Perforce DevOps Engineer (Cambridge, UK or Cork, IRL)

Company: Qualcomm Technologies International LtdJob Area: Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > IT Engineering General Summary: About the Role: Qualcomm is seeking a Staff level Technical Engineer with 6+ years of experience as an SCM DevOps Engineer to join our Software Engineering IT team. This position is part of a Global Engineering IT organization supporting Qualcomm's next-generation engineering innovations. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in administering Perforce (Helix Core) Source Code Management system and will help manage a large-scale, globally distributed implementation of Perforce and other SCM systems. Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and extend our Perforce estate. Including integrated code review, continuous integration, performance data collection and analysis, systems administration, and monitoring.
• Contribute to configuration management automation efforts using Chef.
• Setup and maintain replica servers and proxies for load balancing and business continuity.
• Coordinate the design, implementation, benchmarking, and testing of infrastructure, scripts, triggers, and extensions.
• Implement security policies, LDAP groups, and Perforce protections with a focus on automation, security, and efficiency.
• Define requirements for hosted servers and AWS cloud services to support Perforce-based continuous integration workflows.
• Create analytics and monitoring for predictive analytics and self-healing using Splunk.
• Continuously improve workflows and processes, including branching strategies, integration, site proxying and mirroring, disaster recovery, and archiving.
• Train, mentor, and evangelize Perforce best practices to developers, corporate IT teams, and multiple content teams.
• Support 24x7 operations as part of a systems administration team.
• Integrate various tools in the DevOps toolchain to accelerate the Engineering Tool team's velocity while maintaining high standards for quality and consistency.
Minimum Qualifications:
• 4+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelor's degree.
OR 7+ years of IT-related work experience without a Bachelor's degree. Physical Requirements:
• Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 20 lbs.
Required Skills and Experience
• 5+ years of experience implementing and managing Perforce (Helix Core) based source code control, code review, continuous integration, and engineering automation.
• Experience supporting Perforce usage in large organizations or enterprise environments.
• Scripting skills in Bash, Perl, Lua, and Python.
• Knowledge and experience with Helix Swarm and/or Code Collaborator.
• Understanding and experience with Agile processes (SCRUM).
• Experience as a system administrator for Perforce running on Linux servers with clients on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• End-to-end understanding of software development methodologies and toolchains, including build automation, version control, testing, code quality, artifact management, and analytics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional ability to drive tasks and deliver on time.
Preferred Skills
• Experience with BI tools such as Splunk.
• Knowledge of Git/Github/Gitlab/Gerrit/Clearcase/DesignSync.
• Experience with Ruby/Chef and AWS.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation, monitoring, and security.
• Strong desire for continuing self-education in Perforce software, SCM, DevOps, and best practices.
• References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.
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• 4+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelor's degree.
OR 7+ years of IT-related work experience without a Bachelor's degree. Physical Requirements:
• Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 20 lbs., 5+ years of experience implementing and managing Perforce (Helix Core) based source code control, code review, continuous integration, and engineering automation.
• Experience supporting Perforce usage in large organizations or enterprise environments.
• Scripting skills in Bash, Perl, Lua, and Python.
• Knowledge and experience with Helix Swarm and/or Code Collaborator.
• Understanding and experience with Agile processes (SCRUM).
• Experience as a system administrator for Perforce running on Linux servers with clients on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• End-to-end understanding of software development methodologies and toolchains, including build automation, version control, testing, code quality, artifact management, and analytics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional ability to drive tasks and deliver on time.
Preferred Skills
• Experience with BI tools such as Splunk.
• Knowledge of Git/Github/Gitlab/Gerrit/Clearcase/DesignSync.
• Experience with Ruby/Chef and AWS.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation, monitoring, and security.
• Strong desire for continuing self-education in Perforce software, SCM, DevOps, and best practices.
• References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.