Senior DevOps Engineer - Repository Migration (Freelance, Remote)
We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer / Artifact Repository Migration Consultant to support an international enterprise in migrating its existing software artifact repository to a modern, managed solution.
The consultant will take ownership of the technical implementation, from requirements analysis and solution evaluation through migration, CI/CD integration, and decommissioning of the existing infrastructure.
Project Details
- Start: November 1, 2026 (planned)
- Duration: January 31, 2027
- Workload: Full-time
- Location: 100% Remote - Europe-based candidates only
- Contract: Freelance
- Language: English
- Working Hours: Central European business hours
Tasks
- Analyze the existing Sonatype Nexus repository environment, including repositories, artifact formats, dependencies, and usage patterns.
- Assess migration requirements and identify artifacts to be migrated, regenerated, or retired.
- Define technical and security requirements for the future artifact repository solution.
- Evaluate managed/SaaS repository solutions, conduct proof-of-concept assessments, and recommend a suitable target architecture.
- Configure and implement the selected solution, including authentication, permissions, retention policies, and proxy/mirror functionality.
- Execute artifact migration and validate data integrity, checksums, and artifact accessibility.
- Reconfigure CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling, prepare technical documentation, and support the transition.
- Decommission the legacy repository environment and related cloud infrastructure.
Requirements
- Proven hands-on experience with artifact repository migrations, particularly Sonatype Nexus as the source system.
- Strong experience with managed/SaaS artifact repository solutions such as JFrog Artifactory, Azure Artifacts, GitHub Packages, or AWS CodeArtifact.
- Solid DevOps expertise and practical experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
- Hands-on experience configuring Maven, npm, and related package management tools.
- Strong AWS knowledge, including experience decommissioning AWS-hosted infrastructure.
- Experience evaluating technical solutions, conducting PoCs, and providing vendor-neutral architecture recommendations.
- Familiarity with enterprise authentication (Microsoft Entra ID / SSO), role-based access control, and artifact security/compliance controls is an advantage.
- Fluent English communication skills and availability during Central European business hours; German is a plus.
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