Automation & DevOps Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and optimise existing requirements management practices.
• Establish, maintain and improve requirements, design and verification baselines.
• Ensure alignment with industry standards and certification requirements.
• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins.
• Develop and support Agile, Scrum and DevOps environments.
• Configure and maintain Jira-based problem management and issue-tracking systems.
• Support infrastructure deployments and integrations across multiple development environments.
• Administer and maintain authentication services, including LDAP environments.
• Manage software build environments and maintain system images.
• Develop, maintain and optimise automation scripts.
• Create dashboards and generate reports to support engineering activities.
• Support the migration and maintenance of legacy systems and tools.
• Assist with cybersecurity initiatives and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure best practices are followed.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Honours or Master's degree will be advantageous.

Technical Knowledge and Experience

• Proven experience in requirements management, traceability and validation throughout the software development life cycle.
• Experience within Agile, Scrum and DevOps environments.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies and engineering processes.
• Experience with formal requirements management tools.
• Knowledge of industry standards such as RTCA DO-178, RTCA DO-254, ARP4754A and EN9100.
• Experience with Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins and Artifactory.
• Strong SQL and MySQL database knowledge.
• Experience with scripting languages, including Python, Bash and PowerShell.
• Exposure to containerised environments, including Docker, Podman and Kubernetes, would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies would be beneficial.
• Previous experience within a complex product development environment is highly desirable.

Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Self-motivated, adaptable and capable of working independently.