GitLab Engineer

Sr. GitLab Engineer
Dallas texas or near by Candidates only
GitLab Certified CI/CD Specialist or GitLab Administrator Certification required.. Please don't send plain dev ops consultants. Need to have GITLAB EXP
Required Skills and Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps or Platform Engineering roles
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD, GitLab Runners, and GitLab administration
• Proficiency with scripting and automation (e.g., Bash, Python, or Go)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
• Solid understanding of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-native tooling
• Strong communication skills and a track record of cross-team collaboration
• Knowledge of JFrog Artifactory, BitBucket / GIT, SVN and other SCM tools
• Knowledge of desired state configuration, automated deployment, continuous integration, and release engineering tools like Puppet, Chef, Jenkins, Bamboo, Maven, Ant etc
• Plan and execute the end-to-end migration from Jenkins and Automic to GitLab CI/CD
• Configure and manage GitLab Runners, Groups, Projects, and Permissions at scale
• Harden GitLab for enterprise usage (SAML/SSO, LDAP, RBAC, backup/restore)
• Design, implement, and optimize complex GitLab CI/CD pipelines using YAML best practices
• Implement multi-stage, parallel, and conditional workflows for build, test, security scan, and deploy
• Integrate static code analysis, security scanning (SAST/DAST), and container scanning into pipelines
• Analyze existing Jenkins's freestyle and scripted pipelines; translate to GitLab CI/CD syntax
• Migrate Automic workflows/jobs into GitLab, orchestrating dependencies and scheduling
• Reduce pipeline execution time through caching, artifact reuse, and pipeline templating
• Lead the migration of container build and deployment processes from Docker to Podman/Buildah
• Author GitLab CI templates for Podman-based image builds and registries
• Ensure the security and compliance of container images (signing, vulnerability scanning)
• Leverage Terraform, Ansible, or similar to provision and manage self-hosted GitLab and runners
• Implement GitOps practices to manage infrastructure and environment configurations
• Automate operational tasks and incident remediation via pipelines and scripts
• Partner with application teams to onboard them onto GitLab workflows and best practices
• Develop and maintain clear runbooks, wiki pages, and pipeline templates
• Conduct workshops, brown-bags, and training sessions to evangelize GitLab CI/CD
• Integrate monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana, ELK) for GitLab health and pipeline performance
• Implement policies and guardrails to ensure code quality, compliance, and security posture
• Troubleshoot and resolve CI/CD or migration-related incidents in a timely manner