DevOps Release Manager

Definity Financial Corporation; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking a DevOps Release Manager to oversee the code merging process and issue resolution. This role requires strong technical expertise and excellent communication skills to ensure high-quality outcomes. The successful candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders and lead teams in a dynamic environment, focusing on delivering efficient solutions and maintaining operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years in technology roles.
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Practical experience working in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Merge, build, and deploy future release changes to target environments.
• Conduct code reviews and provide guidance on code development.
• Mentor and coach software developers to ensure technical excellence.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Detail-oriented

Education

University degree or college diploma in computer science

Tools

Kubernetes

Git

Bitbucket

Argo CD

DataDog

AppDynamics

Job description

DevOps Release Manager

The DevOps Release Manager will play a critical role in executing end-to-end delivery. As the owner of the code merging process and issue resolution, they will collaborate with stakeholders and act as a key liaison between teams to ensure issues are addressed effectively and efficiently. They will bring strong technical expertise as well as excellent communication skills to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities:

1. Merge, build, and deploy future release changes to target environments; review history of recent changes to the repo and environment.
2. Coordinate and conduct code reviews, provide guidance on code development, and update and maintain code base between release trains.
3. Collaborate with technical resources on the team for key requirements and development timelines, ensuring work plans and schedules are aligned.
4. Communicate test results, deploy QA changes, and ensure all required merge activities are completed for handover to release teams.
5. Mentor and coach software developers to ensure technical excellence.
6. Review and monitor the auto-merge pipeline.
7. Monitor and record test results to ensure all retrofit and build activities are completed; ensure smooth handover to release teams.
8. Maintain auto-merge pipeline scheduler and ensure QA environment is operational.
9. Auto-merge changes per guidelines and resolve merge conflicts.
10. Conduct triage calls for issues in Dev and QA environments, involving necessary teams.
11. Deploy changes to Dev and QA environments during code merge windows.
12. Communicate changes to release branches for repo and QA environment to future release trains.
13. Merge changes from release to future release branches.
14. Report on project/backlog progress, status, overall health, and individual applications.
15. Assess work plans, identify scheduling issues, and escalate as needed.
16. Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and foster a culture of excellence within the team.

Qualifications:

• University degree or college diploma in computer science, information systems, or a related discipline.
• 7-10+ years in technology roles.
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Good understanding of Kubernetes and public cloud platforms (preferably AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with tools like Argo CD, OpenSearch, AppDynamics, DataDog.
• Experience in the insurance industry and with Guidewire Suite is an asset.
• Ability to lead, provide technical consultation, and guide teams.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to high-quality results.
• Practical experience working in cloud environments for developing and releasing front-end applications.
• Experience integrating multiple data sources and databases into one system.
• Understanding of scalable application design principles.
• Proficiency with code versioning tools such as Git/Bitbucket.
• Understanding of enterprise and web architecture, REST APIs.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with GIT, Bitbucket Pipelines, and repo management.
• Skills in environment change management and log review.
• Strong understanding of performance and security considerations in coding.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies like HTML5 and CSS3.
• Basic understanding of DevOps pipeline design for front-end applications.
• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools.
• Familiarity with in-house applications, systems, and high-level end-to-end flows.
• Understanding of release, exception, and risk review processes.
• Ability to diagnose merge issues, review logs, and assess impacts among development teams.