Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona’s global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.
Bringing out the best in people
As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then we’re looking for the best to join us.
Working at Dentsply Sirona you are able to:
Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development.
Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture.
Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation.
Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide.
Senior DevOps Engineer / Atlassian Consultant (m/f/d) - Bensheim, Germany
We are seeking an experienced and talented Senior DevOps Engineer / Atlassian Consultant (m/f/d) to join our team. As a key member of our Toolchain Operations team, you will play a critical role in supporting and optimizing the entire software delivery lifecycle.
In this dual role, you will act as an Atlassian Consultant, leveraging your deep expertise in Atlassian tools to customize, configure, and optimize Jira, Confluence, and other Atlassian products to meet the evolving needs of our software teams. You will implement best practices, streamline workflows, and ensure the effective integration of these tools with our DevOps processes. Additionally, you will support and advance modern tools and workflows that enable our teams to scale our cloud software offerings with high quality and fast release cycles.
Your Responsibilities:
Automate infrastructure using tools like Terraform, PowerShell, and Bash. Monitor application and infrastructure performance to identify bottlenecks and assure system health. Configure, maintain, and optimize internal tools like Jira and Confluence for project planning and tracking, ensuring these platforms meet the evolving needs of our development teams. Customize Jira workflows, schemes, and dashboards to streamline project management and enhance team productivity. Develop and implement Confluence templates and spaces to improve documentation practices and collaboration across teams. Provide expert guidance and training to teams on best practices for utilizing Atlassian tools, ensuring effective usage and adoption. Bridge communication between development, operations, and security teams, ensuring seamless collaboration and alignment. Empower our software development teams to deliver quality to the customers every day by optimizing toolchains and processes. Collaborate with and share your work results and knowledge with our network of R&D teams, including contributions to Jira and Confluence improvements. Support the product owner in defining epics, writing user stories and acceptance criteria, and ensure these are effectively tracked in Jira. Contribute your own ideas in our agile development process, including suggestions for enhancing Atlassian tool usage and integration. Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies relevant to the project, including staying up to date with the latest Atlassian platform updates and best practices. Meet deadlines and deliver assigned work to the best of your ability, while ensuring that Jira and Confluence environments are optimized for team success. Additional responsibilities as assigned.
Your Profile:
BS or MS in computer science or related engineering disciplines 5+ years as a DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer, or System Administrator. Expert-level knowledge in configuring and optimizing Atlassian tools, providing advice to other team members and customizing workflows. Deep expertise in cloud computing, containerization, and modern DevOps tools. Leads adoption of best practices. Knowledge of cloud computing fundamentals like IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), and SaaS (Software as a Service). Drives documentation standards within the team, ensuring knowledge-sharing processes are efficient and comprehensive. Experience in cloud software development is a major advantage.
Key Skills, Knowledge & Capabilities:
Confident in navigating emerging technologies, not afraid to lead teams into new technical developments. Seeks to continuously improve team workflows. Knowledge plays a key role in nurturing juniors, guiding them in their learning journeys and fostering a culture of growth within the team. Knowledge of methodologies like agile development, CloudOps and TDD/BDD. Technical enthusiast with broad overview constantly eager to engage in new technologies and challenges. Proficient in both English and German. Able to communicate effectively with cross-functional, multi-lingual teams. Self-organized and self-reliant, but willing to learn and share knowledge. Not only stays updated with new technologies but drives innovation within the team. Can tackle complex, ambiguous problems independently, often serving as the go-to person for resolving significant technical issues.
Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in Dentsply Sirona.
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