GitLab Admin - W2 only

The following requirement is open with our client. 

Title                                       :    GitLab Admin

Location                                :    Seattle WA/ Dallas/ Plano TX & Saint Louis MO

Duration                                :    12 Months

Rate                                       :     $53/hr on W2

Detailed Job Description:

· Linux system administration

· GitLab Enterprise Edition administration (Omnibus installs, upgrades, configuration)

· PostgreSQL database administration (backups, replication, tuning)

· Ansible configuration management (writing/maintaining playbooks and roles)

· HA Proxy or F5 load balancer configuration (SSL termination, backend pools, health checks)

· TLS/SSL certificate management (full CA chain, renewals, troubleshooting)

· Shell scripting (Bash) for automation and troubleshooting

· Monitoring and log analysis (Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, or similar)

· Strong working knowledge of Git workflows, branching, and merge requests

· Networking fundamentals (DNS, firewalls, TCP/IP, port management)

· CI/CD concepts, GitLab Runners, pipelines, shared runner infrastructure

· Terraform (AWS infrastructure provisioning, state management)

· Experience setting up or migrating GitLab to AWS cloud environments and/or Kubernetes (Helm chart deployments, EKS/ECS orchestration)

Roles & Responsibilities

· Administer and maintain GitLab across multiple environments

· Perform structured version upgrades across all environments following change management procedures

· Manage platform infrastructure

· Maintain and extend Ansible playbooks and Terraform configurations (infrastructure-as-code)

· Set and Manage AWS Geo DR site

· Administer GitLab Runners (shared Linux runners, EKS runners) and CI/CD infrastructure

· Support cloud-native GitLab deployments including Kubernetes-based installations using Helm charts and container orchestration on EKS

· Monitor platform health using Splunk, Grafana, and ServiceNow alerting and responding to incidents

· Handle user support requests via Mattermost and ServiceNow escalations

· Manage SSL/TLS certificates, Kerberos Keytabs, and service accounts

· Remediate vulnerabilities and manage Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) within required timelines

· Participate in SAFe Program Increments and sprint ceremonies

· Document procedures, runbooks, and architecture changes in team wiki

· Coordinate with Network, Security, Database, and M365 teams for cross-functional work

Must Have Skills

Gitlab

Linux

PostgreSQL

Thanks & regards, 

Harini

SR. Technical Recruiter | ASCII Group, LLC
Office: (248)-247-6726

Email:

38345 W. 10 Mile Rd, Ste.#365; Farmington, MI  48335 

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