Senior Software Build Engineer

Do you thrive in a dynamic environment? Were you built for a compact, agile, nimble, and dynamic team that's prepared to win? If you answered yes, we want to talk to you! Citrix is now a standalone business unit and pioneer in building and delivering solutions to both On-premise and SaaS businesses. This business unit is unique, and we certainly aren’t afraid to stand out from the crowd and tackle the bigger competitors.

As a Software Build Engineer, you will love solving interesting problems and enjoy learning new technologies. You are curious with a passion for learning how things work and have experience in collaborating toward solutions to complex problems. If you have an understanding of the software development lifecycle process, computer science fundamentals, operating systems, computer networking, proficiency in one or more scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Groovy), experience in CI/CD (Jenkins, TeamCity), Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Packer, Ansible, Terraform), Azure administration, and Containerization (Docker) we’d love to speak with you!

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of Citrix build systems and CI/CD pipelines.

• Embrace a "toil-free" mentality, actively seeking opportunities to automate manual processes for improved productivity.

• Increase developer productivity and reduce time to market by automating software builds and CI/CD pipelines, delivering reliable builds to development teams regularly.

• Collaborate with development teams to prioritize and resolve build issues. 

• Maintain code and artifacts repositories. 

• Collaboratively plan and prioritize design and development activities, tackling a wide range of technical challenges.

• Analyze data from multiple systems and factors to diagnose and resolve complex issues efficiently.

• Demonstrate strong multitasking skills to juggle diverse tasks and priorities effectively.

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with a geographically distributed team.

• Show a strong commitment to keeping mission-critical services running smoothly through participation in an on-call rotation.

Your Superhero uniform Includes:

• Automated solution implementations for robust pipeline management using PowerShell, Python, Groovy, Docker, Ansible, Azure, etc extracting key metrics to drive informed decisions.

• Experience with Agile development methodology (preferably SAFe/scrum)

• Proficient in Agile tools (Confluence, Jira, Miro, Slack, etc.).

• Hands-on with at least one configuration/deployment management system (Ansible, Terraform, Packer)

• Expertise with at least one scripting language (Groovy, Python, Powershell)

• Hands-on experience with build integration tools (SonarQube, Mend, JFrog Artifactory)

• Experience managing a Hypervisor (XenServer, HyperV)

• Knowledge of best practices in library usage and end-to-end architecture.

• Collaboration with other development teams to design scalable, robust systems adhering to cloud-native architecture principles.

• Design, analyze and troubleshoot applications at scale

• Additional Skills:

  • Provide metrics, analytics, and observability for cloud systems and automation.

  • Networking: Security and connectivity between, into, and out of services.

Your Superhero Strengths Include:

• You have at least 5 years of hands-on experience with Jenkins, TeamCity, and Azure VM services to manage CI/CD systems.

• Requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and at least 5 years of prior CI/CD experience.

• Spearhead the development of comprehensive solutions to complex problems, working independently with minimal oversight.

• Solid understanding of Azure VM services and their seamless integration with CI pipelines.

• Demonstrable experience with 

  • CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity, Jenkins)

  • Containerization (Docker)

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Packer)

  • Scripting languages (Python, Powershell, Groovy)

• You have the skill and ability to notice/observe patterns and ways to increase efficiency, reduce downtime, optimize costs, and maintain performance at scale.

Nice to have Superpowers: 

• Proficient with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Azure Monitor, and Zabbix.

• Microsoft Azure certification in Administration/DevOps.

About Us:

Citrix and TIBCO recently merged to create Cloud Software Group, now one of the world’s largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done — from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value diverse lived experiences, passion for technology, and the courage to take risks.  Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap -- a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud.

Cloud Software Group is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation status), marital status, military service, protected veteran status, political activity or affiliation, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave and other protected classifications.

If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any part of the application process,  please contact us at (800) 424-8749 or email us at AskHR@cloud.com for assistance.