Release Engineer

Encore Capital Group; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading credit services company in Hull is seeking a Release and Pipeline Engineer to manage Azure DevOps pipelines. This role involves coordinating software releases, creating runbooks, and improving release processes. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in release management, CI/CD practices, and good knowledge of SQL. The position offers a salary of £40k per annum and a hybrid work model with less than 1 day in office per week, along with 31 days annual leave and various benefits.

Benefits

Free wellbeing and financial advice

Company events

Discounts at high street retailers

31 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software release management and CI/CD practices.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines.
• Good working knowledge of SQL and database technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines for software deployment.
• Create release runbooks and oversee release activities.
• Collaborate with teams to troubleshoot release issues.

Skills

Azure DevOps

CI/CD practices

YAML pipeline configuration

SQL

Agile methodologies

Job description

Wescot are now recruiting for a Release and Pipeline Engineer to join our dynamic team. We are Hull based and the role requires a maximum of one day in the office, so as long as you're within a commutable distance to Hull, and have the necessary skillset, we'd love to hear from you!

Hours per week: 35 (Mon-Fri)

The role:

You'll manage and maintain the Azure DevOps pipelines that support the build, release, and deployment of software across environments. This includes the creation of release runbooks, coordination of release activities, and continuous improvement of release and environment management practices. You'll work closely with development and QA teams to ensure smooth, secure, and timely software delivery.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines for CI/CD across multiple environments.

• Create and maintain detailed release runbooks and documentation to support repeatable and auditable software deployments.

• Coordinate and execute software releases, ensuring dependencies are managed and timelines are met.

• Collaborate with development and QA teams to troubleshoot and resolve release-related issues.

• Ensure release documentation is accurate, complete, and up to date.

• Continuously evaluate and improve release and environment management processes.

• Support the stability and security of development, test, and production environments.

• Maintain awareness of industry trends and best practices in release engineering and DevOps.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Proven experience in software release management and CI/CD practices.

• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines.

• Familiarity with YAML pipeline configuration and automation scripting.

• Good working knowledge of SQL and database technologies.

• Understanding of software configuration management and version control.

• Experience managing releases across multiple environments (e.g., Dev, Test, UAT, Prod).

• Understanding software development lifecycle and Agile/Waterfall methodologies.

• Exposure to .NET development, Windows Services and DAC pacs would be an advantage

Salary & Benefits Package:

• £40k per annum
• Free wellbeing and financial advice
• Company events
• Hybrid work with minimum time in office (less than 1 day per week)
• 31 days annual leave
• Discounts at 100's of high street retailers

If this sounds like a company that you would like to be part of, to deliver our mission for 2026 and beyond, please apply and start your next chapter with us!

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Wescot Credit Services is a Contact Centre working with several large UK banks, as well as Credit Card Providers, Energy, Telecoms and others to help recover debts owed to them by their customers.

We are proud to announce that Encore Capital Group, which Wescot is part of, is Great Place to Work-Certified™ in Costa Rica, France, India, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Diversity and inclusion are very important to us at Wescot and we value diverse talent within our business. We want everyone to be themselves at work and encourage a culture that includes everyone.

At Wescot we’re regulated by our clients - as such, any successful candidates will have to undergo a basic credit check and criminal background check. Please note that we’re unable to proceed to interview stage if a CCJ, IVA or Bankruptcy appears on a credit file, or if you do not have full right to work in the UK.