Software Technologist I/II - DevOps/Configuration Manager

Philips; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips in Bengaluru, India, is seeking a Software Technologist I/II - DevOps/Configuration Manager to own end‑to‑end configuration management across the software lifecycle and help shape the Software Development Infrastructure (SDI).

The role focuses on CM processes, version control, build and release management, and collaboration with global teams in India and the Netherlands to drive continuous improvement and reduce waste.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in SW Engineering, Informatics, CS or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of software configuration management experience.
• Experience with agile, SAFe, Scrum and V‑Model.
• Strong CM skills: identification, version control, build & release management.

Responsibilities

• End‑to‑end CM to ensure reproducibility of released software.
• Control changes to configurations throughout project life cycle.
• Act as CM expert in development projects and maintenance activities.
• Plan and track CM activities with the Project Manager.
• Own CM archives, releases, and baseline integrity.
• Define and maintain CM Plans and reports.
• Translate architecture concepts into CM implementation with teams in NL and IN.
• Improve CM processes and tooling to reduce waste.
• Provide current CM status to developers and customers.
• Conduct configuration audits to verify item integrity.

Skills

Configuration management

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Jenkins

Version control

Build management

Release management

Change management

Python

C#

C++

Healthcare domain

Education

Bachelor's degree in SW Engineering, Informatics, Computer Science

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Jenkins

Job description

Job Title

Software Technologist I/II - DevOps/Configuration Manager

Job Description

Your challenge

Are you a Configuration Manager (CM) who is able to manage the system software configuration throughout the whole lifecycle? And do you like to be a key person in defining and creating the Software Development Infrastructure (SDI) with technical challenges? Are you pro‑active and someone who can drive change? Then we are looking for you!

Your Responsibilities

• End2End configuration management responsibility to ensure reproducibility of released software in 15 years from now.
• Controlling changes to the configuration throughout the project life cycle
• Participate as the CM expert in the development projects and maintenance activities.
• Planning and tracking of all applicable Configuration Management activities within the project in cooperation with the Project Manager
• Taking ownership for CM activities such as managing archives in a version control system, take care of software releasing and maintaining the integrity of baselines.
• Specifying and maintaining the project’s Configuration Management Plan and reports.
• Translate the software architecture concepts into a configuration management implementation in cooperation with project architects, test- and integration managers and IT, both in the Netherlands and in India.
• Define and improve the software configuration management process (by means of introducing improved methodologies, functionality or tools).
• Providing accurate status and current configuration data to developers, end users, and customers
• Carrying out configuration audits to verify the configuration item integrity
• Deploy the configuration management process and procedure to other project members.

Your team

The Image Guided Therapy Systems (IGT‑S) development organization consists of ~450 people, from which ~110 people work in software development. Software is developed by teams, each focusing on a specific part of the system.

The IGT‑S R&D Ops team is responsible for the Software Development Infrastructure and compute cluster farm that includes Software Sets, Version Control, Tool validation, IT Security and frameworks for continuous integration, continuous (unit) testing and releasing. By ways of automation, the team supports all IGT‑S system projects including the entire software development community.

Our offer

We offer the opportunity to play a role in the development of IGT Systems from Concept Start till End of Life and to contribute to the way our innovations improve the health of our customers. You will work in close cooperation with global development teams across Philips, playing a central role in creating and maintaining a state of the art Software Development Infrastructure for the IGT System software developers. We invite you to be part of a challenging, innovative environment with great opportunities for personal development.

We are looking for someone with …

• At least a Bachelor degree in SW Engineering, Informatics, Computer Science or equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in software configuration management and/or experience in product development.
• Experience in software development methodologies such as agile, SAFe, scrum and V‑model.
• A set of strong technical skills in configuration management (configuration items identification, version control, build management, release management, change management)
• Experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub. Experience in a wider set of Configuration Management Tools is an advantage.
• Experience with build and tests automation tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub and Jenkins)
• Experience in software development (in C# and C++) and scripting languages (Python)
• Experience in working in a Healthcare Product development environment is an advantage
• Someone who shows initiative and has a problem solving attitude and excellent communication skills.
• A ‘lean’ person who can drive change and continuously seeks improvements and ways to reduce ‘waste’.
• Self-steering

How We Work Together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.

Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

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About Philips

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