GitLab Administrator

Employment Eligibility Statement:

Due to specific project and client requirements, this position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (s). Sponsorship is not available at this time.

Danta Technologies evaluates all candidates in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and EEOC guidelines. All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Role – GitLab Administrator

Location- Dallas TX 75202 (Onsite position)

Long term position

Note:- In-person interview required.

Pay rate - $50/hr on W2/Danta Technologies payroll (OR) $60/hr on C2C

We''re seeking experienced Administrators to join our Code Management team. The right candidates for this role will be able to execute strategic projects, optimize CI/CD workflows, and drive infrastructure modernization. They will play a critical part in maturing our automation ecosystem (GitLab, Ansible Automation Platform and Terraform Enterprise) as we move from previously used toolsets ensuring robust, scalable, and secure pipelines.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 8+ years of Administration experience in multiple complex applications and tools

• Software Configuration Management expertise

• Experience administering GitLab, Artifactory, Xray, & SonarQube

• Experience with Terraform and Ansible

• Understanding and working knowledge of containerization on Kubernetes/Open Shift

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and IBM Cloud

• Strong communication skills and a track record of cross-team collaboration

• Working knowledge of different Software Development Lifecycle Methodologies

• Experience configuring and managing GitLab Runners, Groups, Projects, and Permissions at scale

• Harden GitLab for enterprise usage (SAML/SSO, LDAP, RBAC, backup/restore)

• Design, implement, and optimize complex GitLab CI/CD pipelines using YAML best practices

• Leverage Terraform, Ansible, or similar to provision and manage self-hosted GitLab and runners

• Implement GitOps practices to manage infrastructure and environment configurations

• Automate operational tasks and incident remediation via pipelines and scripts

• Partner with application teams to onboard them onto GitLab workflows and best practices

• Develop and maintain clear runbooks, wiki pages, and pipeline templates

• Integrate monitoring (PrometheGrafana, ELK) for GitLab health and pipeline performance

• Implement policies and guardrails to ensure code quality, compliance, and security posture

• Troubleshoot and resolve CI/CD or migration-related incidents in a timely manner

• Available for 24/7 On-call support Preferred:

• A BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience with good scripting/programming skills

• GitLab Certified Administrator

• Recent experience administering GitLab Self-Managed

• Prior software experience with build management, configuration management and/or quality testing

• Experience with SCM practices including Agile, continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD)

Notes:- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.

The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.