Sr. GitLab Engineer

Senior Git Lab Engineer

Location:

Dallas, Texas (3 days/week onsite downtown Dallas)

Contract Duration: 12+ months

We are seeking a highly seasoned Sr. Git Lab Engineer to serve as the technical lead for a major enterprise Dev Ops transformation effort. This role will drive the strategic redesign and migration of legacy delivery ecosystems (Jenkins, Automic, Bitbucket, Docker) into a modern, secure, and scalable Git Lab and Podman-based automation platform. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on expert with deep architectural understanding of Git Lab CI/CD, platform engineering, large‑scale automation, and modern cloud‑ and container‑first engineering practices.

You will operate as a senior technical authority, partnering closely with engineering leadership and cross‑functional teams to define CI/CD standards, implement best‑in‑class delivery workflows, and ensure enterprise readiness through automation, security, and operational excellence. Our client values engineers who demonstrate ownership, drive outcomes, elevate team capabilities, and deliver high‑quality, reliable solutions in fast‑paced environments.

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field
• Git Lab Certified CI/CD Specialist or Git Lab Administrator (preference for both)
• Demonstrated contributions to Git Lab or other open‑source CI/CD/Dev Ops tooling
• 10+ years in Dev Ops, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation
• 5+ years of hands‑on Git Lab CI/CD engineering, including enterprise administration of Git Lab Runners, Groups, Projects, and governance
• Expert‑level skills in Bash, Python, or Go scripting for automation tooling
• Deep experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code frameworks (Terraform, Ansible) at scale
• Strong competency with Docker and Kubernetes, including proven experience migrating workloads and build processes to Podman/Buildah
• Proficiency with AWS, GCP, or Azure and cloud‑native CI/CD integrations
• Strong background across legacy and modern CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Automic, Bamboo, Maven, Nexus/Artifactory, etc.)
• Expertise with Git, Git branching strategies, and repository architecture (Bitbucket, Git, SVN)
• Extensive knowledge of secure CI/CD practices: SAST/DAST, container scanning, compliance automation, image hardening
• Solid grounding in Agile, Git Ops, Dev Sec Ops , and scalable SCM practices
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional leadership skills; proven ability to guide engineering teams through change

• Lead and architect the full‑scale migration from Jenkins and Automic to Git Lab CI/CD
• Administer, optimize, and scale Git Lab Runners, Projects, Groups, Permissions, and CI/CD governance
• Harden Git Lab for enterprise requirements: LDAP, SAML/SSO, RBAC, secret management, backup/DR
• Design and implement advanced, secure CI/CD pipelines using Git Lab YAML best practices
• Build complex multi‑stage, conditional, dynamic, and parallel workflows
• Integrate and automate security and code‑quality tools (SAST/DAST, dependency scanning, container scanning)
• Analyze, translate, and rebuild sophisticated legacy Jenkins pipelines into optimized Git Lab CI/CD workflows
• Lead the migration and orchestration of Automic jobs/workflows into Git Lab
• Dramatically improve pipeline speed and reliability using caching, artifact reuse, pipeline templates, and modularization
• Lead the migration of container build processes from Docker to Podman, ensuring security, compliance, and performance
• Architect and automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible
• Apply Git Ops patterns to infrastructure and environment management for consistency and observability
• Drive enterprise enablement through documentation, training, architectural standards, and best practices
• Monitor Git Lab platform health, runner capacity, and pipeline performance using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex CI/CD, infrastructure automation, or migration issues as the top‑level escalation point

Genius Road, LLC is proud to be a Certified Women’s Business Enterprise, an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.