DevOps Tools Administrator

We are looking for DevOps Tools Administrator for our client in Dallas, TX.

Job Title: DevOps Tools Administrator

Job Location: Dallas, TX

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Requirement/Must Have:

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

• 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).