Devops Engineer-W2-Only Texas

DevOps Engineer

Location : Dallas, TX

12 months+

7+ years This is a Dallas/TX Onsite position.

Mandatory 3 to 5 days work from office 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 *CONTINUE IN COMMENTS*

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) 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