Release Engineer

As the Release Engineer, you will be responsible for building our software and coordinating releases to our servers for all product lines.

A qualified candidate will work with the development, quality assurance, and system administration teams to ensure reliable release procedures throughout the Software Development Lifecycle.

Experience with building software is essential.

Attendance Requirements

• This position is full-time 40 hours weekly, Monday - Friday.
• Remote work is available

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Review release notes and create release instructions accordingly.
• Perform deployment of software components to our QA and production environments.
• Maintain source code repositories and promote best practices.
• Report metrics and provide work estimates.
• Maintain automated software build processes for Java leading to deployment-ready systems.
• Works with development teams to improve standards for software configuration.
• Participate in business and architectural meetings for future projects.
• Document process and procedures related to the deployment of software.
• Mentor less experienced employees with a focus on education and best practices.
• Participate in milestone planning and scheduling.
• Provide leadership in the absence of management.
• May participate in the interview process for prospective department employees.

Key Skills:

• Strong understanding of CI/CD process
• Proficiency in:
• the use of source control management systems and defect tracking systems.
• deploying software to production environments with minimal risk and downtime.

Experience in:

• Git, Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, JSON, XML, Bash.
• Automating builds/releases with Jenkins for Java codebases.
• Linux infrastructure setup.
• Configuration and maintenance of HTTPD, Apache Tomcat and MySql.
• Any scripting language.
• Chef or puppet or Ansible.

Ability to:

• Work with Linux at a bash command line safely and effectively.
• Identify, describe and fix issues on system and application level.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Be self-motivated and exhibit a high degree of professionalism.
• Knowledge of the Java language and system architecture concepts would be a big plus.
• Familiarity with building tools such as maven, make ant, rake, or ivy would be a big plus.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• 4+ years experience working in a software development role or 2+ years experience in a release engineering role.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a highly innovative and creative team, in a great working environment using the latest technologies, methodologies, and frameworks.