Support Engineer, U.S. Government Support

GitLab

5d•Remote

About The Position

As a Support Engineer on our U.S. Government Support Engineering team, you sit at the point where Support and Engineering meet. You’ll help public sector organizations and United States government agencies run GitLab in complex, highly constrained environments, often with limited logs, sanitized data, or an inability to screenshare. In a single day, you might act as a Linux administrator using tools like strace to troubleshoot performance issues, a partner to Product and Engineering to reproduce and document edge-case bugs, and a contributor to our codebase by opening a merge request to fix a customer-impacting problem. You’ll also improve our documentation and support processes so that every interaction helps make GitLab better for all users, working in an all-remote, highly collaborative environment where everyone can contribute.

Requirements

Due to government security requirements, you must be a United States Citizen (defined as any individual who is a citizen of the United States by law, birth, or naturalization) to be eligible for this position
Experience managing customer-facing cases across the full support lifecycle, from initial inquiry and triage through reproduction, escalation, and resolution
Strong Linux systems administration knowledge, with the ability to troubleshoot performance and configuration issues in complex environments
Ability to use scripting languages (preferably Ruby or Bash) and work within model-view-controller frameworks (preferably Ruby on Rails) to investigate and resolve issues
Practical experience with Git and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflows
Skill in creating and maintaining clear, accurate support content and technical documentation
Ability to explain complex technical topics in a clear, empathetic way to customers and coworkers with varying technical backgrounds
Familiarity with DevOps practices and container-orchestration technologies such as OpenShift and Kubernetes
Understanding of common information security and compliance concepts and controls (for example DISA STIG and SELinux), and eligibility to work on United States federal customer environments as required for this role

Responsibilities

Collaborate with public sector organizations and United States government agencies to support, maintain, and resolve complex issues in their GitLab environments using tools like Zendesk, email, merge requests, and video conferencing.
Troubleshoot customer environments as a hands-on Linux administrator, digging into logs, system performance, and the GitLab codebase to identify and remediate root causes.
Partner with Product, Development, Infrastructure, Customer Success, and Sales teams to clarify bug reports, shape product improvements, and contribute merge requests that address customer-impacting issues.
Create and update clear, reusable documentation and support content based on real customer interactions to improve self-service and reduce repeated issues.
Participate in regular pairing sessions with other Support Engineers and act as a stable counterpart to cross-functional teams to share knowledge and improve support processes.
Contribute to building and refining internal support tools and workflows, including automation and troubleshooting utilities, to make diagnosing and resolving issues more efficient.
Participate in weekday and weekend on-call rotations, providing timely emergency support for self-managed customers operating in restricted and compliance-focused environments.
Support the growth of the team by reviewing applications and assessments, and participating in interviews and hiring decision discussions.