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Sidekick Network GmbH & Co. KG

DevOps Engineer – Nexus / Artifact Repository Migration (Freelance, Remote)

Sidekick Network GmbH & Co. KG Germany

IT Services and IT Consulting · 11-50 employees

2 d ago
Remote devops Senior (5-10 yrs) Contractor Germany
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About the role

The consultant will lead the migration of an existing software artifact repository to a modern managed solution, including requirements analysis and solution evaluation. They will also handle CI/CD integration, data validation, and the decommissioning of legacy infrastructure.

What they look for

DevOps Sonatype Nexus JFrog Artifactory Azure Artifacts GitHub Packages AWS CodeArtifact CI/CD Jenkins GitHub Actions Maven NPM AWS Infrastructure Migration Microsoft Entra ID SSO Access Control

Requirements

Candidates must have proven hands-on experience with Sonatype Nexus migrations and managed artifact repository solutions like JFrog or AWS CodeArtifact. Strong expertise in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and AWS infrastructure is required, along with fluent English communication skills.

Full description

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer / Artifact Repository Migration Consultant to support an international enterprise in migrating its existing software artifact repository to a modern, managed solution.

The consultant will take ownership of the technical implementation, from requirements analysis and solution evaluation through migration, CI/CD integration, and decommissioning of the existing infrastructure.

Project Details

  • Start: November 1, 2026 (planned)
  • Duration: January 31, 2027
  • Workload: Full-time
  • Location: 100% Remote - Europe-based candidates only
  • Contract: Freelance
  • Language: English
  • Working Hours: Central European business hours

Tasks

  • Analyze the existing Sonatype Nexus repository environment, including repositories, artifact formats, dependencies, and usage patterns.
  • Assess migration requirements and identify artifacts to be migrated, regenerated, or retired.
  • Define technical and security requirements for the future artifact repository solution.
  • Evaluate managed/SaaS repository solutions, conduct proof-of-concept assessments, and recommend a suitable target architecture.
  • Configure and implement the selected solution, including authentication, permissions, retention policies, and proxy/mirror functionality.
  • Execute artifact migration and validate data integrity, checksums, and artifact accessibility.
  • Reconfigure CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling, prepare technical documentation, and support the transition.
  • Decommission the legacy repository environment and related cloud infrastructure.

Requirements

  • Proven hands-on experience with artifact repository migrations, particularly Sonatype Nexus as the source system.
  • Strong experience with managed/SaaS artifact repository solutions such as JFrog Artifactory, Azure Artifacts, GitHub Packages, or AWS CodeArtifact.
  • Solid DevOps expertise and practical experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
  • Hands-on experience configuring Maven, npm, and related package management tools.
  • Strong AWS knowledge, including experience decommissioning AWS-hosted infrastructure.
  • Experience evaluating technical solutions, conducting PoCs, and providing vendor-neutral architecture recommendations.
  • Familiarity with enterprise authentication (Microsoft Entra ID / SSO), role-based access control, and artifact security/compliance controls is an advantage.
  • Fluent English communication skills and availability during Central European business hours; German is a plus.

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