Temporary Github Migration Consultant (6 months)

About the role:

We are seeking an expert GitHub Migration Consultant to lead a high-priority enterprise consolidation project. You will be responsible for migrating and centralizing source code from various disparate GitHub Organizations and BitBucket instances (Payments, Marketing, and CasePeer) into a single, unified "8am" GitHub Enterprise Organization.

The primary goal is to establish a gold-standard environment focused on governance, security compliance (PCI, SOC 2, PII), and seamless CI/CD integration.

About us:

At 8am, our vision is to power a world where professionals thrive. We start every day on a mission to empower professionals with the most trusted, innovative technology to deliver world-class outcomes for their clients and exceptional financial results for their business. They count on our purpose-built solutions to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel profitable growth, so they can focus on their clients and do more of the work that matters.

Founded in 2005, 8am™ (formerly AffiniPay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000’s fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!

What you'll do:

• Org Design: Architect the "8am" GitHub Org structure, including nested teams and administrative roles.
• IAM Integration: Partner with IT/DevX to map Okta/Workday groups to GitHub Teams, ensuring a scalable Least Privilege model.
• Ci/CD Instrumentation - partner with Platform Engineering team to develop CircleCI integration plan for new Organization
• Standardization: Establish mandatory repo naming conventions and a metadata tagging taxonomy (Product, Environment, Compliance status).
• Policy Creation: Define Enterprise-level policies for branch protection, secret scanning, and third-party app restrictions.
• Documentation and Training: Responsible for helping develop and complete training materials for Developers transitioning into GitHub as well as changes to developers currently in GitHub.

• Dependency Mapping: Audit GitHub Actions and CircleCI pipelines to identify and update hardcoded references and secrets.
• Delta Analysis: Map permission differences between BitBucket and GitHub to ensure zero-loss access transitions.
• Cleanup: Lead the "Stale Asset Review" to archive or delete legacy repositories.

• Tooling: Configure and deploy migration tools (e.g., GitHub Enterprise Importer) to move repos while preserving history and PRs.
• Execution: Lead "Migration Weekends" and phased schedules to minimize developer downtime.
• Ownership: Programmatically apply tags and ensure every repository is assigned a Team Owner.

• UAT: Coordinate with Product Owners to validate repository integrity and pipeline functionality.
• Documentation: Deliver a comprehensive "GitHub Lifecycle Playbook" for post-migration management.

About you:

• Expert GitHub Administration: Deep experience with GitHub Enterprise (Cloud or Server) and the GitHub Enterprise Importer (GEI).
• Migration Experience: Proven track record of migrating complex codebases from BitBucket to GitHub, including handling permission deltas.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in Terraform for managing GitHub resources (teams, repos, permissions) at scale.
• Security & Compliance: Familiarity with managing repos under PCI, SOC 2, and PII constraints.
• Technical Ecosystem: Experience with Okta/Workday integrations and CI/CD tools (CircleCI, GitHub Actions).
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation.

Why 8am: 

At 8am, our culture is shaped by the people who bring it to life every day. Together, we build a company rooted in continuous learning, genuine community, holistic wellness, and meaningful engagement—values that empower us as individuals and unite us as a team. Our culture is grounded in our core values: Work Smart, Win Fast; Outshine Ordinary, and We Find a Way. These values drive how we serve our customers and work with each other in a collaborative, inspiring, and empowering environment, every day.

Diversity, equity & inclusion at 8am:

At 8am, we recognize that innovation occurs with a strong team of people who are diverse in background, personality, talent and ideas. Experience comes in many forms and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we continue to learn from each other is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to creating a welcoming and transparent environment for all that embraces those differences through education, equal access to opportunities and information, inclusionary programs, and community outreach. 

Additional Information
The pay range for this position is between $90 - $100 per hour. 8am is committed to offering competitive, fair and commensurate compensation and has provided an estimated pay range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and education.  This position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime.

Security advisory:

Our hiring teams at 8am are dedicated to recruiting top talent who share our passion for serving the professional services industry through innovative financial technology.  As such, our Talent Acquisition Team only follows legitimate hiring practices.  We will always communicate with our candidates using emails with the 8am domain and will never ask for sensitive/personal data during the application process.  All interviews take place over phone call, Zoom/Google Meet or in person.  All offers are communicated verbally by our Talent Acquisition Specialists with a written offer letter as a follow-up.