Embedded DevOps Engineer 100

For our client, a leading company in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, we are looking for an ambitious Embedded DevOps-Engineer for medical diagnostic systems. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and motivated team for the development of a new blood gas analyzer in an interdisciplinary environment.

General information:

•Start Date: asap

•Planned Duration of Employment: unlimited

•Home Office: Yes: 80% onsite

•Travel: No

•Team: 25 people

•Working Hours: Standard

•Criminal record extract required: Yes

Tasks & Responsibilities:

•Build, operate, and continuously improve the software build and test infrastructure for embedded Linux and Android as targets.

•Design, enhance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab/GitHub) for fast, reliable, and repeatable builds, tests, packaging, and delivery.

•Implement and apply enterprise policies across the toolchain and pipelines (security, access control, auditability, compliance, approvals).

•Introduce and integrate tooling to analyze and ensure code quality (static/dynamic analysis, linters, code coverage, test reporting, SCA).

•Shape the product and workflow for robust configuration and release management (versioning, branching strategy, artifact management, reproducible builds, variant/feature flag management).

•Containerize builds and test environments for consistency and scalability (Docker-based toolchains, runners, caching).

•Support Development and QA with tooling, pipelines, test automation, and debugging of build/integration issues.

•Monitor build health and pipeline performance; drive continuous improvement through metrics and feedback loops.

•Document systems, standards, and best practices; coach teams on effective usage.

Tech stack you'll use:

•Languages: C/C++, Kotlin, Python, Shell

•Build/CI: make, cmake, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions

•Platforms: Linux (runners/build hosts), Android and Debian Linux as target platforms Cloud/Containers: AWS, Docker

•VCS: Git (GitLab/GitHub)

•Quality/Compliance: static/dynamic analysis, coverage, artifact/signing workflows

Must Haves:

•Min. 5 years of experience in DevOps for systems-level or embedded software projects.

•Experience with configuration and release management at scale (semantic versioning, release trains, change control).

•Experience administering Debian-based build hosts/runners and troubleshooting Linux build environments.

•Proficiency with C/C++ build workflows and make (cross-compilation, toolchains, dependency management).

•Hands-on experience with GitLab CI and/or GitHub Actions, including multi-stage pipelines, caching, and artifacts.

•Solid scripting skills in Python for automation, tooling, and glue code.

•Comfortable with Docker for building reproducible environments and runner images.

•Experience administering Debian-based build hosts/runners and troubleshooting Linux build environments.

•Familiarity with Android build systems and Kotlin toolchains for building/testing APKs or system components.

•Strong understanding of code quality and security practices (SonarQube, linting, code coverage, SAST/DAST/SCA integration).

•Excellent collaboration skills with Development and QA; clear documentation and Communication.

•Fluency in German (C1) and English (C1).

Nice to Haves:

•Knowledge of common embedded build ecosystems and hardware-in-the-loop or emulation-based testing.

•Experience operating in AWS.

•Infrastructure as Code and secrets management (Terraform/CloudFormation, AWS Secrets Manager/Parameter Store).

•Container registry and artifact repository experience (e.g. Artifactory).

•Test automation frameworks and quality gates integrated into CI/CD.

•Familiarity with embedded coding standards and code-quality practices relevant to safety and reliability.

Your application

Please apply online. For further information about the position, please contact your Gi Group Consultant , Ms. Anh Nguyen or

Gi Life Sciences

Gi Life Sciences is part of Gi Group Holding, a global ecosystem for human resources services and consulting, supporting labor market development and helping to change people's lives in 37 countries around the world. In Switzerland, we operate under the brands Gi Life Sciences, Gi Group, Grafton, and Bautech Personal. We offer temporary and permanent staffing, as well as a wide range of complementary staffing services. With a direct presence at 40 locations in Switzerland and over 200 employees, we are one of the leading staffing companies in the Swiss recruitment market. Gi Life Sciences specializes in the recruitment of both temporary and permanent staff in the life sciences sector and is a valuable partner for many other staffing services. We believe that experts should speak to experts: All our professionals are certified in the scientific field, meaning they are able to understand your needs and provide you with comprehensive support.