Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. INflow Federal is building a GitLab Professional Services practice as a subcontracting partner to GitLab. The Senior Platform Engineer will deliver customer-facing GitLab engagements, administering and migrating enterprise platforms, designing CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines, and rolling out GitLab Duo and the Duo Agent Platform.
Responsibilities
- Administer GitLab Self-Managed and Dedicated environments: install, upgrade, backup and restore, user and group management, runners, Geo replication, and performance tuning
- Lead enterprise migrations into GitLab from GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or SVN. Use Congregate and direct transfer. Deploy GitLab reference architectures
- Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines, including security scanning (SAST, DAST, dependency, container) and compliance framework integration
- Configure and roll out the GitLab Duo Agent Platform (DAP): build and customize agents and flows, enable AI-assisted development workflows, and advise customers on governance and adoption
- Deliver customer-facing advisory, clear documentation, and knowledge transfer to agency teams. Lead workshops, cutovers, and secure-environment deployments
- Operate against defined SOWs with GitLab managing the customer relationship. Scope, estimate, and ship work on schedule
Skills
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or platform engineering
- Hands-on GitLab administration experience in production (Self-Managed or Dedicated)
- Experience designing, running, and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines at enterprise scale
- Strong consulting instincts: clear written and verbal communication, ability to lead a customer meeting, and discipline working to a defined scope
- Minimum of a DoD Secret clearance is required
- This role requires an active DoD clearance held directly by the candidate at the time of application
- Active GitLab certifications (GitLab Certified Associate, Professional, or Services Engineer)
- Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform in production
- Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure in a DevSecOps context
- Prior work on federal, defense, or intelligence community programs
- Experience with GitLab Duo, DAP, agentic AI, or AI-assisted development adoption
- Experience with security scanning toolchains, STIG compliance, or cATO frameworks
- Top Secret highly desired
- Top Secret preferred
Benefits
- Direct GitLab enablement and training on GitLab PS delivery methods and tooling
- A defined path to GitLab certifications
- Work on cleared, high-impact engagements across DoW, IC, and civilian federal customers
- The opportunity to build INflow's GitLab practice from the ground up as a founding member
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