Embedded DevOps Engineer — CI/CD for Embedded Software

RFA Engineering; Waterloo (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Short-term disability

401(k) plan

HSA

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Education assistance

Job summary

RFA Engineering is seeking an Embedded Software DevOps Engineer to join our team in Iowa. You will work closely with embedded software developers, validation engineers, and systems engineers to build, test, integrate, and release embedded software across pipelines.

The role emphasizes automation, tool development, and efficient workflows. Ideal candidates have a BS in CS/Software/CE, strong scripting with Python/C/C++, and experience with CI/CD, Git, and containerized environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience supporting software development, DevOps, build/release engineering, or software configuration management.
• Programming or scripting experience with Python, C++, C, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience with Git-based source control and software branching/merging workflows.
• Understanding of CI/CD and automated software.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with software developers and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting embedded software development.
• Automate software builds, testing, integration, packaging, and release processes.
• Maintain and improve source-control and software configuration-management workflows.
• Develop scripts and utilities to improve engineering productivity and reduce manual development tasks.
• Support integration of C/C++ embedded software.
• Support software versioning, branching, dependency management, and release processes.
• Collaborate with software and validation engineers to improve continuous integration and automated testing.
• Support development environments used for embedded controllers and machine systems.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for development tools, pipelines, and processes.

Skills

Python

C++

C

Bash

CI/CD

Git workflows

Analytical problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software/Computer Engineering

Tools

Git

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

CMake

Make

Docker

Job description

RFA Engineering is seeking an Embedded Software DevOps Engineer to join our team in Iowa. You will work closely with embedded software developers, validation engineers, and systems engineers to build, test, integrate, and release embedded software across pipelines.

The role emphasizes automation, tool development, and efficient workflows. Ideal candidates have a BS in CS/Software/CE, strong scripting with Python/C/C++, and experience with CI/CD, Git, and containerized environments.