Senior Migration Engineer - GitLab Dedicated
$152,800–$259,200 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Lead customer migrations from self-managed GitLab to GitLab Dedicated using GitLab Geo to replicate data and manage cutover windows. Design migration runbooks and automation for repeatable deployments, validating target environments built with Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes. Advise clients on sequencing, integration requirements, and risks while debugging synchronization issues and optimizing network connectivity. Improve migration tooling and scripts to ensure reliable, efficient delivery. Partner with Professional Services, Engineering, and Product teams to resolve blockers and share field feedback. Manage multiple engagements while balancing delivery priorities and technical knowledge sharing in a remote, asynchronous environment.
Required Qualifications
- Experience delivering customer-facing migration, installation, training, or technical advisory engagements
- Experience using, deploying, or configuring GitLab, with a solid understanding of Git and source control workflows
- Experience with infrastructure as code or configuration as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Packer, Puppet, or Chef
- Hands-on experience running Kubernetes workloads in production, including deployments, rollouts, and debugging crash loops, failed health checks, and scheduling issues
- Experience with a major cloud provider such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure, along with working knowledge of network design and connectivity
- Ability to read, understand, and modify infrastructure tooling, with familiarity in languages such as Go, Python, or Ruby
- Ability to independently lead multiple customer projects, communicate clearly in written and spoken English, and build agreement in a remote, largely asynchronous environment
- A solution-oriented approach, effective cross-functional collaboration, and a commitment to GitLab's values
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with GitLab Geo and replication
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