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Wallet icon Coin icon Rate 6 000 € - 7 000 € / month info
Timer icon Form of cooperation Full-time
Briefcase icon Sector Energy
Location icon Location 100% Remote

info The reward is calculated upon delivery of 20 MD per month (1MD=8h)

Project duration 3-12 months with the possibility of extension
Period of cooperation 15.09.2026 - 31.12.2026
Start date ASAP
Project duration 3-12 months with the possibility of extension
Period of cooperation 15.09.2026 - 31.12.2026
Start date ASAP
Technology
  • GitLab
Languages
  • English flag English - active, B2/C1/C2

Project description

  • design and deployment of a centrally managed solution for automated dependency management using Renovate
  • scaling the solution for thousands of GitLab repositories and reliably creating updates via merge requests
  • automation of library, container image, and build tool updates to reduce security risks and manual work
  • design of the target architecture and operational model, including self-hosted Renovate, distributed workers/runners, job scheduling, cache, and API limit management
  • automatic discovery and onboarding of repositories without the need for manual configuration of individual projects
  • creation and management of central, versioned configuration standards, including update rules, grouping, time windows, and automatic merging
  • enabling teams to extend the central configuration at the individual repository level
  • secure management of access data and registries, application of the principle of least privilege, and prioritization of updates
  • implementation of monitoring, logging, dashboards, and metrics for update throughput, error rates, and repository coverage
  • overall organizational and technical oversight of the Renovate deployment and gradual rollout from the pilot phase through individual waves to full coverage
  • preparation of documentation, methodological guidelines, and training for development teams
  • project planning, roadmap creation, prioritization, and coordination of the GitLab platform team, security, development teams, and management
  • practical involvement in architectural decisions, prototyping, and solving critical implementation phases
  • technical review of implementation and expert guidance of involved engineers

Project requirements

  • min. 5 years of experience in managing technical projects in large IT environments
  • ability to manage the implementation and rollout of a solution across multiple teams, both organizationally and technically
     
  • experience with:
    • Renovate tool and its central configuration management
    • GitLab including CI/CD, API, and group/permission model
    • distributed, scalable systems and container platforms, especially Kubernetes
    • software chain security principles
    • secure management of credentials, permissions, and CVE-related updates
    • technical supervision of implementation and mentoring of engineers
  • ability to independently implement solutions and validate designed concepts through prototypes
  • technical understanding of DevOps and software development processes
     
  • English at a communicative level (spoken and written)
     
  • organizational skills, independence, and ownership
  • analytical thinking and problem-solving mindset
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