Release and DevOps Engineer

As a Release and DevOps Engineer, your role will involve managing the build, packaging, and deployment of software applications while focusing on Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) to enhance software delivery efficiency and system reliability. You will collaborate closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure seamless software releases. Key Responsibilities: - Coordinate all aspects of the software release lifecycle, including planning, scheduling, execution, and communication across staging and production environments. - Automate build, test, and deployment processes for multiple environments (dev, staging, production). - Optimize deployment strategies to minimize risks, such as blue/green and canary deployments. - Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Bamboo, Bitbucket, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms. - Monitor and troubleshoot pipeline failures and release-related issues effectively. - Collaborate with security and compliance teams to integrate security scanning practices into pipelines (DevSecOps). - Manage version control, branching, and merging strategies using Git. - Work with various teams to plan and execute release schedules, ensuring proper documentation, approvals, and compliance requirements are met. - Monitor application performance post-deployment using tools like New Relic or Datadog. - Continuously enhance release processes through automation and tooling improvements, while tracking and reporting release metrics. Required Skills & Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience). - Minimum of 8 years of overall experience with at least 3 years of hands-on DevOps experience focusing on CI/CD. - Preferred experience as a software engineer. - Proficiency in pipeline automation and scripting. - Strong knowledge of version control systems, particularly Git. - Comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). - Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS and a solid grasp of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. Please note that applicants may need to attend an onsite interview at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.,