Software Release Engineer | Applicantz Vacancies

Job’s Overview:

Applicantz is seeking a Software Release Engineer in United States. Please take a moment to read the job post below if you are interested:

VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS A LONG-TERM CONTRACT POSITION WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST, GLOBAL, TECHNOLOGY LEADER. *Remote role*

Our large, Fortune Technology client is ranked as one of the best companies to work with, in the world. As a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, they foster progressive culture, creativity, and a flexible work environment. They use cutting-edge technologies to keep themselves ahead of the curve. Diversity in all aspects is respected. Integrity, experience, honesty, people, humanity, and passion for excellence are some other adjectives that define this global technology leader.

Candidates preferred from Novi, Michigan/ Oregon/ Washington.

Skills

• 8-10 years managing projects and programs as part of release
• Solid understanding of project and program management techniques, methodologies, and best practices
• Working knowledge of SharePoint, ServiceNow, Jira and Confluence
• Technical understanding of development tools, source control, artifact management, and continuous integration build systems. e.g. GitHub, Jenkins, Python
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and collaborating with both engineering and business teams
• Working knowledge of IT infrastructure
• Is self-driven, great team player, responsive, accountable and detail-oriented.
• A strong knowledge of change management process
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a dynamic environment

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with Engineering, Build, and QA teams to plan the release as per the defined milestones
• Analyze release blockers, downstream impact, manage dependencies, mitigate risk, conduct release walkthroughs and communicate release status
• Provide release management support for application, infrastructure and configuration deployments
• Create and manage change tickets, implementation plan, rollback plans and artifacts for releases
• Ensure all production deployments comply with IT security policies, engineering guidelines, and standards
• Hold defect triage meetings and determine the future avoidance
• Create / manage metrics and dashboard to facilitate a data-driven approach
• Maintain Knowledge repository on build and release procedures and key information related to releases

Getting the Software Release Engineer designation comes with some responsibilities. It would be a wise idea to take a few minutes to learn more about it so you can make an informed decision.

Applicants must meet the above-mentioned requirements in order to qualify for consideration to work as a Software Release Engineer.

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