Senior Migration Engineer - GitLab Dedicated
Core
Partner with customers to plan and deliver migrations from self-managed GitLab to GitLab Dedicated, using GitLab Geo for data replication and ensuring minimal disruption.
Role type
Senior IC migration engineer (DevSecOps platform)
Builds
Fully managed, isolated GitLab Dedicated environments
Domain
DevSecOps / Cloud Infrastructure / SaaS
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
GitLab Geo replication, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), Kubernetes production operations, Cloud provider expertise (AWS/GCP/Azure), Network design, Go/Python/Ruby scripting
Preferred skills
PubSec/Federal experience, GitLab Dedicated environment familiarity
Technologies
GitLab Geo, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Go, Python, Ruby
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end customer migrations including assessment, planning, replication, cutover, and validation; Design migration runbooks and automation for repeatable cutovers; Configure network connectivity (VPC, DNS, firewalls) within GitLab Dedicated constraints; Debug synchronization issues and identify root causes; Improve migration tooling and scripts for reliability; Partner with Professional Services and Engineering to resolve blockers and share field feedback.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC