Support Engineer, U.S. Government Support (SHIFT)

Overview

This is an overnight shift role with working hours of 12:00am - 7:00am EST.

As a Support Engineer on our U.S. Government Support Engineering team, you operate at the critical intersection of Support and Engineering, enabling public sector organizations and United States government agencies to run GitLab in some of the most secure and constrained environments in the world. Your work directly supports national security missions, including customers operating within FedRAMP-authorized, air-gapped, and classified or semi-classified environments where traditional troubleshooting approaches are not always possible.

In this role, you will engage deeply with GitLab through the command line; analyzing logs, system behavior, and application performance with strong Linux fundamentals and an understanding of how GitLab’s components interact end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with public sector customers, including U.S. government agencies, the Department of War, and Intelligence Community organizations, to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues in GitLab deployments operating under strict security, compliance, and operational constraints.
• Perform deep, hands-on technical investigations using Linux command-line tooling and GitLab internals to analyze logs, system performance, and application behavior, often with limited telemetry or incomplete datasets.
• Trace issues across infrastructure, application, and code paths to identify root causes, recommend mitigations, and drive durable fixes in partnership with Product, Development, and Infrastructure teams.
• 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.
• Participate in weekday and weekend on-call rotations, providing timely emergency support for self-managed customers operating in restricted and compliance-focused environments.
• Support team growth by reviewing applications, assessments, and participating in interviews.

Requirements

• Due to government security requirements, you must be a United States Citizen 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.
• 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 AI/LLM-powered developer tooling and gateway architectures (e.g., GitLab Duo, AI gateway configurations, or similar model-serving/proxy layers), including deployment and troubleshooting in self-managed or air-gapped 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.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and container-orchestration technologies such as OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of common information security and compliance concepts and controls (e.g., DISA STIG and SELinux), and eligibility to work on United States federal customer environments.