Configuration Manager Software Products

As a configuration manager (m/f/d) for software products, you carry out existing software configuration management processes across the whole software lifecycle and keep improving them. You make sure software versions, configurations, dependencies and releases are managed consistently, traceably and reproducibly. Working between software development, systems engineering, testing and operations, you optimise integration, build and release processes and their automation. Full-time, permanent contract at Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH.

• Implementing and continuously improving existing configuration management processes, guidelines and standards for software products
• Managing and monitoring software versions, configurations, baselines and change states, and ensuring traceability of requirements, changes and software artefacts
• Ensuring the integrity and consistency of software states and supporting configuration reviews and software audits
• Further developing SCM, DevOps and script-based integration tools as well as the related cross-team workflows and documentation
• Maintaining and further developing existing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins) and ensuring reproducible build and integration processes
• Software integration, including checking compatibility of components and versions and analysing and fixing integration problems
• Organising/controlling, approving and documenting software releases, including release notes and software delivery packages
• Supporting the development teams with configuration management, version control and software integration

• Completed degree in computer science, training as an IT specialist (Fachinformatiker) or a comparable qualification
• Several years of professional experience in software configuration management, software development or software engineering, plus experience in build and release management
• Confident use of Git and repository platforms such as GitHub, as well as software versions, baselines and configuration states
• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines based on Jenkins and build tools such as Maven and CMake
• Good knowledge of Bash and Python
• Confident use of Docker (Compose, Swarm, Kubernetes)
• Practical experience with Linux-based development and runtime environments
• Technical understanding of software development with C++ and Java, as well as software architectures, interfaces and component dependencies