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Role Description

You'll join GitLab's Software Supply Chain Security stage as the Staff Engineer, Secrets Management, providing technical leadership for GitLab's strategic investment in integrated secrets management.

• Set the technical direction for GitLab Secrets Manager, our OpenBao-powered solution that helps customers securely store, distribute, and manage the lifecycle of secrets used across CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive architecture decisions for multi-tenant secrets management at scale.
• Guide integration into GitLab and contribute upstream to deliver capabilities customers can trust.
• Achieve a clear, scalable architecture for GitLab Secrets Manager in your first year.
• Ensure reliable performance that meets GitLab.com needs in partnership with Infrastructure teams.
• Maintain strong cross-team alignment across Pipeline Security, Authentication, and Platform.
• Represent GitLab in OpenBao's governance and technical discussions.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating secrets management systems (for example, HashiCorp Vault, OpenBao, or cloud-native offerings).
• Ability to lead architecture decisions for resilient, multi-tenant services that handle secrets operations at scale.
• Working knowledge of cryptographic and key management concepts.
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization integrations.
• Proficiency building product integrations in Go and Ruby on Rails.
• Experience contributing to open source projects and working effectively with distributed governance.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with high autonomy and drive strategy.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Requirements

• Experience designing and operating secrets management systems.
• Ability to lead architecture decisions for resilient, multi-tenant services.
• Working knowledge of cryptographic and key management concepts.
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization integrations.
• Proficiency building product integrations in Go and Ruby on Rails.
• Experience contributing to open source projects.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund
• Parental leave
• Home office support