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Job Description
•Enhance and improve existing automation scripts within a professional development environment
•Use automation servers like Jenkins (primarily) and GitLab with build agents in and outside remote compute farms
•Support with pathfinding and exploration of different solutions to find the most suitable for every use-case
•Understand the requirements of our IP developers to build better automation
•Contribute to improve our development environment and flow
•Mentor and guide team members

Expected Profile
•Experience in Concept, Design & Verification tools and flows
•Experience with automation server, e.g. Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps
•Experience using Python (primarily), Perl
•Experience using version control systems like git (primarily) Bitbucket and ClearCase
•Experience of Machine Learning techniques may be useful
•Experience in Unix Shell-Script, e.g. tcsh, bash
•Experience in using planning and ticket systems like Jira
•Experience in writing technical documents
•Pro-active communication skills
•English speaker

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