Staff Security Engineer securing identity, cloud access, and AI platforms for GitLab’s DevSecOps platform. Engineering automated governance across Okta, GCP, AWS, and non-human identities.
Responsibilities
Design comprehensive identity and AI access solutions, including AI agent governance frameworks and privileged access workflows with just-in-time provisioning
Replace low-code automation with engineered Python services on GCP Cloud Run with source control, tests, CI, and observability
Codify Okta, Lumos, and non-human identity platforms in Terraform/OpenTofu/Pulumi and migrate click-ops to peer-reviewed infrastructure-as-code
Re-architect identity and access across GCP and AWS organizations, including resource hierarchy, secure-by-default guardrails, workload identity federation, and least-privilege access
Lead identity and access engineering for enterprise AI platforms, including administration, SSO and SCIM integration, audit logging, data controls, and policy enforcement
Design monitoring and management solutions for service accounts, API keys, certificates, AI agents, and MCP integrations; deploy and operationalize the NHI platform
Drive cross-functional initiatives with Security, IT, Engineering, Enterprise AI, and the Office of the CIO
Mentor senior and intermediate engineers on technical implementation and strategic thinking
Requirements
Extensive IAM experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale solutions, with demonstrated time at a Staff or senior IC level
Expert-level Okta expertise including Identity Engine, advanced authentication policies, lifecycle workflows, and API automation
Strong infrastructure-as-code practice with Terraform/OpenTofu/Pulumi, including provider experience for SaaS identity platforms and a track record of migrating click-ops to code
Proficiency writing and shipping Python as a software engineer, designed as modular, tested, code-reviewed, deployed as services (GCP Cloud Run or equivalent serverless runtime) and instrumented for failure
Cloud identity depth in GCP and/or AWS, including resource hierarchy and organization design, IAM policy models, workload identity federation, and preventive controls such as org policies, SCPs, and permission boundaries
Hands-on experience administering or governing enterprise AI platforms (Anthropic Claude preferred; 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
Daily engineering practice with AI tooling such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar
Experience with IGA platforms like Lumos, ConductorOne, or similar, with a preference for managing them declaratively
Experience in regulated environments with knowledge of compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, SOC2, SOX), including change management, evidence collection, and audit support
Passion for emerging identity challenges including AI agent governance, non-human identity management, zero-trust architecture, and behavioral analytics
Experience carrying a cloud org restructuring through to completion, including migration and stakeholder work
Benefits
Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
Flexible Paid Time Off
Team Member Resource Groups
Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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