Release and DevOps Engineer

As a Release and DevOps Engineer at our company, you will play a crucial role in managing the build, packaging, and deployment of software applications across different environments. Your primary focus will be on Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) to develop and maintain automated pipelines that enhance software delivery and system reliability. You will collaborate closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure the timely and high-quality release of software products. Key Responsibilities: - Coordinate all aspects of the software release lifecycle, including planning, scheduling, execution, and communication across staging and production environments. Conduct release readiness meetings and facilitate go/no-go decision points with stakeholders. - Automate build, test, and deployment processes for various environments (dev, staging, production). - Implement deployment strategies such as blue/green and canary to minimize risks. - Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines utilizing tools like Bamboo, Bitbucket, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms. - Monitor and troubleshoot pipeline failures and release-related issues. - Collaborate with security and compliance teams to integrate security scanning into pipelines (DevSecOps). - Manage version control, branching, and merging strategies using Git. - Work with development, QA, operations, and product teams to plan and execute release schedules. - Ensure release plans include proper documentation, approvals, and compliance requirements. - Verify that releases adhere to best practices, security standards, compliance regulations, and rollback procedures. - Monitor application performance and health post-deployment using monitoring tools like New Relic or Datadog. - Continuously enhance release processes through automation and tooling improvements. Track and report release metrics, including success rates, issues, and rollback incidents. 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. - Preferably have prior experience as a software engineer. - Proficiency in pipeline automation and scripting. - Strong knowledge of version control systems, particularly Git. - Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). - Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS and a solid grasp of containerization using 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.,