The Role
Architects and deploys highly available GitLab environments on virtual machines, including GitLab Geo, Gitaly Clusters, PostgreSQL HA, Redis standby, MinIO object storage, networking, CI/CD runners, backups, failover testing, and disaster recovery. Automates infrastructure with Terraform, supports security-hardened environments, and produces architecture documentation and operating procedures.
Summary Generated by Built In
Must Have Skills:
- Hands-on
experience deploying GitLab Omnibus in production.
- In-depth
knowledge of GitLab components: Gitaly, Praefect, PostgreSQL, Redis,
Registry
- Experience
with PostgreSQL HA using Patroni, etcd, PgBouncer, HAProxy.
- Expertise
in provisioning infrastructure using Terraform.
- Strong
understanding of VM-based architectures (e.g., VMware, KVM, or Hyper-V).
- Object
storage integration using MinIO or S3-compatible services.
- GitLab
Geo setup and synchronization troubleshooting.
- Network-level
expertise: firewalls, VIPs, load balancing, inter-site routing.
- CI/CD configuration, runners, token management, and
access control.
Nice to Have Skills:
- Familiarity
with Ansible or other configuration management tools
- Monitoring
with Prometheus/Grafana
- Understanding
of DNS-based failover vs. HAProxy-based
- Experience with air-gapped or security-hardened
environments
Detailed Job Description ;
- Architect
and deploy GitLab using Omnibus packages on VMs with full HA
configuration.
- Set
up and maintain GitLab Geo replication between Site A (primary) and Site
B (backup).
- Configure
PostgreSQL HA clusters using Patroni, etcd, PgBouncer, and HAProxy
- Implement
and manage Gitaly Clusters with Praefect for repository sharding and HA
- Set
up MinIO as an on-prem object storage backend with bucket-level
replication
- Configure
and isolate Redis as non-replicated, cold standby at Geo secondary site
- Automate
infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using
Terraform.
- Integrate
GitLab with internal DNS, firewall, and networking services for HA &
DR readiness.
- Configure
and manage GitLab Runners with appropriate executor strategies using k8.
- Develop
and execute backup, restore, and failover testing procedures.
- Create
detailed architecture documentation and standard operating procedures
(SOPs)
Minimum
Years of Experience : 7- 8 years
Skills Required
- Hands-on experience deploying GitLab Omnibus in production
- In-depth knowledge of Gitaly, Praefect, PostgreSQL, Redis, and GitLab Registry
- Experience with PostgreSQL high availability using Patroni, etcd, PgBouncer, and HAProxy
- Expertise provisioning infrastructure with Terraform
- Strong understanding of VM-based architectures, including VMware, KVM, or Hyper-V
- Experience integrating object storage using MinIO or S3-compatible services
- Experience setting up and troubleshooting GitLab Geo replication and synchronization
- Network-level expertise with firewalls, VIPs, load balancing, and inter-site routing
- Experience configuring CI/CD, GitLab Runners, token management, and access control
- Seven to eight years of professional experience
- Familiarity with Ansible or other configuration management tools
- Experience monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana
- Understanding of DNS-based failover versus HAProxy-based failover
- Experience with air-gapped or security-hardened environments
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The Company
What We Do
XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd is a technology consulting and software services company serving clients across banking, financial services and insurance, telecommunications, mining, retail, energy, and manufacturing. It provides software development, IT management consulting, business analysis, project and program management, infrastructure support, and offshore development through onsite-offshore delivery. The company also works with cloud computing, big data, mobile applications, UI/UX, algorithms, and IoT.







