Software Engineer – CI/CD

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Your role

Are you passionate about creating a world-class developer experience?

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Enablement team, where you will help design, build, and maintain the tools, platforms, and services that our software development teams rely on every day.

In this role, you will work at the intersection of software engineering, automation, DevOps, and AI. You will help simplify, streamline, and automate our developers' daily work through smart solutions in CI/CD, build systems, developer tooling, and AI-powered automation.

As a Software Engineer within CI/CD you will:

• Develop and maintain tools and services used by multiple development teams.
• Design, improve, and automate CI/CD pipelines.
• Build integrations between systems and platforms.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement of development processes.
• Explore and implement AI and automation opportunities to improve productivity.
• Support and collaborate with development teams on tooling, workflows, and best practices.
• Contribute to a modern developer platform focused on user experience, quality, and efficiency.

Your profile

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience in Java development, preferably within tooling, platform engineering, or backend services.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and automated build and delivery workflows.
• Strong knowledge of scripting, Linux environments, and container technologies.
• Experience with Git-based development workflows.
• An interest in automation, AI, and emerging technologies.
• Strong communication skills in both Swedish and English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Agentic AI, AI assistants, or AI-driven automation.
• Experience with Gradle, including developing custom plugins.
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs.
• Experience in platform engineering or Developer Experience (DevEx).
• Experience from large-scale software development organizations.

You will work daily with technologies and platforms such as:

• Jenkins
• GitLab
• Bitbucket
• Artifactory
• Jira
• Confluence
• Docker and container-based solutions
• Linux environments
• Bash and scripting
• Java
• Gradle
• AI tools and agentic AI solutions

You enjoy building solutions that enable others to succeed. You are motivated by creating tools and platforms that have a broad impact across an organization and improve how software is developed.

You are curious about new technologies, continuously look for ways to simplify and automate, and enjoy turning manual processes into scalable solutions.

While you can work independently, you also value collaboration, knowledge sharing, and helping colleagues solve complex challenges.

This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.

Why join us?

You will be part of a team that has a significant impact on the productivity and effectiveness of the entire software development organization. We offer the opportunity to work with modern technologies, AI, automation, and developer platforms while building solutions used by hundreds of engineers.

Together, we create the foundation for faster development, higher quality, and an outstanding developer experience.

What you will be a part of

Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters.

Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 30,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here.

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.