Development Expert

 We help the world run better

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Are you a CI/CD Pipeline Development Expert with a passion for driving and delivering pipelines and automation software that our development teams love to use?

What you’ll do

As a Development Expert within the CX Commerce Cloud central pipeline team, you will play a critical role in the strategic evolution and modernization of our Pipeline-as-a-service platform. You will ensure that our pipeline product meets the evolving needs of the business, fostering productivity and efficiency across multiple development teams globally. Your responsibilities include:

• Contribute to Pipeline Strategy: Design, implement and document large-scale, complex CI/CD pipeline features and improvements using our existing technology stack centered around Jenkins.
• Ensure Technical Excellence: Play a key role in upholding high coding standards, performing thorough code reviews, writing unit tests, and applying industry best practices in security, clean code, and automation.
• Transformation and Innovation: Modernize and adapt our pipeline product and technologies as the organization's development processes and products evolve.
• Technical Guidance: Provide mentorship and leadership to our pipeline development teams, guiding best practices in clean code, security, and continuous integration principles.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate with technical leads, product managers, and stakeholders across multiple organizational domains to ensure that our pipeline platform aligns with the Commerce Cloud business goals.

What you bring

• Expert-Level Programming Skills: Extensive experience in designing and building enterprise software using Java, Groovy, and Gradle. A deep understanding of software development principles and the software development lifecycle.
• CI/CD Expertise: In-depth knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps concepts and tools. Hands-on experience developing and operating CI/CD systems, including build pipelines, integration of third-party systems (like security and quality tools), automated testing concepts, and deployment processes.
• Seasoned Problem Solver: Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work autonomously on complex tasks while ensuring alignment with team goals and organizational standards.
• Adaptability and Innovation: Ability to adapt quickly to changes in development processes, technologies, and team requirements. You are comfortable driving continuous improvements in pipeline performance and the overall developer experience of the development organization.
• Leadership and Collaboration: Experience leading technical projects and collaborating with global teams. You communicate clearly, proactively, and effectively in English, both within the team and with cross-functional stakeholders.

Tech you bring

• Programming Languages: Strong proficiency in industry-standard programming languages, such as Java and Groovy, with a solid understanding of software development principles and best practices.
• CI/CD Expertise: In-depth knowledge of CI/CD concepts and tools, including build pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes, ideally in the Jenkins platform.
• SCM and Build and Automation Tools: Expert-level understanding and experience with enterprise software management tools and concepts such as GitHub/Git, build automation tools like Maven and Gradle and automation tools such as Ansible.
   

Tech you'll learn

• Jenkins as our CI/CD tool (e.g. Job DSL, Jenkins plugins, shared libraries)
• Configuration as code principles (e.g. Helm charts, seed job)
• Integration of application security tools like Black Duck, Mend, GitHub Advanced Security, SonarQube.
• Software process management and documentation with tools like Jira and Confluence.

Meet your team

SAP Industries & Customer Experience (CX) enables organizations to deliver rich, hyper-personalized omnichannel experiences that nurture customer relationships across every customer's unique journey.

Within the CX Commerce Cloud organization we are the central pipeline team responsible for providing central CI/CD pipeline solutions to dozens of teams across multiple timezones ensuring high-quality product releases and developer efficiency.

Our pipeline team is distributed in Europe, the Americas and China.

Are you a CI/CD Pipeline Development Expert with a passion for driving and delivering pipelines and automation software that our development teams love to use?

​Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 401686  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Limited Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.