Senior Release Engineer

Overview

Our client is looking for a Senior Release Engineer. This is a 1-year contract with the possibility of extensions or conversion.

Release management is about creating a structured and automated approach to software releases that enhances reliability and efficiency. The goal is to ensure that new features, enhancements, and bug fixes are delivered smoothly while maintaining system stability and reliability. By focusing on collaboration, clear processes, and continuous monitoring, the senior release engineer can ensure that software is delivered to users effectively while minimizing disruptions to service.

This approach not only improves customer satisfaction but also supports the overall goals of the organization in maintaining high service reliability.

• Define Clear Release Processes: Establish clear and consistent processes for releases helps teams understand their roles and responsibilities, leading to smoother deployments.
• Documentation and Training: Ensuring that all release processes are well-documented and that team members are trained on these processes is crucial for maintaining consistency and reliability.
• Automated Release Processes: Emphasize the importance of automated and reproducible release processes. This includes using tools that facilitate continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD), which help in managing the software lifecycle from development to production.
• Collaboration with Development Teams: Collaborate with the software engineers to define the steps required for software releases, including how code is stored, built, tested, and deployed. This collaboration helps bridge the gap between development and operations, reducing delays and improving reliability.
• Release Cycle and Processes Management: Effective release management involves categorizing releases into major, minor, and bugfix updates. Each type serves a specific purpose, such as introducing significant features, incremental improvements, or critical fixes, ensuring that the software evolves without compromising stability. Oversee the entire release process, ensuring that software builds are created, tested, and deployed efficiently.
• Monitoring and Metrics: SREs utilize metrics to monitor release velocity and the impact of changes on system performance. This data-driven approach helps in making informed decisions about release strategies and identifying areas for improvement.

• Technical Proficiency: Deep knowledge of software development, configuration management, test integration, system administration.
• Release Engineering Knowledge: Understanding of the release process from source code to deployment, including best practices for using tools and ensuring consistency.
• Automation
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficiency in automating build processes and using CI/CD pipelines for safe, incremental deployments.
• Observability Tools: Ability to integrate observability tools to track release performance and gather feedback for future improvements.
• Continuous Improvement: Willingness to iterate and improve release processes based on feedback and postmortems. These skills are crucial to managing the end-to-end process of software delivery, ensuring that software updates reach production environments without compromising system stability.

• Experience in Windows and Linux Environment
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle
• Experience in Git Hub, Git Hub Actions, Bit Bucket
• Public cloud knowledge (Google Cloud, AWS, Snowflake)
• Working familiarity with Control-M
• Working knowledge of Co-Pilot (or any AI models)
• Experience with software development life-cycles and best practices
• Working knowledge of any programming and scripting language

• Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree from a top tier university, preferably in Computer Science
• 5-7 years of support/developer experience in financial services, preferably Asset Management
• 1+ years of experience with release management

• $55-$60/hour, depending on experience

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.