Staff Build & Release Engineer - DevOps

Job Description Summary

As a Staff Build \& Release Engineer – DevOps, you will be responsible for providing build and release strategy and hands on implementation for highly complex as well as parallel and concurrent releases for a Software Product.

You will manage Continuous Code Integration, Deployments and Tests within Software Development Life Cycle, working independently and is seen as a Technical Leader.

The role demonstrates deep understanding of concurrent software development, its effect on build management and releasing the builds across versions and environments.

Responsibilities

Job Description

• Owning strategy, designing and implementation for builds, continuous integration, delivery, test and release processes for large and complex releases of a product and at times expands the scope across multiple concurrent releases.
• Managing and improving release process, focusing on scale and efficiency and deploying the right builds across environments.
• Managing key deliverables and mentors junior team members.
• Contributing in driving initiatives such as defining standards and processes to ensure quality.
• Working cross functionally with other business departments to align activities and deliverables.
• Developing and enhancing the test infrastructure and continuous integration framework used across teams.
• Determining best practices and principals and promotes them across the team.
• Demonstrating expert knowledge in developing and executing automated builds and scripts.
• Learning new build and releasing techniques and methodologies and trains the team in the same.
• Working with developers and stakeholders to deliver quality software through the build and deployment system.
• Partnering with and provides direction to fellow team members to diagnose bugs and formulate solutions.
• Evangelisting and adopting and use industry best practices to improve Build, Release and Continuous integration and delivery processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong experience in software development with a strong focus on DevOps principles and practices.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, CircleCI).
• Strong understanding and experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, operating systems (Linux/Windows), and database systems.
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided:

Yes