What You’ll Do:

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and Git workflows to automate build, test, and deployment.

• Coordinate and execute release activities, managing dependencies, risks, and schedules across teams.

• Troubleshoot deployment issues, perform root cause analysis, and facilitate fixes to ensure reliable releases.

• Maintain release documentation, manageprocesses, and continuously recommend improvements.

Key Qualifications:

DevOps Experience

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with DevOps practices, tools, and workflows (such as CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing, monitoring, and deployment).
• Proficiency with tools like Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
• Experience managing and optimizing deployment pipelines for cloud and on-premises environments.
• Solid understanding of release orchestration, version control systems (e.g., Git), and branching strategies.
  

Automation Skills

• Strong background in automating manual processes and workflows using scripting languages or automation frameworks (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
• Ability to design, implement, and maintain automation solutions for build, release, and environment management.
• Proven experience in reducing manual intervention and improving reliability through automation.
  

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Experience

• Practical experience applying AI tools or platforms to streamline, optimize, or enhance DevOps, release management, or operational workflows (excluding machine learning).
• Hands-on experience integrating AI-driven solutions (such as chatbots, intelligent assistants, predictive analytics, or generative AI) into automation or software delivery processes.
• Familiarity with AI platforms and services (e.g., Azure AI, AWS AI Services, Google AI, OpenAI, or similar).
• Understanding of prompt engineering or using generative AI for code generation, documentation, or process automation is a plus.

Technical Proficiency:

• Comprehensive understanding of various SDLC phases and how releases fit into the overall process.

• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools and processes.
  

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Python scripting and tools such as Jenkins, Git, Kubernetes are required (VB Scripting & SQL are also desirable).

• Experience with Jira and Confluence are required

• Experience with SharePoint, PowerPoint, Wiki, and the ability to create Power BI dashboards are highly desirable.

• 5+ years of experience in CI/CD pipeline development, deployment engineering, or related rolesrequired.

• Strong hands-on skills with Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git workflows, and scripting (Python).

• Understanding of Java and Node.js microservices architecture, and Azure cloud fundamentals are desirable.
  

Project Management Skills:

• Ability to plan, schedule, and coordinate releases across multiple teams and projects.

• Identifying potential risks and devising mitigation strategies.

• Managing changes to the release scope, schedule, and resources.

• Excellent project coordination and risk management abilities across complex releases.
  

Communication and Interpersonal Skills:

• Effective communication with stakeholders, including developers, testers, product managers, and senior management.

• Ability to resolve conflicts and ensure smooth collaboration among different teams.

• Proficient in documenting release plans, issues, and status reports.

• Communicate release plans, timelines, and requirements clearly with stakeholders and leadership.

• Lead release meetings, collaborate with development teams, and support on-call incident resolution.

• Effective communication skills to engage technical teams and executive leadership.
  

Analytical and Problem-Solving Abilities:

• Ability to quickly diagnose and resolve issues that arise during the release process.

• Attention to detail to ensure all aspects of the release are thoroughly checked and validated.
  

Adaptability and Continuous Learning:

• Ability to adapt to changing technologies, processes, and team dynamics.

• Commitment to staying updated with the latest industry trends, tools, and best practices.
  

​Experience and Education:

• Typically requires 8 years of experience in release management, software development, or related fields.

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is often preferred.
  

Secondary Skills and Experience (Desired):

Design and Development:

• Define and design subsystems and their interfaces.

• Allocate responsibilities to subsystems.

• Understand solution deployment and communicate requirements for interactions within the solution context.
  

Technical Enablement:

• Provide technical enablement for application components and subsystems.

• Drive critical design decisions for the development team.
  

Continuous Delivery Pipeline:

• Participate in planning, defining, and designing the system solution.

• Create and enable the Continuous Delivery Pipeline.
  

Architectural Runway:

• Develop the Architectural Runway to support new business features and capabilities.

• Collaborate with portfolio stakeholders, Solution, and Enterprise Architects.
  

Integration:

• Understand technical characteristics and assist with the architectural integration of external components, systems, and platforms.