We are looking for a Sr. GitLab Engineer to lead a major DevOps transformation project migrating legacy systems (Jenkins Automic Bitbucket Docker) to a modern GitLab and Podmanbased automation ecosystem for our client. The ideal candidate is a handson expert in GitLab CI/CD with a deep understanding of infrastructure automation containerization and secure pipeline design.
This is an opportunity to join a highenergy outcomedriven DevOps team known for collaboration speed and a strong ownership mindset. Our client values initiative continuous learning and highquality .
Required Skills & Experience:
Bachelors in Computer Science or related field
GitLab Certified CI/CD Specialist or GitLab Administrator
Previous contributions to GitLab or other opensource CI/CD projects
8 years in DevOps or Platform Engineering
3 years of handson GitLab CI/CD experience (including GitLab Runners and administration)
Proficient in Bash Python or Go scripting
Strong experience with InfrastructureasCode (Terraform Ansible)
Proficient with Docker and Kubernetes; experience migrating to Podman/Buildah
Familiarity with AWS GCP or Azure and cloudnative toolin
Deep understanding of CI/CD tools and release automation (Jenkins Automic Maven Bamboo etc.
Experience with source control systems (Bitbucket Git SVN
Knowledge of security scanning compliance and container hardening practices
Background in Agile GitOps or modern DevOps/SCM practice
Strong communication and crossfunctional collaboration skills
Responsibilities:
Lead full migration from Jenkins and Automic to GitLab CI/CD
Administer and scale GitLab Runners Projects Groups and Permissions
Harden GitLab for enterprise use (LDAP SAML/SSO RBAC backups)
Build optimized secure CI/CD pipelines with YAML best practices
Implement multistage conditional and parallel workflows
Integrate security and code quality tools (SAST/DAST container scanning)
Translate and rebuild legacy Jenkins pipelines in GitLab
Migrate and orchestrate Automic jobs/workflows in GitLab
Improve pipeline speed with caching templating and artifact reuse
Move container builds from Docker to Podman; ensure compliance
Automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform/Ansible
Apply GitOps for infrastructure and environment management
Onboard teams to GitLab and CI/CD standards through documentation and training
Monitor GitLab health and pipeline metrics (Prometheus Grafana ELK)
Troubleshoot and resolve CI/CD and migration issues
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