CI/CD Platform Lead

📋 Job Overview

Die Gesellschaft für innovative Personalwirtschaftssysteme mbH is a leading software manufacturer for public and social employers in Germany. Our product KIDICAP® has been on the market for 40 years and is now used by around 25,000 organizations as a Cloud Service. We employ around 200 employees and are growing further. We are looking for a CI/CD Platform Lead to strengthen our development/DevOps teams.

🏢 About [Company]

We are a top company in Germany, recognized on Kununu, providing innovative HR SaaS solutions for state, public, and social employers.

🎯 The Role

You will lead a DevOps team of four people, plan capacities and roadmap, prioritize daily tasks, and report on build status, migration progress, and supply-chain security.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Lead a DevOps team of four people, plan capacities and roadmap, prioritize daily tasks, and report on build status, migration progress, and supply-chain security.
• Maintain and develop our CI/CD infrastructure in two parallel forms: existing Jenkins/Bitbucket and GitLab as the target platform – including standardized pipelines for about 25 portfolio components.
• Manage the migration from Jenkins/Bitbucket to GitLab during ongoing operations.
• Responsible for artifacts in JFrog Artifactory with XRay policies and container images in Harbor, drive automation of supply chain management, and ensure the deployment of the software portfolio.
• Responsible for Docker/OCI images and Helm charts and implement the transition from installation routines such as scripts and bare-metal installers to pure container deployment – with transition plan, training, and clearly communicated deprecation schedules.
• Support the CVE scanning process with tools such as XRay or Trivy, and develop the SBOM process for the entire portfolio.

📌 Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of practical DevOps experience, with solid knowledge of GitLab CI/CD – from pipeline design to runners and GitLab-native workflows.
• Proven experience with Docker/OCI images in production use and with artifact repositories such as Artifactory or Nexus and container registries.
• Understanding of CVE scanning processes and SBOM generation according to CycloneDX.
• Experience in standardizing CI/CD pipelines across multiple teams and projects, plus experience in team coordination or informal team leadership.
• Practical experience with AI-supported developer tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor and the willingness to introduce them in the team and integrate them into CI/CD workflows – for example, for automated code reviews or pipeline generation.
• Structured, clear communication in German (C1), written and oral.

🎁 Benefits

• 100% Home Office (within Germany; EU & other locations by arrangement), flexible workplaces at both company locations including living rooms.
• Personal growth: Challenging job in an agile working environment with open communication structures and fun working in a highly motivated team.
• Flexible working hours: Free time allocation and family-friendly culture.
• Bonuses and incentives: Participation in company success.
• Vacation: 30 days + up to 12 additional days (time account), option for sabbatical.
• Training: Regular internal or external offers as well as individually agreed upon.
• Discounts: Pluxee Benefits Card, corporate benefits discounts.
• Canteen: At the Leipzig and Offenbach am Main locations.
• Pension: Employer-financed company pension scheme.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

No specific visa or eligibility information provided.