Job Summary

Devops Engg - (Github to Github cloud Migration)

Responsibilities

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Platform Engineer to lead the organizations migration from GitHub Enterprise Server (On-Premises) to GitHub Cloud while serving as the enterprise administrator and subject matter expert for the GitHub platform. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning designing executing and governing the migration of repositories workflows runners permissions integrations and security configurations to GitHub Cloud.

The candidate should have robust expertise in GitHub administration CI/CD implementation repository management security and developer enablement. This role requires the ability to independently build and maintain GitHub Actions pipelines establish governance standards manage organization-wide GitHub Cloud operations and drive platform modernization initiatives aligned with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end migration from GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) to GitHub Cloud across multiple business units and development teams.

Assess existing GitHub Enterprise environments repositories workflows integrations access controls and governance policies to define migration strategies.

Develop migration roadmaps implementation plans risk assessments rollback strategies and cutover plans.

Design and implement GitHub Cloud organizational structures repository standards branching strategies and governance frameworks.

Act as the enterprise administrator and SME for GitHub Cloud and GitHub Enterprise platforms.





Migrate repositories teams permissions secrets Actions workflows runners webhooks and third-party integrations to GitHub Cloud.

Build maintain and optimize GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines and reusable workflow templates.

Configure and manage GitHub Organizations Enterprise Accounts Teams Runners Environments Security Policies and Access Controls.

Implement repository governance standards including branch protection rules pull request policies code ownership and compliance controls.

Integrate GitHub Cloud with enterprise identity providers using SAML SSO SCIM and RBAC controls.

Establish secure software development practices including secret management vulnerability scanning dependency management and security policy enforcement.

Collaborate with development security platform and cloud teams to onboard applications and streamline software delivery processes.

Automate operational and administrative activities using GitHub APIs scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code approaches.

Monitor platform availability adoption usage metrics security posture and operational performance.

Troubleshoot complex GitHub platform workflow runner access and integration issues and provide Level-3 support.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance developer productivity platform security and operational efficiency.

Develop documentation migration guides standards runbooks and knowledge-sharing materials.

Conduct training sessions and provide technical guidance to development and engineering teams adopting GitHub Cloud.

📌 Infra Dev Specialist (Chennai)
🏢 Cognizant
📍 Chennai