Release Engineer

Meridian Credit Union; St. Catharines; Hybrid; CAD 79,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridian Credit Union is seeking a Senior Release Engineer to own build and code management, CI/CD pipelines, and environment parity across Dev, QA, and pre-production. You will lead the engineering of reproducible builds, manage artifact/versioning, and guide release governance with cross‑functional teams.

Hybrid role based in Canada with offices in Etobicoke and St. Catharines; travel between sites may be required. Strong knowledge of Git, Azure DevOps, and scripting is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Computer Science degree or equivalent qualifications required.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and release engineering.
• Strong scripting and build automation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own and operate Meridian’s branching and merge strategy; govern repository structure and code custody standards.
• Engineer reproducible builds: artifact/versioning, dependency management, and secure build configuration.
• Maintain release-building pipelines and support releases within governance gates.
• Lead build/environment improvement initiatives and set standards for the estate.

Skills

Git branching strategies

Azure DevOps Pipelines

GitHub Actions

Build engineering

PowerShell

Python

C#/.NET

Education

Computer Science degree or acceptable equivalent qualifications

Tools

NuGet

npm

Job description

Why Meridian?

At Meridian our aspiration is to integrate our purpose into everything we do for people, the planet, and communities. We believe that our greatest opportunity is to create opportunity and meet people where they are.

Why Meridian?

At Meridian our aspiration is to integrate our purpose into everything we do for people, the planet, and communities. We believe that our greatest opportunity is to create opportunity and meet people where they are.

Factor us into your next career opportunity. We want you to grow with us and have an experience that’s different. This is a place where you can expect the unexpected.

Find our story here: About Meridian

The role:

The Senior Release Engineer is the senior practitioner and standards-setter for Meridian’s Release Engineering function. The role owns build and code management in practice — branching strategy, artifact and package versioning, build reproducibility, and code custody standards — and operates development and QA environments to pre‑production standard as instances of Platform Engineering’s template library. Working within the version‑lifecycle and promotion criteria set by Release & Service Governance, the Release Engineer directs the day‑to‑day work of contingent release engineers, converts ticket‑based environment support into self‑service, and applies sound independent judgment on build and environment problems that do not follow an established pattern.

Key Responsibilities:

Build & Code Management

• Own and operate Meridian’s branching and merge strategy across the delivery estate; govern repository structure, protection rules, and code custody standards
• Engineer reproducible builds: artifact and package versioning (Azure Artifacts, NuGet, npm), software dependency management, and secure build configuration
• Maintain the build knowledge base and runbooks to audit-ready standard

Environment Operations — Dev & QA

• Implement and operate Dev and QA environments following CI/CD standard
• Meet environment parity and promotion criteria by construction; remediate drift findings before they reach the readiness gate
• Convert recurring environment requests into self‑service; measure and report the manual effort retired each quarter

Release Pipeline Support

• Maintain release‑build pipelines for assigned estates within the shared pipeline templates; support release execution to Release & Service Governance’s gates
• Provide build and environment support during critical release windows as scheduled

Continuous Improvement & Standards

• Lead improvement initiatives across build and environment practice; pilot tooling with Platform Engineering and produce structured findings for the Sr. Manager
• Maintain the function’s standards — branching, versioning, environment usage — and keep them current as the estate modernizes
• Track adoption and propose retirement of legacy build tooling in line with published timelines

Team & Vendor Coordination

• Coordinate with Platform & Engineering Services (SRE) for dependencies touching pre‑production, and with vendors for tooling support
• Serve as the escalation point for build and environment issues in Dev and QA

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Expert, hands‑on knowledge of Git branching strategies (trunk‑based and GitFlow), Azure DevOps Pipelines and Artifacts, and GitHub Actions
• Strong build‑engineering capability: package management (NuGet, npm), software dependency management, code scanning (SAST, secrets, licence), build caching, and build reproducibility
• Proficient scripting in PowerShell and Python for build automation, environment management, and test‑data operations
• Working knowledge of C#/.NET application development sufficient to configure build pipelines, review pipeline definitions, and troubleshoot build issues across the delivery estate

Problem Solving

• Confronts novel build and environment problems where no established pattern exists; independently constructs resolution approaches and documents them as standards for contingent engineers to follow
• Sets build and environment standards within the Sr. Manager’s functional direction; exercises independent judgment on daily operations, contingent-engineer direction, and standard-setting decisions
• Escalates to the Sr. Manager for decisions involving tooling investment, changes to platform boundaries with Platform Engineering, or significant departures from Release & Service Governance policy

Accountability

• Directly accountable for build integrity, Dev/QA environment availability and parity, and the quality of contingent release‑engineer output across the delivery estate
• Standards and procedures set by this role govern how all development teams manage code, builds, and environments; inconsistency or poor design at this level propagates across the full estate
• Accountable for the onboarding, task quality, and knowledge capture of contingent release engineers; makes each seat’s knowledge transferable and each decision documented

Working Style

• Communicates build and environment standards clearly to engineers and reports progress and improvement metrics to the Sr. Manager in plain terms
• Collaborative with peer functions — Platform Engineering, Release Governance, and SRE — earns influence through technical credibility and well‑documented evidence rather than positional authority
• Self‑motivated and reliable; manages own workload across standards‑setting, environment operations, and improvement work without requiring close supervision

Education, Designations, Training, And Experience

• Computer Science degree or acceptable equivalent qualifications
• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in release engineering, build engineering, or DevOps, including environment management in a multi‑stage delivery estate
• Demonstrated production ownership of CI/CD pipelines, artifact management, and branching strategy at team or organizational scale
• Demonstrated experience coordinating delivery across multiple teams and driving complex technical improvements to completion within a governed release environment
• Experience operating non‑production environments (provisioning, refresh, test data) in a regulated environment
• Proficient scripting in PowerShell and Python; experience with build automation and environment management scripting
• Working knowledge of application development (C#, .NET) sufficient to support build configuration and pipeline troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of ITIL principles; ITIL Foundation is an asset
• Relevant certifications are assets: AZ‑400 (DevOps Engineer Expert), GitHub Actions, HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Salary Range: CAD $79,100 - $90,000

Compensation for this role is based on a combination of skills, experience, and internal equity. Candidates with stronger alignment to the role’s requirements may be placed higher within the range. Your recruiter will share more information about our total rewards package during the hiring process.

Join us! This role is hybrid.

Our offices are located at 3280 Bloor St W, Etobicoke, and 75 Corporate Park Dr, St. Catharines. Travel between these offices may be required, as well as occasional travel to branches.

Meridian has a remote work policy that allows flexibility for employees to work remote but also requires regular time in the office for purposeful meetings to collaborate, innovate and build effective relationships with your team, your colleagues and your leader which is very important to us.

What's in it for you?

• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to delight your candidates and clients!
• You’ll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top organizations around the world
• Hybrid work arrangements with in‑person office time to collaborate, innovate and build relationships with your colleagues
• This isn't your typical "corporate" job. We work hard and we have fun!

Build the Future of Banking with Us

At Meridian, we’re not just adapting to the future—we’re shaping it. We see talent as a catalyst for sustainable growth, community impact, and future-readiness. As the financial landscape evolves, we’re looking for team members who bring:

• Embedding & leveraging technology – Confidence and willingness to learn and integrate AI and emerging technologies into new ways of working. Experience with low/no code tools like the Microsoft Power Platform and generative AI productivity tools like Microsoft Copilot is considered an asset
• Critical Thinking – The ability to analyze, evaluate and interpret information from various sources and apply logic and problem solving to make decisions.
• Data Driven– Leverage data and insights to identify, prioritize and improve member experience and business efficiency.
• Curiosity & Flexibility – Comfortable navigating and embracing change and uncertainty, ask more questions, explore more options. Continuously learn and grow.

Our Commitment to Belonging

At Meridian, belonging starts with people. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, supported, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe that diverse backgrounds, identities, abilities, sexual orientation, experiences, and perspectives make us stronger and help us better serve our Members, communities, and one another.

We are committed to an accessible recruitment experience and will provide accommodation information to candidates selected for an interview.

To learn more about DEIBR at Meridian, visit meridiancu.ca.

Thank you for your interest in Meridian Credit Union. We look forward to learning more about you and the unique experiences and perspectives you could bring to our team.