Senior Security Engineer, Security Incident Response Team

Gitlab; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 1 694 000 - 2 372 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent software development company is seeking a Senior Security Engineer for its Security Incident Response Team. The role involves leading security incident responses, creating documentation, and conducting analysis to improve security processes. Ideal candidates will demonstrate experience in incident response, SIEM tools, and cloud security. GitLab supports a remote work environment with benefits prioritizing employee well-being, making it a great opportunity for those passionate about security in tech.

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off

Equity Compensation

Growth and development budget

Parental leave

Home office support

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead security incident response in a 24/7 global rotation.
• Create and maintain comprehensive incident response documentation.
• Conduct post-incident analysis through RCA and lessons-learned reviews.
• Design and implement automated security processes.

Skills

Incident response processes

SIEM/security logging tools

Cloud platforms (GCP and/or AWS)

Python programming skills

Forensic analysis

Proactive threat identification

Education

Experience or strong desire to learn cloud-based security

Job description

Senior Security Engineer, Security Incident Response Team

GitLab is an open-core software company that develops an AI-powered DevSecOps Platform used by more than , organizations.

Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world.

Our platform unites teams and organizations, breaking down barriers and redefining what's possible in software development.

Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise and Duo Agent Platform, customers get AI benefits at every stage of the SDLC.

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.

An Overview Of This Role

As a Senior Security Engineer on GitLab's Security Incident Response Team (SIRT), you will be on the frontline of protecting both and GitLab the company from security threats.

Role

This role follows a compressed four-day workweek, with standard full-time hours spread across four extended shifts.

To ensure 24 / 7 / 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'll work extensively with our incident response automation tools to investigate, analyze, and resolve security events.

You'll also have opportunities to contribute to our security tooling and automation, helping to improve our detection and response capabilities.

In this role, you'll 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 their incident response skills while working within GitLab's established security framework.

You'll learn to think both tactically and strategically about security, while getting hands-on experience handling real-world incidents.

Successful Security Engineers thrive in high-pressure environments, remaining calm while following prepared runbooks and thinking critically about security challenges.

In this role, you will learn to think like both an attacker and defender, developing proactive and preventative security measures to keep GitLab and its users' data safe in our ever-changing threat landscape.

Through hands-on experience and mentorship, you'll develop the skills needed to anticipate security risks, respond effectively to incidents, and contribute to GitLab's robust security posture.

Find out more about the Security Operations team and responsibilities here :

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 GitLab 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, and is at the forefront of security events that impact both and GitLab.

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.

Even though we\'re a global team, we work together in a cross-regional manner and have automation and processes to facilitate collaboration when resolving incidents, handovers, and general collaboration for project work as well.

How GitLab 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

Growth and development budget

Parental leave

Home office support

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement.

Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification.

If you\'re excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

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