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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Migration Engineer for GitLab Dedicated - **Company:** GitLab - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $153,000.0 - $259,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, System Configuration, Customer Data Management, Software Debugging, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), Network Connections, Network Planning and Design, Ansible, Ruby, Google Cloud, Gitlab, Git, Kubernetes, Puppet, Software Coding, Firewall Services Module, Terraform, Virtual Private Clouds, Software Version Control - **Published:** August 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1803458/ ## About the Role * 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 such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure, along with working knowledge of network design and connectivity. * Ability to read, understand, and modify infrastructure tooling, with familiarity in languages such as Go, Python, or Ruby. * Ability to independently lead multiple customer projects, communicate clearly in written and spoken English, and build agreement in a remote, largely asynchronous environment. * A solution-oriented approach, effective cross-functional collaboration, and a commitment to GitLab's values. Experience with GitLab Geo and replication is helpful, but deep expertise can be developed in the role. ## Description * 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, Domain Name System 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 clear next steps. * Improve migration tooling, scripts, and runbooks to make delivery more reliable, repeatable, and efficient. * Partner with Professional Services, Environment Automation, Product, and Engineering to resolve blockers, share field feedback, and keep delivery consistent. * Manage multiple customer engagements while balancing customer outcomes, delivery priorities, and share technical knowledge with other engineers., Migration Engineers are part of GitLab's Dedicated Infrastructure organization. We work with Sales, Professional Services, Environment Automation, Product, and Engineering to coordinate delivery, resolve customer needs, and share field feedback that improves GitLab features and delivery practices. We work remotely and largely asynchronously across regions and time zones, with a focus on reliable delivery and long-term customer success., The base salary range for this role's listed level is currently for residents of the United States only. This range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout the US. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses, equity, or benefits. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary. 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