Software Engineer, CI/CD & DevOps

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a world-famous brand with offices across the globe. Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument; it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.
We are searching for a DevOps Engineer to join our PreSonus Software team located in Hamburg,Germany.
The DevOps Engineer is responsible for the maintenance and administration of the development infrastructure, including CI/CD pipelines, cloud services, and local server infrastructure for software, firmware, and device drivers. They should have a strong understanding of daily engineering routines and software security best practices. We offer a creative and collaborative environment with the opportunity to work from home part-time.
Essential Functions:

- Design, maintenance, and administration of CI/CD pipelines, with a strong focus on GitHub Actions and YAML-based workflow configuration

- Administration and maintenance of cloud infrastructure on AWS, including EC2 and S3

- Maintenance and administration of local/on-premises servers and the supporting development infrastructure

- Implement and maintain secrets management and secure pipeline practices across the development infrastructure

- Maintenance and administration of the integrated ticket and collaboration systems (Jira and Confluence)

- Collaborate with the Fender IT team (who administer the network remotely) to maintain a stable and reliable office network at the Hamburg location

- Maintenance and administration of automated test and build systems

- Monitor and help resolve errors and crashes reported via app stores

- Improve technical documentation
Qualifications:
Required

- Fluent German and English language skills

- Proven experience as a DevOps engineer or in a similar role

- Hands-on experience building and maintaining continuous integration systems, with strong expertise in GitHub Actions and YAML pipeline configuration

- Experience with AWS cloud services, including EC2 and S3

- Proficiency with agile software development processes and tools (Git, Jira, Confluence)

- Familiarity with major desktop operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux)

- Experience maintaining local/on-premises server infrastructure
Preferred

- Experience with code signing for desktop, mobile, and device driver applications across platforms

- Programming skills (CMake, C++, TypeScript, Python)

- Hands-on experience building and upgrading computer hardware

- Experience collaborating with remote IT teams to support office network infrastructure
Personal Attributes :

- Self-directed yet aligned — works independently and takes ownership, while staying aligned with the development team’s goals and consulting stakeholders before changing scope or direction

- Reliable and process-oriented — keeps work transparent and traceable through the team’s tools (Jira/Confluence)

- Strong communicator and team player — collaborates effectively with the remote Fender IT team and the on-site Hamburg engineering team

- Disciplined problem-solver — maintains clear, up-to-date documentation so knowledge is shared