Gerrit Expert (DevOps/Infra)

Gerrit Expert (DevOps / Infrastructure)

Location: European time zone

Teams based in Paris

Duration 3 months (Proof of Concept phase)

Start - ASAP

About the Role

We are looking for a Gerrit Expert (DevOps / Infrastructure) to support a strategic initiative aimed at transforming how Gerrit is hosted and used across multiple R&D sites worldwide.

You will contribute to a Proof of Concept (PoC) designed to standardize, scale, and improve the performance of our Gerrit ecosystem, currently fragmented across several independent instances.

Gerrit has been used for several years across 7 to 10 international R&D sites, with approximately 50 users per site.

Current challenges include:

• Lack of standardization and collaboration

• Multiple independent Gerrit instances

• Version inconsistencies

• Limited internal expertise and support

• Data synchronization and performance issues

The goal is to define a robust, scalable, and unified Gerrit architecture, while keeping infrastructure and operations managed internally.

Responsibilities in short:

• Validate and improve the target Gerrit architecture

• Design and implement multi-site replication strategies

• Ensure data consistency across distributed environments

• Define standardization practices (versions, configurations, workflows)

• Support CI/CD integration and artifact management

• Contribute to the setup and execution of the PoC

Key Responsibilities Architecture & Design

• Review and challenge the current architecture (3rd design iteration)

• Recommend a scalable and resilient Gerrit hosting model

• Advise on on-premise and hybrid/cloud (Azure) approaches

Replication & Data Management

• Design and guide implementation of:

  • Master/slave replication

  • Multi-site synchronization

  • Local replicas for offline resilience

• Ensure data integrity across all sites

DevOps & Integration

• Integrate Gerrit into the CI/CD ecosystem

• Provide best practices for operations, monitoring, and performance

• Support artifact management and automation

Advisory & Knowledge Transfer

• Share best practices from previous Gerrit implementations

• Support internal teams (DevOps & infrastructure)

• Contribute to documentation and long-term sustainability

Must-have

• Strong expertise in Gerrit administration and architecture

• Solid DevOps / infrastructure background

• Experience with:

  • Distributed systems and replication

  • CI/CD pipelines

  • Multi-site environments

Nice-to-have

• Experience with Azure cloud

• Knowledge of artifact management solutions

• Experience in large-scale R&D environments

Soft Skills

• Ability to work with both technical and business stakeholders

• Strong communication and advisory skills

• Autonomous and proactive mindset