Due to the need resources associated with the ELT/VLT and ALMA programmes, for its SCS Department, within the Directorate of Engineering at its Headquarters in Garching, near Munich, Germany ESO is advertising the position of Software Quality and DevOps Engineer.
The primary assignment of the successful candidate will be the development and test environment for the ALMA Dataflow development projects. The environment supports software configuration management, continuous integration, regression testing and production of release packages for the science operations and the scientific users of ESO observatories. Finally, s/he will contribute to the Data Flow System application support activities, software configuration management issues, and to the continuous improvement of SCSEQ's development and test infrastructure. Enable and optimize CI/CD practices to ensure reliable, automated software delivery.
Promote DevOps culture and best practices across development and QA teams.
Head of Software Engineering and Quality Group in SCS/DoE.
Proven experience as a Software Engineer, with a focus on QA and DevOps.
Strong expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps, including pipeline-as-code practices.
Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for environment provisioning and configuration management.
Hands-on experience with configuration management and automated deployment tools, such as Ansible.
Proficiency in implementing DevOps quality gates (static code analysis, security scanning, artifact versioning, test coverage enforcement).
Experience in software release management, versioning strategies and artifact repositories (e.g., Shell, Python).
Proficiency with programming languages like Java or Python.
Experience with relational databases (Oracle, Sybase, PostgreSQL, or equivalent), including basic performance tuning and schema management.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum or SAFe environments, with iterative delivery and continuous testing practices.
Excellent command of the English language.
We offer an attractive remuneration package including a competitive salary (free of income tax for applicants from ESO member states), comprehensive pension scheme and medical, educational and other social benefits, as well as financial help in relocating your family and support to place your child/children in daycare.
ESO aims to support members of personnel in maintaining a good work-life balance () between their professional and private life. ESO is also committed to offering family-friendly support (), creating a work environment and policies which allow staff to balance their professional and private responsibilities through flexible working arrangements and financial support for families.