GitLab · 3 months ago
Senior Security Engineer, Application Security (EMEA)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expGitLab is an open-core software company that develops an AI-powered DevSecOps Platform used by over 100,000 organizations. The Senior Security Engineer in Application Security will work with engineering and product teams to identify and prevent vulnerabilities during the software development lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software. Responsibilities include conducting security assessments, establishing secure development practices, and improving security workflows.
Cloud ComputingSaaSSoftwareCloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsDevOpsOpen Source
Responsibilities
Conduct security-focused application design and architecture reviews, threat modeling, code review, and security testing assessment
Propose and establish secure development practices, Identify and develop Paved Roads and security standards that will support Product and Engineering teams to deliver secured features at a high velocity
Help secure GitLab, with GitLab. Directly contribute to the GitLab product by using and providing customer feedback on platform features, capabilities, scope and technology coverage
Secure our software supply chain and improve security workflows and controls of our supply chain security
Identify and drive our team’s maturity opportunities to enable scaling our internal process, metrics, workflows and automations as we continue to grow
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or equivalent practical education (including technical bootcamp training programs) and experience
5+ years professional experience in a computer technology field including IT, technical support, or engineering
Very good understanding of computer code and how to detect and remediate classes of security defects, race condition based logic vulnerabilities etc
Programming experience in one or more coding languages, with a preference for Ruby on Rails or Go languages. Professional developer code quality is not required but being able to build code and understand it for troubleshooting purposes is a requirement
Comfortable in shell scripting to automate recurring work or build PoC exploits
Strong knowledge of application security concepts such as OWASP Top 10 bug types, the STRIDE model, CVSS scoring, and Threat Modeling assessments
Experience with application security practices including code review, threat modeling, static and dynamic analysis (SAST, DAST), and attack surface analysis
Experience performing Application Penetration Testing or Vulnerability Research / Bug Bounty Hunting. (Ability to discover and identify fixes for SQLi, XSS, CSRF, SSRF, authentication and authorization flaws, and other web-based security vulnerabilities)
Ability to provide subject matter expertise on software architecture design and system security
Familiar with common security libraries, security controls, and common security flaws that apply to Ruby on Rails applications
Demonstrated ability to learn new technical concepts in cloud and web application security assessment
Flexible, effective, and inclusive communication skills that create clarity; you will collaborate with technical and nontechnical audiences across multiple teams on security bug types and how to mitigate or remediate security issues. Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal, sufficient for success in a remote and largely asynchronous work environment
Demonstrated critical and creative thinking, while also being an effective member of a team
You're comfortable using Git
Experience with standard web application security tools such as Brakeman and BurpSuite
Flexible and constructive approach to problem solving that helps you navigate ambiguity and drive results
Benefits
Flexible Paid Time Off
Team Member Resource Groups
Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Growth and Development Fund
Parental leave
Home office support
Company
GitLab
GitLab is a web-based Git repository manager that offers a variety of features for software development teams.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$413.5MKey Investors
Goldman Sachs,ICONIQ GrowthICONIQ GrowthGoogle Ventures
2021-10-14IPO
2019-09-17Series E· $268M
2018-09-19Series D· $100M
Leadership Team
Bill Staples
Chief Executive Officer
Sytse Sijbrandij
Co-founder and Executive Chair
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