Remote DevOps Engineer - GitLab & Infra Automation

OpenTalent; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTalent is seeking a DevOps Engineer focused on GitLab administration in a remote, full-time role. The candidate will handle upgrades, backups, geo-replication, and overall GitLab infrastructure maintenance.

The role requires strong Linux (RHEL) expertise and hands-on work with Ansible, Terraform, Docker/Podman, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog. On-call duties and RCA responsibilities are included.

Qualifications

• Experience with GitLab administration including upgrades and migrations.
• Strong Linux system administration skills (RHEL).
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Administer GitLab CI/CD infrastructure and environments.
• Manage upgrades, backups, and geo-replication tasks.
• Maintain monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog; ensure incident response readiness.

Skills

GitLab administration

Incident response

Root cause analysis

Geo replication

Tools

GitLab

Ansible

Terraform

Linux (RHEL)

Docker/Podman

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Shared Runner infrastructure

Job description

OpenTalent is seeking a DevOps Engineer focused on GitLab administration in a remote, full-time role. The candidate will handle upgrades, backups, geo-replication, and overall GitLab infrastructure maintenance.

The role requires strong Linux (RHEL) expertise and hands-on work with Ansible, Terraform, Docker/Podman, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog. On-call duties and RCA responsibilities are included.