GitLab Platform Administrator (DevOps / CI-CD)(Local to TX)

GitLab Platform Administrator (DevOps / CI-CD)

This is a Dallas/TX Onsite position. Mandatory 3 to 5 days work from office   - prefer locals.

Required skills:

8+ years of Administration experience in multiple complex applications and tools

• Software Configuration Management expertise

• Experience administering GitLab, Artifactory, Xray, & SonarQube

• Experience with Terraform and Ansible

• Understanding and working knowledge of containerization on Kubernetes/Open Shift

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and IBM Cloud

• Strong communication skills and a track record of cross-team collaboration

• Working knowledge of different Software Development Lifecycle Methodologies

• Experience configuring and managing GitLab Runners, Groups, Projects, and Permissions at scale

Design, implement, and optimize complex GitLab CI/CD pipelines using YAML best practices

• 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

• Harden GitLab for enterprise usage (SAML/SSO, LDAP, RBAC, backup/restore)

• Develop and maintain clear runbooks, wiki pages, and pipeline templates

• Integrate monitoring (PrometheGrafana, 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

• Available for 24/7 On-call support

Nice to have skills:

A BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience with good scripting/programming skills

• GitLab Certified Administrator

• Recent experience administering GitLab Self-Managed

• Prior software experience with build management, configuration management and/or quality testing

• Experience with SCM practices including Agile, continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD)