GitLab Administrator

Job Title - Code management Admin Location - Dallas, Texas Duration - 6+ months Required Skills and Experience: • 8+ years of experience in Administering different & complex applications and tools used in the Enterprise • Experience administering GitLab, Artifactory, Xray, & SonarQube, • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.) • Solid understanding of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud) 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 • Working knowledge of different Software Development Lifecycle Methodologies • Knowledge of desired state configuration, automated deployment, continuous integration, and release • engineering tools like Puppet, Chef, Jenkins, Bamboo, Maven, Ant etc • 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 • 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 (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 • Available for 24/7 On-call support Preferred: • A BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience with good scripting/programming skills • GitLab Certified Administrator • 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)