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GitLab · 10 hours ago

Principal Engineer, Software Supply Chain Security

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$158K/yr - $338K/yr

GitLab is an open-core software company that develops an AI-powered DevSecOps Platform. The Principal Engineer, Software Supply Chain Security will own the technical strategy for securing software delivery on GitLab’s platform and provide architectural leadership while mentoring engineering teams and engaging with customers.

Cloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsDevOpsOpen SourceSaaS

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end software supply chain security architecture for GitLab’s CI/CD platform, including SLSA Level 3 implementation and CI infrastructure hardening

Drive cross-team technical strategy and decisions across our Software Supply Chain Security (SSCS) stage teams, aligning engineering work to SSCS strategic plans

Collaborate with infrastructure and CI/CD teams to design and land long-term initiatives for secure, scalable runner architecture, container isolation, and pipeline security at scale

Propose and validate technical implementations that support architectural changes to improve CI/CD scaling and performance on critical paths

Teach, mentor, and coach Staff Engineers and individual contributors, raising the bar on supply chain threat modeling, secrets management, artifact signing, and SBOM lifecycle practices

Partner with Engineering Managers and senior leadership to define roadmaps, break down complex initiatives, and enable Staff Engineers to lead sub-department-wide efforts

Engage with customers and external stakeholders as a technical consultant and spokesperson for GitLab’s software supply chain security capabilities and roadmap

Collaborate with product, security, and compliance stakeholders to ensure features meet enterprise security, governance, and regulatory expectations in the software supply chain security market

Qualification

Software supply chain securitySLSA implementationCI/CD security hardeningSecrets managementContainer securityGo programmingRust programmingDistributed systemsArtifact signingMentoringCommunication skills

Required

Deep expertise in software supply chain security, including threat modeling for supply chain attack vectors, SLSA implementation and attestation systems, and SBOM generation and lifecycle management

Strong knowledge of artifact signing and verification using the Sigstore ecosystem, including Cosign, Fulcio, Rekor, and in-toto attestations

Experience designing and hardening CI/CD security, such as runner isolation, pipeline security controls, and secrets management in large-scale environments

Background in distributed systems and infrastructure, including building resilient CI/CD platforms that process high pipeline volumes and optimizing performance for critical paths

Practical experience with container security and Kubernetes security, including admission controllers, policy controllers, workload isolation, and registry hardening

Proficiency in Go or Rust in a production environment, combined with expert-level understanding of CI/CD workflows and DevSecOps best practices

Experience operating as a Principal or Staff Engineer across multiple development teams, providing architectural leadership and partnering with Engineering Managers and senior leaders

Demonstrated capacity to clearly communicate complex problems and solutions