DevOps Lead, Embedded Firmware

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions

DevOps Lead managing embedded firmware lifecycle and team leadership in a company focused on access solutions. Collaborating on CI/CD processes and ensuring quality metrics in hardware validation.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeNew Haven • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Software Development Engineers in Test (SDET) and embedded automation teams across multiple SAFe program increments.
Define KPIs, career ladders, and onboarding paths for firmware QA and Software Development in Test (SDET) roles.
Collaborate with Firmware Architects, Product Owners, and System Architects to align test strategy with release goals.
Drive improvements in quality metrics, traceability, and feedback loop speed.
Build and maintain domain-specific Claude Code agent skills for CI debugging, test authoring, and embedded firmware analysis.
Develop MCP servers that expose CI/CD data (pipeline status, build logs, JSONL events) to AI agents.
Integrate AI tooling into team workflow without replacing engineer judgment — agents as accelerators, not oracles.
Own and improve our CI/CD pipelines for embedded firmware, ensuring fast, reliable builds and releases.
Maintain the infrastructure that supports automated testing, build execution, and artifact delivery.
Support and expand our HiL testing environment used to validate firmware across multiple device families.
Develop lightweight test fixtures and automation tools that help validate hardware behavior.
Build and maintain automated test suites covering BLE, Zigbee, OTA, and system-level functionality.
Establish testing standards, improve test reliability, and contribute to overall product quality.
Manage the firmware release workflow, including signing, packaging, and delivering builds across environments.
Improve release traceability, versioning, and documentation.
Create internal tools and lightweight AI‑assisted workflows that help engineers debug, test, and ship faster.
Integrate automation and intelligence into everyday engineering processes to accelerate development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in DevOps/infrastructure engineering, with at least 5 years in embedded systems or firmware CI/CD.
Demonstrated team leadership: QA, SDET, or embedded automation engineers (3+ direct reports).
Expert-level GitLab CI/CD: pipeline design, runner fleet management, conditional execution, artifact handling.
Robot Framework: authoring, keyword architecture, CI integration, Robocop linting.
Python 3.10+: test automation libraries, CLI tools (Typer/Rich), protocol parsers, CI scripting.
Hardware-in-the-Loop: operation and expansion of HiL (Hardware in Loop) test infrastructure with real device hardware.
Embedded protocol knowledge: BLE, Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4 / ZCL), or UART at integration test level.
Firmware build systems: Make-based (ABS/MBS) or Bazel — understanding of cross-compilation targets.
OTA firmware update pipelines and firmware signing.
SAFe or equivalent large-scale Agile program coordination.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual Bonus.
Continuous professional development opportunities and an environment that fosters internal growth and mobility.
Competitive compensation and benefits package which includes multiple healthcare options, tuition reimbursement, and matching 401k.
Generous holiday schedule and paid time off to refresh and recharge.
Employee pricing on our products and discount programs for travel, entertainment, and more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

DevOpsinfrastructure engineeringembedded systemsfirmware CI/CDGitLab CI/CDRobot FrameworkPython 3.10+Hardware-in-the-Loopembedded protocol knowledgefirmware build systems

Soft Skills

team leadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingprocess improvement