Senior Professional Services Engineer

GitLab

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Washington, DC
Salary
$164,880–$277,560 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $164k
This role $221k
$101k most similar roles pay here $296k

This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $138,385–$189,670 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $221k versus about $164k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About GitLab

GitLab is an all-remote software company that develops an AI-powered DevSecOps platform combining source code management, CI/CD, security scanning, and project planning in a single application.

GitLab currently has 79 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $137,400–$213,600 across 61 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at GitLab

At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Professional Services Engineer

Senior Professional Services Engineer- PubSec - DC Metro joins the team to manage delivery workstreams for federal engagements in highly controlled environments. This role involves installing and configuring GitLab across FedRAMP-authorized clouds, DoD enclaves, and air-gapped networks. You will perform migrations from legacy tools like Bitbucket and Jenkins, conduct technical workshops for government staff, and translate complex compliance requirements into specific configurations. Key responsibilities include managing high-availability topologies, Kubernetes deployments, and hardening systems against DISA STIG standards. The role requires proficiency in infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Packer, Puppet, or Chef, alongside experience with Docker and Kubernetes. Candidates must possess skills in Python, Ruby, or Go, and have expertise in federal frameworks like NIST 800-53 and FIPS-compliant deployments to solve security and compliance challenges for government customers.

What you'll do

  • Install, configure, and troubleshoot GitLab in cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped environments.
  • Execute migrations from legacy tools like Bitbucket, GitHub Enterprise, and Jenkins to GitLab.
  • Configure GitLab against federal security baselines including DISA STIGs and FIPS-compliant requirements.
  • Serve as the primary technical contact for agency engineering and security teams during implementation.
  • Translate complex government compliance requirements into specific GitLab configurations and technical artifacts.
  • Conduct workshops and enablement sessions for government developers and information system security officers.
  • Create reusable runbooks, automation scripts, and documentation to improve professional services delivery.
  • Communicate with product and engineering teams to resolve gaps in federal compliance features.

What we're looking for

  • Must possess an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
  • Must be able to work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
  • Experience delivering infrastructure or platform work in a customer-facing or consulting role.
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Packer, Puppet, or Chef.
  • Experience working with major cloud providers including AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or Google Assured Workloads.
  • Demonstrated experience deploying and administering GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Delivery experience in regulated environments like federal, DoD, financial services, or healthcare.
  • Familiarity with federal compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, CMMC, or DISA STIGs.

More like this

Similar roles

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Alexandria, VA 63 days ago $77,600$176,000
DevSecOps CI/CD AWS Azure Kubernetes Docker Terraform Ansible Chef Puppet CloudFormation Python Go Bash GitLab CI GitHub Actions Maven Gradle NPM SAST SCA
10+ yrs exp

Senior Migration Engineer

GitLab

Remote 23 days ago $126,400$213,600
GitLab Kubernetes Terraform Ansible AWS GCP Azure Python Go Ruby Git Infrastructure as Code Configuration as Code Packer Puppet Chef
Remote

Senior Customer Engineer

Cloudflare, Inc

Washington, DC 39 days ago $202,000$278,000
Workers AI AI Gateway Vectorize Python JavaScript LLM RAG Prompt Engineering DNS DDoS Mitigation Cloud Infrastructure Web Security Networking API Edge Computing SaaS
Hybrid

Professional Services Engineer

Cloudflare, Inc

Seoul, South Korea 72 days ago
WAF Bot Management API Gateway DDoS Protection Rate Limiting Magic Transit BYOIP L3/L4 Routing MPLS SD-WAN Zero Trust SASE CASB RBI DLP TCP/IP TLS DNS HTTP Terraform Python JavaScript Bash AWS GCP Azure Agile
10+ yrs exp Hybrid

Senior Customer Engineer, Public Sector Federal

Cloudflare, Inc

Washington, DC 24 days ago $211,000$257,000
DNS HTTP(S) SSL / TLS TCP/UDP SASE Secure Web Gateway CASB DLP SD-WAN RESTful APIs Command-Line Interface Cloudflare AWS Azure GCP OSI Model
4+ yrs exp Hybrid