Senior Security Engineer, Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) - EMEA @GitLab

Overview

As a Senior Security Engineer on GitLab’s Security Incident Response Team (SIRT), you will play a critical role in defending GitLab.com and the broader environment against evolving security threats. You will lead high-impact incidents, drive improvements in defense, detection, and response capabilities, and help scale security operations through automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate end-to-end incident response for high-severity security events within a 24/7 global on-call model.
• Prepare clear executive communications to inform stakeholders during incidents.
• Investigate complex security incidents across cloud environments using strong Digital Forensics and Incident Response methodologies.
• Collaborate with Signals Engineering to design and implement detection capabilities, including SIEM use cases and alerting strategies.
• Build and enhance automation and AI-assisted workflows for improved triage and investigation.
• Work with Threat Intelligence to contextualize threats and improve detection coverage.
• Conduct root cause analysis and lead post-incident reviews to drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain operational documentation, including runbooks and playbooks.
• Mentor other engineers to elevate the team’s overall incident response maturity.

Requirements

• Strong experience in security incident response and investigations in cloud-first environments.
• Experience using or administering Git/GitLab in a security context.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, and detection engineering.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.
• Familiarity with threat intelligence and adversary tactics like MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience with automation tools and techniques (e.g., Python, scripting, SOAR platforms).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Benefits

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being.
• Flexible Paid Time Off.
• Team Member Resource Groups.
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Growth and Development Fund.
• Parental Leave.

Location

Remote; eligible in Israel, Poland, and the United Kingdom.

How to Apply

Please submit your application through the GitLab careers page.