System Integrator (Information Technology/Software)

Black Pen Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 79,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health coverage

Flexible working hours

Top‑of‑the‑line tools

Professional development

Job summary

Black Pen Recruitment is seeking a DevSecOps specialist for a leading Software/ICT client delivering IT services across Europe. The role is remote, based in Germany, and requires fluent German (C2) and English, with at least three years of hands-on experience in distributed systems, CI/CD, and cloud/container technologies.

You will set up and maintain build and deployment architectures, automate software builds, installations across environments, and ensure high availability with QA of

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of distributed systems with many components.
• Experience with build and deployment automation (GitLab, Jenkins).
• Hands-on with configuration management (Puppet, Ansible).
• Proficient in version control and dependency management (Maven, NPM).
• Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines for Java and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Cloud technologies, containers, orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong DevSecOps experience and geo-redundancy awareness.
• Based in Germany with fluent German (C2) and English.

Responsibilities

• Set up, develop, and maintain the development and build/deploy architecture.
• Regularly build software with automation and adaptations for deployments.
• Install software across development, test, and production environments.
• Perform installations and apply updates as needed.
• Coordinate QA of builds and deployments.
• Maintain code repositories and manage release branches.
• Monitor production and production readiness; identify issues early.
• Derive problem-solving strategies and communicate with clients.

Skills

Distributed systems

Build automation

CI/CD pipelines

GitLab/Jenkins

Puppet/Ansible

German (C2)

English

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Puppet

Ansible

Maven

NPM

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Our client, a leading Software, Information and Communication Technologies company, operates internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Hong-Kong, Valetta, etc). Our client is a renowned supplier of IT services to government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and multinational companies, research and academic institutes.

Job type: Full time/Permanent

Location: Germany

Workplace: Remote

Please note that we can consider only EU candidates for this position due to security clearance.

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of distributed systems with a large number of components;
• In-depth knowledge of the application of build and deployment automation (e.g. Gitlab, Jenkins);
• In-depth knowledge of configuration management tools (Puppet, Ansible);
• In-depth knowledge of version control systems and of dependency – management, with Maven and NPM or equivalent technologies;
• In-depth knowledge of setting up CI/CD pipelines for Java and JavaScript / TypeScript – components;
• In-depth knowledge of cloud technologies, in particular in configuration management, with software containers and their orchestration as well as the setting up of CI/CD – pipelines using containers;
• In-depth knowledge in the field of DevSecOps;
• In-depth knowledge of the set-up and handling of distributed systems (incl. geo-redundancy);
• At least 3 years of demonstrable practical experience;
• Based in Germany;
• Fluent command of oral and written German (level C2 required) and English at a sufficient level;

Responsibilities

• Set-up, further development and maintenance of the development as well as build and deployment architecture;
• Regular performance of software builds with adaptations, extensions and implementation of corresponding automation for the software builds and structures;
• Regular performance of software installations on the various development and test environments as well as on the production environment;
• Performance of software installations and application of updates;
• Coordination and performance of the quality assurance of builds and deployments;
• Maintenance of the code repositories and performance of release branchings;
• Functional and technical production monitoring of the application;
• Anticipation and early identification of problems;
• Derivation, formulation and implementation of problem‑solving strategies;
• Target-group-appropriate communication and explanation of problems and their effects to the Client;
• Implementation of suitable measures taking into account functional and non-functional requirements (e.g. high availability of the system) as well as extensive quality assurance;
• Assumption of production responsibility;

Benefits

We believe in rewarding talent and dedication. Here's what you can expect as part of our client’s team:

• Competitive full-time salary;

• Private Health Coverage on the Company’s group program;

• Flexible Working Hours;

• Top‑of‑the‑Line Tools;

• Professional Development: Benefit from language courses, specialized training, and continuous learning opportunities;

• Career Growth: Work with some of the most innovative and exciting specialists in the industry;

• Dynamic Work Environment: Thrive in a setting that offers challenging goals, autonomy, and mentoring, fostering both personal and company growth.