DevOps Engineer

Plan A Technologies is looking for a hands-on DevOps Engineer. The primary objectives are to fully codify our existing infrastructure and successfully execute a seamless migration from our on-premises GitLab instance to GitLab SaaS.

Please note: you must have at least 5+ years of experience as DevOps Engineer and experience managing and migrating GitLab instances, specifically transitioning from self-hosted/on-prem environments to GitLab SaaS to be considered for this role.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY

• Plan, test, and execute the migration of repositories, user permissions, issues, merge requests, and historical data from GitLab On-Premises to GitLab SaaS.
• Audit our current infrastructure and fully codify it to ensure repeatable, documented deployments.
• Refactor and optimize existing CI/CD pipelines to align with GitLab SaaS best practices, shared/private runners, and cloud-native workflows.
• Re-architect access controls, secrets management, and user permissions to fit the SaaS model securely.

• 5+ years of experience as DevOps Engineer.
• Proven track record of managing and migrating GitLab instances, specifically transitioning from self-hosted/on-prem environments to GitLab SaaS.
• Deep experience writing, debugging, and optimizing complex GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong proficiency in codifying infrastructure using industry-standard tools (e.g., Terraform, OpenTofu, or CloudFormation).
• Ability to execute migrations with minimal downtime, including dry-runs, data validation, and rollback planning.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Outstanding communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Initiative and drive to do great things.

Plan A Technologies is an American software development and technology advisory firm that brings top-tier engineering talent to clients around the world. Our software engineers tackle custom product development projects, staff augmentation, major integrations and upgrades, and much more. The team is far more hands-on than the giant outsourcing shops, but still big enough to handle major enterprise clients.

Read more about us here: www.PlanAtechnologies.com .

Location: Work From Home 100% of the time, or come in to one of our global offices. Up to you.

Great colleagues and an upbeat work environment: You'll join an excellent team of supportive engineers and project managers who work hard but don't ever compete with each other.

Benefits: Vacation, Brand New Laptop, and More: You’ll get a generous vacation schedule, and other goodies.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!