Mobile DevOps Engineer: CI/CD & Release Automation

Kforce Inc

San Antonio (TX)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Kforce Inc. is seeking an experienced Mobile Release DevOps professional to design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for iOS and Android apps.

You will automate builds, tests, signing, packaging, and deployments to improve release reliability and speed. You will manage release infrastructure, integrate testing, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote DevOps standards and governance for mobile engineering.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng or related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years in DevOps/Release/Build Eng or related role.
3+ years supporting CI/CD pipelines for production mobile apps.
Hands-on experience with iOS and/or Android development ecosystems.
Experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Bitrise, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
Experience managing Apple code signing, certificates, provisioning profiles, and App Store deployment processes.
Experience with Android signing, release management, and Google Play deployment workflows.
Strong scripting and automation experience using Python, Bash, Ruby, or similar languages.
Experience working within Git-based source control and development workflows.
Strong knowledge of mobile build tools and dependency management, including Xcode, Gradle, CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager.
Knowledge of automated testing frameworks and quality gates within CI/CD pipelines.
Understanding of security best practices related to secrets management, credentials, code signing assets, and access controls.
Strong communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across engineering and operational teams.
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex build, release, environment, and deployment issues.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for iOS and Android applications.
Automate mobile build, testing, code signing, packaging, and deployment processes.
Improve release reliability, deployment speed, and overall developer experience.
Manage mobile release infrastructure, including certificates, provisioning profiles, signing credentials, and distribution processes.
Develop tools and automation that streamline workflows for mobile engineering teams.
Integrate automated unit, integration, UI, security, and quality testing into delivery pipelines.
Support and automate Apple App Store and Google Play Store release processes.
Monitor and troubleshoot build environments, dependency issues, pipeline failures, and deployment challenges.
Implement observability and reporting around builds, deployments, release health, and application delivery metrics.
Collaborate with mobile developers, QA engineers, security teams, platform engineers, and infrastructure teams.
Establish and promote DevOps standards, best practices, and governance for mobile engineering.
Continuously identify opportunities to improve build performance, scalability, reliability, and developer productivity.