Github Engineer

Cyient; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyient in Bengaluru is seeking a CI/CD and DevOps engineer to design, build, and maintain automated pipelines across multiple projects. You will manage GitHub orgs/repos, create robust workflows, and optimize Jenkins jobs for diverse architectures.

Responsibilities include CMake build configs, Conan packaging, and integrating testing with static analysis. The role emphasizes automation, documentation, and reliable delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience administering GitHub organizations and repositories (access control, repo structure).
• Experience designing and maintaining GitHub Actions workflows for CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Jenkins pipelines and jobs management for multi-project environments.
• Familiarity with CMake-based builds and Conan for dependency management.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain GitHub orgs and repos, enforce PR rules and review practices.
• Design, build, and maintain GitHub Actions workflows for automated builds, tests, and deployment.
• Manage Jenkins pipelines and jobs across projects; optimize builds across platforms.
• Maintain CMake configurations and Conan recipes; manage remotes and remotes promotions.
• Ensure CI pipelines integrate tests (GoogleTest/CTest) and static analysis (cppcheck).
• Diagnose and resolve build/link failures due to toolchain differences.

Skills

CI/CD concepts

Collaboration

Problem solving

Documentation

Tools

Git

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

CMake

Conan 2.0

Artifactory

GoogleTest/CTest

cppcheck

ASan/UBSan/TSan

gcov/lcov

Docker

Markdown

YAML

Job description

• Git: Help colleagues with branching, merging, resolving conflicts, etc.
• GitHub: Org & repo maintenance and administration.
• GitHub Actions: Runner group & runner management, writing and maintenance of GitHub Actions workflows.
• Jenkins: Configuration and maintenance of nodes, jobs and pipelines.
• Artifactory: Management of generated artifacts, including administration of Conan remotes.
• CMake: Writing & maintenance of modern, target-based C/C++ build scripts, toolchain files, and CMakePresets for multi-platform CI builds.
• Compilation & Linkage: Working knowledge of compiler/linker behavior (GCC, Clang, MSVC), static vs. dynamic linking, ABI compatibility, and cross-compilation toolchains.
• Conan 2.0: Writing & maintenance of Conan recipes, profiles, and remotes; managing binary compatibility and dependency resolution.
• Test frameworks: GoogleTest, CTest with CMake.
• Static analysis & sanitizers: cppcheck, ASan/UBSan/TSan.
• Code coverage: gcov/lcov, CI pipelines and reporting.
• Markup languages: Markdown, YAML.
• Containerization: Writing, maintenance and optimization of Docker images.

Key Responsibilities

• Source Control Management:
• Administer and maintain GitHub organizations and repositories (access control, repo structure, etc.).
• Enforce branch/PR rules and review practices.
• Disseminate knowledge and debug issues of colleagues.

CI/CT

• Design, build, and maintain GitHub Actions workflows for automated build, test, and deployment.
• Manage and optimize Jenkins pipelines and jobs for various projects.
• Maintain and optimize CMake build configurations across platforms/architectures, including toolchain files, presets, and build caching.
• Write and maintain Conan recipes, manage remotes and package promotion workflows on Artifactory, and resolve dependency/binary compatibility issues.
• Diagnose and resolve build/link failures related to compiler/linker configuration, ABI mismatches, or toolchain differences.
• Integrate and maintain GoogleTest/CTest suites, static analysis (cppcheck), sanitizers (ASan/UBSan/TSan), and code coverage (gcov/lcov) in CI pipelines, with reporting.
• Monitor and troubleshoot build, test, and deployment failures.

Automation, Tooling & Documentation

• Develop scripts and automation to improve developer productivity and reduce manual effort.
• Create and maintain scripts for first-day onboarding of new users and machines.
• Maintain configuration files, secrets, and credentials in a secure manner.
• Write and update documentation of new and existing CI/CT work packages.