Engineering Manager, AST: Composition Analysis

Remote $81k–$138k middle 2 months ago full-time quality 8.1/10

application securitycloud securitysoftware composition analysiscontainerization technologiespackage managersdependency management systemsopen source security tooling

Lead engineers across the Composition Analysis team, setting clear priorities and expectations.
Drive key security initiatives, including auto-remediation of vulnerable software packages, scanning unmanaged C/C++ dependencies, static reachability analysis, and snippet detection for open source dependencies.
Balance priorities and resources across the Composition Analysis team to ensure sustainable delivery and high-quality outcomes.
Author and maintain project plans for epics within the Composition Analysis team, aligning work, identifying dependencies, and ensuring quality delivery.
Run agile project management processes for the Composition Analysis team, including planning, estimation, and continuous improvement of delivery practices.
Provide guidance on the architecture of software composition analysis solutions, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and effective.
Collaborate closely with the Composition Analysis team to ensure consistent, high-quality approaches to application security across GitLab's platform.

Background leading multiple technical teams or groups, ideally in application security or cloud security.
Practical understanding of software composition analysis, including how to assess and manage risks in application dependencies.
Familiarity with containerization technologies, package managers, and dependency management systems.
Experience working with or around open source security tooling (for example, Syft, Grype, Trivy, or similar tools).
Ability to plan and run agile project management processes for the Composition Analysis team, including coordinating priorities and dependencies.
Skill in guiding product and architecture decisions for security scanning tools, balancing technical constraints with customer needs.
Openness to candidates with transferable experience in security engineering, DevSecOps, or vulnerability management who are motivated to grow in application security leadership.

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