Security Engineering & Research

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Laurence Bierner

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• Security Engineering & Research Sub-Department
  • Security Engineering & Research Mission
  • Teams

Security Engineering & Research Sub-Department

The Security Engineering & Research sub-department is responsible for technical and engineering security specific to the GitLab product and internal used systems or applications.

Security Engineering & Research Mission

The Security Engineering & Research sub-department's mission is to support the business and ensure that all GitLab products securely manage customer data. We do this by:

• working closely with engineering, product, infrastructure, and other security department teams
• designing and deploying custom automated security solutions
• conducting in-depth security related research and assessments
• transparently communicating important information externally to customers and the community alike

Teams

The Security Engineering & Research sub-department includes the following teams. Learn more about each by visiting their Handbook pages.

• Application Security specialists work closely with development, product security PMs, and third-party groups (including paid bug bounty programs) to ensure pre and post deployment assessments are completed.
• Security Automation specialists help us scale by creating custom security focused tools that perform common tasks automatically.
• Security External Communications specialist lead customer advocacy, engagement and communications in support of GitLab Security Team programs and initiatives.