#108 - GitLab Administrator / Platform Engineer - Service Account Migration

Key Responsibilities • Migrate a defined portfolio of existing service accounts to GitLab native service accounts, one account at a time. • Rotate or replace credentials and tokens as each automation identity is cut over. • Securely decommission old credentials and access after successful validation. • Update permissions and group/project access for migrated automation identities. • Diagnose and resolve CI/CD or automation failures caused by credential, token, permission, or identity changes. • Coordinate migration timing, validation, and follow-up with the teams that own the affected automation. • Support secure, reliable completion of a time-bounded access-remediation initiative. Must-Have Skills • Hands-on GitLab administration or platform engineering experience. • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated tooling. • Experience rotating or replacing credentials and tokens in automation workflows. • Experience securely decommissioning old access after a credential or identity cutover. • Experience debugging CI/CD or automation integrations that depend on service credentials. • Prior experience migrating service accounts or other non-human identities. • Experience updating permissions and group/project access for automation identities. • Mid-to-senior-level experience. Nice-to-Have Skills • Experience with identity and access migrations. • Experience with secrets hygiene or credential-exposure remediation. • Experience executing repetitive operational work accurately across many similar accounts or tickets. • Prior service-account migrations, permission replication, or token cutovers in GitLab or a similar source-control platform. • Ability to untangle unclear ownership and drive follow-up across multiple teams. Required Tools & Platforms • GitLab • GitLab native service accounts or comparable non-human identity models • CI/CD pipelines and automated tooling • Credential and token management workflows • Group/project permissions and access controls Location, Time & Engagement • Candidates must be based in an eligible LATAM location . • Availability for 40 hours per week is required. • Working-hour alignment with U.S. time zones from Eastern through Pacific is required. Overview We are seeking two hands-on GitLab Administrators / Platform Engineers for a temporary, bounded migration initiative. The work centers on converting existing automation identities into GitLab native service accounts while preserving dependent CI/CD workflows, permissions, and operational continuity. Enterprise experience strongly preferred. Originally posted on Himalayas