# Senior Migration Engineer - GitLab Dedicated

**Company:** [GitLab](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/gitlab)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $153k – $259k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** GitLab, Gitlab Geo, Git, Terraform, Ansible, Packer, Puppet, Chef, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, GCP, Microsoft Azure, Go, Python, Ruby
**Posted:** 2026-08-19

> Leads customer migrations from self-managed GitLab to isolated GitLab Dedicated environments, using GitLab Geo, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, networking, and infrastructure-as-code practices. The role combines hands-on technical delivery, customer communication, project ownership, and migration automation.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Deliver customer migrations from initial assessment through planning, replication, cutover, and post-migration validation.
- Use GitLab Geo to replicate customer data, debug synchronization issues, identify root causes, and keep migrations on track.
- Design customer network connectivity within GitLab Dedicated constraints, including virtual private clouds, private connectivity, DNS configuration, and firewall rules.
- Apply infrastructure as code and configuration as code practices to interact with and validate existing GitLab Dedicated environments.
- Advise customers on migration sequencing, cutover windows, integration requirements, risks, and next steps.
- Improve migration tooling, scripts, and runbooks to make delivery reliable, repeatable, and efficient.
- Partner with Professional Services, Environment Automation, Product, and Engineering to resolve blockers and share field feedback.
- Manage multiple customer engagements and share technical knowledge with other engineers.

## Requirements
- 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 and working knowledge of network design and connectivity.
- Ability to read, understand, and modify infrastructure tooling, with familiarity in Go, Python, or Ruby.
- Ability to independently lead multiple customer projects and communicate clearly in written and spoken English.
- Ability to build agreement in a remote, largely asynchronous environment.
- Solution-oriented approach, effective cross-functional collaboration, and commitment to GitLab's values.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with GitLab Geo and replication.

## Compensation & Benefits
- United States base salary range: **$152,800–$259,200 USD**.
- Benefits include flexible paid time off, team member resource groups, equity compensation and employee stock purchase plan, growth and development fund, and parental leave.

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