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We are looking for an experienced DevOps / GitLab CI engineer to design and implement a robust CI/CD setup for a Docker-based application consisting of a backend and a frontend, both living in the same GitLab repository. The goal of this project is to establish a clean, developer-friendly workflow that supports: Automatic internal test deployments (review apps) for feature branches Automated production deployments to a public VPS when code is merged to main This setup should follow GitLab CI best practices, especially GitLab Environments and Review Apps, and be simple for developers to use without requiring manual server access

Our self-hosted GitLab instance has grown quickly and the cracks are beginning to show. I now need a full, end-to-end review of the entire implementation—from the way pipelines are defined to how repositories are organised and, most urgently, how user access is controlled. Current Version - 18.7 Current pain points • Access permissions are inconsistent and hard to trace. • Merge-request approvals don’t always follow our intended flow. • User-role management has become manual and error-prone. Beyond those control issues, I’m sure other inefficiencies have crept in, so I’d like fresh eyes on the entire setup. Scope of work 1. Audit the existing GitLab configuration, including runners, CI/CD pipeline definitions, repository structure and vi...