GitHub Administrator

Allegion•Carmel, IN

16h

About The Position

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world. The GitHub Enterprise Administrator owns the configuration, security, reliability, and day-to-day operations of our GitHub Enterprise Cloud instance. You will ensure safe, scalable, and efficient source control and collaboration for engineering teams by administering orgs/repos, CI/CD runners, access controls, security features, automation, integrations, and Copilot .This is a hands-on, cross-functional role that partners with engineering, security, SRE, and IT to enable secure developer workflows,‑ and enforce policy and compliance.

Requirements

3–5+ years administering GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Cloud, or equivalent large-scale Git hosting solutions (GitLab, Bitbucket Server) in an enterprise environment.
Strong practical experience with Git internals and advanced workflows (branching strategies, rebases, merge strategies, submodules/subtrees).
Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions and/or other CI systems; experience operating runners and securing CI infrastructure.
Familiarity with identity providers and SSO (SAML/SCIM/OIDC) and provisioning processes (Okta, Azure AD).
Experience with automation using GitHub REST/GraphQL APIs and scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript).
Solid understanding of repository security best practices (SAST/SCA/DAST tooling integrations, secret scanning, dependency management).
Experience with monitoring, logging, and audit log analysis for platform services.
Excellent communication skills and experience enabling developer teams through documentation and training.
Prior experience at scale (hundreds+ repos, thousands+ developers).

Nice To Haves

Experience with GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Enterprise Server administration, and backup/restore for on-prem or self-hosted instances.
Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) for self-hosted runners or enterprise environments.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi) for provisioning cloud resources.
Experience supporting compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO, PCI, SOX).
Certifications: GitHub Certified Administrator or relevant cloud/platform certifications.

Responsibilities

Administer Allegion’s GitHub Enterprise Cloud instance and/or Server): manage organizations, repositories, teams, branch protection, repo templates, policies, and naming conventions.
Facilitate alignment across Enterprise software product teams on common Enterprise concerns, using tools such as Architecture Decision Records.
Influence and promote an engineering culture that balances security with collaboration across product teams, encouraging shared code, communication, security best practices, and compliance.
Support product team as they configure and operate GitHub Actions runners (self-hosted and managed) and ensure runner capacity, security, and availability.
Enforce identity and access management: SSO/OIDC (Okta, Azure AD), SCIM provisioning, role-based access controls, secrets protection, and fine-grained personal access token governance.
Implement security guardrails: branch protections, required status checks, CODEOWNERS, dependency scanning (Dependabot), secret scanning, code scanning (SAST), and enforce approved apps/integrations.
Manage repository lifecycle policies, archival/retention, forking rules, and data residency/backups (if using Enterprise Server).
Integrate GitHub with CI/CD, artifact repositories, ticketing systems (e.g., Jira), and other internal tooling via apps, webhooks, and OAuth apps.
Monitor health and usage: audit logs, GitHub Insights/Advanced Security metrics, usage reporting, license seat management, and cost optimization.
Lead incident response and postmortems for GitHub-related outages or security events; maintain runbooks and recovery procedures.
Build automation for repetitive admin tasks (repo creation, onboarding, team provisioning, license assignment) using GitHub APIs, GraphQL, or automation tools.
Manage vendor relationships and licensing with GitHub; coordinate upgrades, support engagements, and roadmap items.
Provide developer enablement: onboarding, documentation, best practices, training sessions, and troubleshooting support for teams.
Maintain compliance artifacts and support audits (SOX, ISO, SOC2) related to source control and developer tooling.
Evaluate and pilot new GitHub features, apps, and third-party tools to improve developer experience and security posture.

Benefits

Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”
Unlimited Paid Time Off
A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period
Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
Tuition Reimbursement
Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards
Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”
Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching