Clayton Shank

Sr. IT Security Engineer at GitLab

Clayton Shank is a seasoned IT professional with a robust background in IT security and systems administration. Currently serving as a Sr. IT Security Engineer at GitLab since November 2022, Clayton previously held the position of Lead Systems Administrator at CyberGRX, where key responsibilities included deploying various security and management tools, managing a large-scale remote work environment, and overseeing significant technology migrations. Earlier experience includes roles as Systems Administrator at Angel Fire Resort, where Clayton managed multiple locations and upgraded network infrastructure, as well as positions at Sphero and Zayo Group that focused on end-user support and infrastructure management. Clayton's leadership experience extends beyond technology, having served as Vice President of the Check-In Foundation and held various marketing and management roles in the action sports community. Educational credentials include a Master of Science in Technology, Cybersecurity and Policy, and a Bachelor's degree in Communication, both from the University of Colorado Boulder.

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GitLab is a single application with features for the whole software development and operations (DevOps) lifecycle. GitLab helps you automate the builds, integration, and verification of your code. With SAST, DAST, code quality analysis, plus pipelines that enable concurrent testing and parallel execution, your teams get quick insights about every commit so they can deliver higher quality code faster. With GitLab, every team in your organization can collaboratively plan, build, secure, and deploy software to drive business outcomes faster with complete transparency, consistency and traceability across the DevOps lifecycle GitLab gives you everything from value stream reporting to planning tools, registries, CI/CD, testing, and much more. You can use GitLab how and where you want to fit with your digital infrastructure. Choose what’s best for your organization: SaaS or self-managed. They can host and manage GitLab for you, or you can deploy your own GitLab instance on-premises or in the cloud. You can automate your security and compliance policies and you’ll get visibility and traceability to see who changed what, where and when across all DevOps functions. GitLab was built for Dev, Sec, Ops and everyone else who cares about your code — including business teams and non-technical stakeholders — to collaborate and keep moving projects forward. Because GitLab is built on open source software, you get the benefit of all the innovations that thousands of developers all over the world are continuously adding and refining — and you can contribute your own. Gitlab has been recognized for several awards such as best DevOps solution provider, 451 Firestarter, and leader in Forrester Wave.


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