Lead Architect / Project Manager

qualysoft· Software Development
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🌍 Remote📍 BudapestFixed term

About this role

Founded in 1999 in Vienna, the Qualysoft Group is a manufacturer-independent IT consulting and services company, which successfully provides support for its international customers with the aim of boosting their competitiveness and economic efficiency through innovative IT solutions.

Its focus is on financial services providers, telecommunications companies, the automotive industry and energy service providers. Over 400 employees in 6 subsidiaries work together to ensure state of the art solutions for our clients.

We are looking for new colleagues in Qualysoft teams for diverse projects providing continuous learning opportunities. Our common goal is to provide honesty, development and a stable background while getting to know the latest technologies. We are waiting for your application for the position below!

About the Project:

 
Work type: Remote

Project: Scalable Renovate Solution for GitLab

Responsibilities:

  • Define and design the target architecture of the Renovate solution
  • Design a scalable operating model capable of supporting tens of thousands of GitLab repositories
  • Architect self-hosted Renovate, distributed workers/runners, job scheduling and caching
  • Design solutions for GitLab API and external registry rate-limit handling
  • Develop an automated repository discovery and onboarding approach
  • Define and maintain central, version-controlled Renovate configurations and shared presets
  • Establish update strategies, grouping rules, time windows and auto-merge policies
  • Ensure security and compliance requirements, including secure credential management and least-privilege access
  • Define and implement prioritisation of security-relevant and CVE-driven updates
  • Establish monitoring, logging, dashboards and operational KPIs
  • Plan and coordinate the rollout: pilot → rollout waves → full coverage
  • Own project planning, roadmap, prioritisation and rollout management
  • Coordinate stakeholders across GitLab platform operations, Security, development teams and management
  • Perform technical reviews of the implementation and make key architectural decisions
  • Coach and support engineers throughout the implementation
  • Contribute to documentation, guidelines and developer enablement/training
  • Work hands-on on prototypes and critical technical implementation questions

Requirements:

  • Several years of experience as a Solution Architect, Lead Architect or Senior DevOps Engineer
  • Strong experience with GitLab, preferably in large-scale environments
  • Practical experience with Renovate or a comparable automated dependency management solution
  • Strong DevOps and CI/CD background
  • Experience designing scalable, distributed and highly automated solutions
  • Solid understanding of infrastructure and platform architecture
  • Experience with APIs, authentication, credential management and security best practices
  • Experience with monitoring, logging and observability
  • Proven project management and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to operate effectively as both a technical lead and project manager
  • Hands-on and solution-oriented mindset
  • Fluent English

Nice to Have:

  • Enterprise-level experience with Renovate
  • Kubernetes and containerisation experience
  • Cloud infrastructure experience
  • Experience delivering large-scale rollout or migration projects involving a high number of repositories
Why we think you will love working here:

With us you count as a person, our doors are always open.
We live the Qualysoft Team Spirit and stand for transparency!

Fresh wind and new ideas are welcome, because standstill is a foreign word at Qualysoft.

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Yes, this Lead Architect / Project Manager position at qualysoft is remote, with team members based in Budapest. You can work from home or anywhere in the supported regions.
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This is listed as a Fixed term position. It is posted as a Lead Architect / Project Manager role in the Software Development department at qualysoft.
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This Lead Architect / Project Manager position at qualysoft was posted on Sep 8, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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