GitLab

Director, Infrastructure – Software Delivery & Enablement

GitLab

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🏈 Anywhere in North America

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Salary

💰 $205,900 - $444,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Kubernetes

About the role

  • Lead the consolidation and modernization of software delivery processes across both SaaS and self-managed GitLab products, ensuring a seamless developer-to-customer lifecycle.
  • Drive the expansion and integration of delivery teams, managing an existing organization of 60+ engineers and senior leaders to meet evolving business needs.
  • Collaborate closely with product leadership and peer directors to align delivery and quality strategies with product goals and customer requirements.
  • Own the strategy for scalable software development and deployments such as, designing new developer tooling, driving API first culture, and transitioning customers to recommended installation methods such as Kubernetes-based platforms.
  • Foster cross-functional partnerships with infrastructure and development engineering teams to enhance operational stability and software reliability.
  • Measure and improve key delivery metrics to ensure high-quality, timely releases that meet customer expectations.
  • Mentor and develop senior managers and principal engineers, building a strong leadership bench to support ongoing growth and innovation.

Requirements

  • Experience leading and managing large teams, with the ability to oversee an organization of 60 or more people, including senior managers and principal engineers.
  • Proven expertise in software delivery across both SaaS and self-managed environments, with a clear understanding of the nuances between these deployment models.
  • Demonstrated success in driving transformation initiatives, particularly evolving traditional quality engineering practices into modern developer experience and test platform approaches.
  • Strong knowledge of the full software development lifecycle, from developer workflows through to customer delivery and operational stability.
  • Background in platform engineering and infrastructure, with operational experience that informs decisions about software delivery and platform stability.
  • Ability to integrate developer experience tools with software delivery processes to improve quality and efficiency.
  • Effective collaboration skills to work cross-functionally with product leadership, peers, and direct reports in a globally distributed, asynchronous environment.
  • Openness to diverse professional backgrounds and transferable skills, valuing a broad perspective on software delivery and platform operations.
Benefits
  • Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Team Member Resource Groups
  • Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Growth and Development Fund
  • Parental leave
  • Home office support

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
software deliverySaaSKubernetesAPIsoftware development lifecycleplatform engineeringdeveloper experiencequality engineeringtest platformoperational stability
Soft skills
leadershipteam managementcollaborationmentoringcross-functional partnershipcommunicationstrategic thinkingadaptabilityproblem-solvinginnovation
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