Principal Engineer - DevOps (CI/CD), Linux, Yocto

HARMAN’s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you’ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

About the Role

At HARMAN, we recognize that effective collaboration and adaptability are critical elements in delivering value to our customers.

As a member of our Build and Integration (B&I) team India, you will serve as the resident expert on DevOps and CI/CD practices. Your fluency with tools such as git/Gerrit, Jenkins, and Python is second to none. You have the breadth of knowledge and skills necessary to effortlessly build and manage our CI/CD toolchain. When one of your software integration colleagues encounters challenges implementing unit testing or delta static code analysis, you are the first resource they turn to for help.

Your enthusiasm for working in an international team is evident and reflects our shared vision of making HARMAN a leading software company. Your dedication to refining our software integration processes, with a focus on improving efficiency and maintaining exceptional quality, aligns perfectly with our organizational goals.

Your Team

This position reports to the Manager, Build and Integration India. As an integral member of our experienced development team, you will make an impact working closely with Software Engineers, Test Engineers, and our Integration Software Project Leaders.

What You Will Do (Mandate Skills)

• Implement best in class CI/CD with automated L1/L2 testing.
• Knowledge on YOCTO builds, creating layers and recipes.
• Install and manage our Jenkins setup.
• Implement and integrate continuous delivery pipelines with Jenkins.
• Manage permissions on our build environment.
• Set up, configure, and monitor our version control system (git/Gerrit).
• Define and run a multi-container environment using Docker Compose.
• Continuously measure and monitor CI/CD performance.
• Develop and enhance scripts to automate the integration flow.
• Manage day-to-day software integration issues.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent related field.
• 10+ years’ experience in the field of DevOps and CI/CD.
• Several years of experience in DevOps encompassing automation of CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of cutting-edge technologies for automation infrastructure deployment.
• Proficient with scripting languages such as Python, Groovy, and Bash.
• Strong technical understanding and familiarity with continuous build and version control systems.
• Good knowledge of containerization & orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

What is Nice to Have

• Fluent English skills and exceptional communication abilities.
• Set up and configure our build servers (on-demand servers + AWS).
• Deploy and maintain our build environment using Ansible.
• Expertise in creating Linux-based systems using Yocto.
• Hands-on experience in building software with Docker.

• Knowledge of Bitbucket and/or perforce.
• Knowledge on FOSS.

What Makes You Eligible

• Intrinsically motivated, achievement-oriented, and deeply passionate about technology.
• Quick to grasp concepts and adept at structured reasoning.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Fast learner, able to synthesize large amounts of information accurately.
• Demonstrate robust critical thinking and adept problem-solving skills.

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location

• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)

•Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University

• Competitive wellness benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria

• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.