Engineering Manager, Software Supply Chain Security: Pipeline Security

Experience leading and developing engineering teams, with a focus on building secure, reliable product features.

Practical knowledge of software supply chain security concepts, tools, and industry standards.

Understanding of the SLSA (Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts) framework and how to apply it in CI/CD pipelines.

Familiarity with software artifact provenance, attestation, and verification techniques.

Knowledge of secure software development practices, including container security, software composition analysis, and vulnerability management.

Experience working with CI/CD systems and their security considerations.

Lead a team of engineers building Software Supply Chain Security features with a focus on CI job artifact security.

Guide the design and implementation of SLSA (Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts) compliance within GitLab CI/CD pipelines.

Collaborate with Product Managers to define, prioritize, and deliver the roadmap for supply chain security capabilities.

Partner with Security team members to ensure new and existing features meet GitLab’s security standards and align with best practices.

Stay current with software supply chain security standards and tools, including SLSA, SBOM, software composition analysis, and vulnerability management. Translate what you learn into actionable product improvements.

Educate and advocate for supply chain security best practices across engineering teams to drive adoption of secure patterns in CI pipelines.

Our

Pipeline Security

team is a globally distributed group of engineers who collaborate asynchronously across time zones. We're focused on building Software Supply Chain Security features into the core GitLab platform, with current priorities including native secrets management for CI pipelines, artifact provenance and verification, and achieving SLSA Level 3 compliance. We partner closely with Product, Security, and other stage groups to design and implement these capabilities. We value clear communication, thorough documentation, and making new features straightforward for users to adopt.

The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of the United States only. This range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout the US. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses, equity, or benefits. See more information on our

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