DevOps Platform Engineer - CI/CD Pipeline (3-9 yrs)

Job Summary :

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Mobile Platform DevOps Engineer specializing in iOS to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, optimize mobile development workflows, and ensure seamless delivery of high-quality iOS applications. Your work will directly impact the speed and reliability of our app releases and the overall developer experience.

Key Responsibilities :

- CI/CD Pipelines : Design, implement, and maintain robust continuous integration and delivery pipelines for iOS applications using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bitrise, or CircleCI.

- Build Automation : Develop and optimize automated build processes for iOS apps, including dependency management (e.g., CocoaPods, Carthage, Swift Package Manager).

- Infrastructure Management : Manage cloud-based infrastructure for build and deployment systems, ensuring scalability and reliability.

- Code Quality and Security : Integrate tools for static code analysis, unit testing, and security checks into CI/CD pipelines.

- Monitoring and Troubleshooting : Monitor build processes and deployment pipelines, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to improve efficiency.

- Collaboration : Work closely with iOS developers, QA engineers, and product managers to streamline development workflows.

- Documentation : Create and maintain documentation for CI/CD processes, deployment guidelines, and infrastructure configurations.

- Tooling and Integration : Evaluate, implement, and maintain tools and technologies to improve the iOS development and deployment lifecycle.

Qualifications :

Required :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

- 3+ years of experience in DevOps with a focus on mobile platforms, particularly iOS.

- Proficiency with iOS development and build tools (Xcode, Fastlane, etc.).

- Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Bitrise, or CircleCI.

- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and branching strategies.

- Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python) for automation.

- Solid understanding of App Store submission and TestFlight deployment processes.

- Experience with monitoring and debugging tools for build and deployment pipelines.

Preferred :

- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

- Experience with containerization tools like Docker.

- Knowledge of mobile security best practices and code signing.

- Understanding of Agile and DevOps principles.

Soft Skills :

- Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

- Formal prerequisites for the position (e.g. training, experience, education etc.)

- Successfully completed studies in (business) computer science or comparable qualification

- Several years of sound professional experience in IT, especially in the field of software development and CI/CD tools

- Extensive know-how in at least one common development technology, ideally Swift and/or Kotlin

- Additionally very good in at least one further common development technology, Java, Python or Typescript.

- Sound Experience in managing common DevOps tools like, GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory, Docker, Kubernetes

- Experience with cloud offerings (MS Azure desirable) espacially with it's networking services and infrastructure as code technologies like Terraform and Ansible

- Experience in IT, especially in DevOps development of software products regarding IT security, scaling and operations as well as code reviews and software testing desirable

- Experience in administrating mobile app stores platforms and mobile deplyoments is plus

- Familiar with working in agile work environments

- Fluent in written and spoken English

Tasks (Description of main tasks) :

- Member of the agile product team

- Collaboration on the development, automation and operation of Schaefflers DevOps tool stack including GitHub, Jenkins, SonarQube and Artifactory

- Manage Schaefflers Mobile Dev Platform including mobile store certificate managment

- Further automate the cloud based infrastructure around the DevOps tool stack and its monitoring

- Participation in the use and further development of agile methods such as Scrum and Kanban

- Support operational tasks hands-on and support customers with DevOps best practices

- Conducting code reviews