutions to complex identity challenges, whether that's architecting enterprise-scale conditional access policies, codifying our identity platforms in Terraform, or building governance
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