GitLab Infrastructure Operations Engineer

NexTurn; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NexTurn is seeking a skilled Infrastructure Operations Engineer to manage GitLab administration, Geo replication, backups, and disaster recovery in a remote U.S. setting.

You design and maintain infrastructure using IaC, automate with Ansible and Terraform, and administer Linux/RHEL, Docker/Podman, and Kubernetes/OpenShift. You’ll monitor health with Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog and participate in on-call rotations to ensure platform reliability.

Qualifications

• GitLab administration including upgrades, Geo replication, and backup/restore.
• IaC and automation using Ansible and Terraform.
• Proficiency with Linux/RHEL, Docker/Podman, and Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Experience with monitoring/observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.
• Experience managing shared GitLab Runner infrastructure and CI/CD environments.
• On-call support, incident response, troubleshooting, and RCA.

Responsibilities

• Perform GitLab administration including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and maintenance.
• Manage GitLab Geo replication, backup/restore, and disaster recovery.
• Design and maintain infrastructure using IaC.
• Develop automation with Ansible and Terraform.
• Administer Linux/RHEL environments supporting GitLab.
• Manage containerized environments using Docker and Podman.
• Support Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
• Build and troubleshoot GitLab Shared Runner infrastructure.
• Configure monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.
• Monitor health, capacity, availability, and performance.
• Participate in on-call rotations and RCA.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Platform Engineering, Security, and Development teams.
• Automate operations and improve reliability and efficiency.
• Maintain documentation and runbooks.

Skills

GitLab administration

IaC automation

Linux/RHEL

Docker/Podman

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana/Dat

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

GitLab Infrastructure Operations Engineer

Location:USA, Remote

WorkExperience:5-6 Years

Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience in GitLab administration, including upgrades, Geo replication and backup/restore.
• Strong experience with Ansible and Terraform for Infrastructure as Code and automation.
• Proficiency in Linux/RHEL, Docker/Podman and Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana and Datadog for monitoring, observability and alerting.
• Experience managing shared GitLab Runner infrastructure and CI/CD execution environments.
• Strong experience in on-call support, incident response, troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

Qualifications:Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.

Job Description:

• Perform GitLab administration, including installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and ongoing maintenance.
• Manage GitLab Geo replication, backup, restore, and disaster recovery processes.
• Design and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Develop and maintain automation using Ansible and Terraform.
• Administer Linux/RHEL environments supporting GitLab infrastructure.
• Manage containerized environments using Docker and Podman.
• Support and troubleshoot Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot GitLab Shared Runner infrastructure.
• Configure and maintain monitoring and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.
• Monitor system health, capacity, availability, and performance of GitLab infrastructure.
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide timely response to production incidents.
• Perform incident investigation, troubleshooting, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Implement preventive measures to minimize recurring incidents and improve platform reliability.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Platform Engineering, Security, and Development teams.
• Automate operational tasks and continuously improve infrastructure reliability and efficiency.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and disaster recovery runbooks.