Mathematician (m/f/d) (Computer Scientist)

Developer (w/m/d) „DevOps Biometry“

Target Group: Employees under collective agreement

Location: Wiesbaden

Scope of Work: Full-time/Part-time

Remuneration: EG 12 TVöD EntgO Bund

Application Deadline: 26.09.2026

Start Date: At the earliest possible date

Job Level: Specialist

Professional Group: IT and Technology

Reference Number: T-2026-60

Support us as DevOps Biometry (w/m/d) in the Digital Services and Innovation department of the Bundeskriminalamt.

We are responsible for the further development and operation of the biometric research systems at the BKA. In doing so, we are in close contact with the relevant specialist departments and represent our topics at the national and European levels as well as in international working groups. In addition to classic systems such as AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System), facial recognition, and DNA, we deal with the use of artificial intelligence in the field of image analysis.

Do the right thing too and apply now! You will be a member of a dynamic and evolving IT team. As DevOps Biometry (w/m/d), you will find and optimize solutions for the secure and highly available provision of national and international police applications.

• You are responsible for the design, implementation, troubleshooting, and further development throughout the entire life cycle of your applications
• You plan and develop automated software tests for error detection and system optimization
• You ensure the reliable operation of existing processes and infrastructures, develop ideas for improvements, and implement them
• You take over case management in the context of the supervised processes, including product and customer management
• You accompany challenging projects based on the latest technologies and agile methods

Willingness for flexible working hours is required for the following reasons:

Business trips in the context of meetings, symposiums, and conferences

• predictable
• occasionally, approx. 1-2 times per year
• duration of business trips from 1 to 7 days
• domestic/international

Overtime due to measures for troubleshooting or installation measures On-call duty (depending on the supervised projects/products)

• On-call duty
• regularly: 8-10 times per year

• Presence on special occasions in connection with meetings with national and international partners, (software) installation measures, supervision of external service providers

These framework conditions are dynamic. Changes in connection with the performance of duties may necessitate adjustments or shifts.

Completed university degree (Diplom [FH] or Bachelor) in Informatik or a comparable completed university degree from the MINT field with an IT component

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• You bring knowledge as a developer (Python, PHP, Java), preferably also in the field of biometric data processing.
• You have an affinity for information and communication technology as well as a high degree of team orientation and commitment.
• You possess the ability to familiarize yourself with criminal investigation requirements.
• You speak and write good English (Level B2 [GER]).
• You have very good oral and written expression, possess good cognitive and organizational skills, are resilient, as well as independent and flexible in task completion.

A good feeling: meaningful job in a high-level federal authority with exciting, versatile, and challenging tasks

Home office is a flexible component of our work organization

Always up to date: comprehensive internal and external training and further education offers

We take care of you: parent-child offices, mediation and support for childcare and holiday care (Wiesbaden) and nursing care

Relaxed to work: with Jobticket and free parking spaces di...

Home office: Scope: By arrangement