Development Expert - Pipeline as a Service

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Development Expert - Pipeline as a Service

Are you a CI/CD Pipeline Development Expert with a passion for driving and delivering pipelines and automation software that our development teams love to use?

What you’ll do

As a Development Expert within the CX Commerce Cloud central pipeline team, you will play a critical role in the strategic evolution and modernization of our Pipeline-as-a-service platform. You will ensure that our pipeline product meets the evolving needs of the business, fostering productivity and efficiency across multiple development teams globally. Your responsibilities include:

· Contribute to Pipeline Strategy: Design, implement and document large-scale, complex CI/CD pipeline features and improvements using our existing technology stack centered around Jenkins.

· Ensure Technical Excellence: Play a key role in upholding high coding standards, performing thorough code reviews, writing unit tests, and applying industry best practices in security, clean code, and automation.

· Transformation and Innovation: Modernize and adapt our pipeline product and technologies as the organization's development processes and products evolve.

· Explore opportunities to enhance our CI/CD pipeline platform with emerging AI capabilities, evaluating how intelligent automation and generative AI can improve developer experience and operational efficiency.

· Technical Guidance: Provide mentorship and leadership to our pipeline development teams, guiding best practices in clean code, security, and continuous integration principles.

· Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate with technical leads, product managers, and stakeholders across multiple organizational domains to ensure that our pipeline platform aligns with the Commerce Cloud business goals.

What you bring

· Expert-Level Programming Skills: Extensive experience in designing and building enterprise software using Java, Groovy, and Gradle. A deep understanding of software development principles and the software development lifecycle.

· CI/CD Expertise: In-depth knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps concepts and tools. Hands-on experience developing and operating CI/CD systems, including build pipelines, integration of third-party systems (like security and quality tools), automated testing concepts, and deployment processes.

· A growth mindset toward AI and machine‑learning‑driven automation, with a willingness to explore how these technologies can support and improve CI/CD processes.

· Ability to evaluate new AI capabilities - such as intelligent code analysis, automated documentation, or predictive insights - and assess their relevance for pipeline modernization.

· Comfort working in an environment where AI use cases are evolving and not yet fully defined.

· Seasoned Problem Solver: Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work autonomously on complex tasks while ensuring alignment with team goals and organizational standards.

· Adaptability and Innovation: Ability to adapt quickly to changes in development processes, technologies, and team requirements. You are comfortable driving continuous improvements in pipeline performance and the overall developer experience of the development organization.

· Leadership and Collaboration: Experience leading technical projects and collaborating with global teams. You communicate clearly, proactively, and effectively in English, both within the team and with cross-functional stakeholders.

Tech you bring

· Programming Languages: Strong proficiency in industry-standard programming languages, such as Java and Groovy, with a solid understanding of software development principles and best practices.

· CI/CD Expertise: In-depth knowledge of CI/CD concepts and tools, including build pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes, ideally in the Jenkins platform.

· SCM and Build and Automation Tools: Expert-level understanding and experience with enterprise software management tools and concepts such as GitHub/Git, build automation tools like Maven and Gradle and automation tools such as Ansible.

Tech you'll learn

· Jenkins as our CI/CD tool (e.g. Job DSL, Jenkins plugins, shared libraries)

· Configuration as code principles (e.g. Helm charts, seed job)

· Integration of application security tools like Black Duck, Mend, GitHub Advanced Security, SonarQube.

· Software process management and documentation with tools like Jira and Confluence.

Meet your team

SAP Industries & Customer Experience (CX) enables organizations to deliver rich, hyper-personalized omnichannel experiences that nurture customer relationships across every customer's unique journey.

Within the CX Commerce Cloud organization we are the central pipeline team responsible for providing central CI/CD pipeline solutions to dozens of teams across multiple timezones ensuring high-quality product releases and developer efficiency.

Our pipeline team is distributed in Europe, the Americas and China.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.  

We win with inclusion
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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity,  gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 140400 - 238600(CAD) CAD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount, and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. A summary of benefits and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking this link:  www.SAPNorthAmericaBenefits.com.

Due to the nature of the role, which involves global interactions with SAP entities, as well as with employees and stakeholders in Canada, functional proficiency in English is required for positions based in the Quebec.

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Requisition ID: 444037  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations:  #LI-Hybrid

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