Release Engineer

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; México; On-site; MXN 1,117,734 - 1,862,891; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Release Engineer to oversee software release management for enterprise applications. This role involves coordinating and deploying software releases, managing risks, and ensuring seamless delivery in alignment with business needs. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in agile methodologies and CI/CD tools, demonstrating strong communication and organizational skills. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will drive efficiency and innovation in software delivery, contributing to the success of cutting-edge projects within the IT services sector.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software release management for SaaS applications.
• Understanding of deployment, configuration, and release management.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and manage software releases while mitigating risks.
• Lead product deployments and analyze release processes.

Skills

Software Release Management

Agile Software Delivery

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Tools

CI/CD Pipelines

GitHub

Jenkins

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Title: Release Engineer

Company: Pyramid Consulting, Inc

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Function: Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 7+ years of experience in software release management for enterprise SaaS applications and in-house developed applications preferred.
2. Detailed understanding of deployment, configuration, testing and release management processes based on agile software delivery principles.
3. Experience with CI/CD pipelines including tools like GitHUB and Jenkins preferred.
4. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate release plans and dependencies to business stakeholders and technical personnel.
5. Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, and/or other collaboration software systems preferred.

Responsibilities:

1. Schedule, coordinate, manage and deploy software releases.
2. Manage risks and resolve challenges that impact release scope, quality, and schedules.
3. Lead product deployments during designated off-peak hours.
4. Continually analyze and adjust the release process to meet the growing needs of the organization.
5. Produce deployment, implementation, and run-book plans.
6. Plan and communicate the release calendar by working closely with a cross-functional group of representatives.
7. Assist Product Owners in identifying and managing inter-dependencies and timing concerns to ensure seamless delivery.
8. Work with Product Management to ensure roadmaps seamlessly align with release schedules.
9. Work with relevant development teams to add, improve, and refine processes and automation tools.
10. Manage organizational release readiness by working with the various technical and business departments.
11. Measure and monitor delivery progress to ensure software releases are delivered on time and meet or exceed expectations.
12. Facilitate release meetings, release readiness reviews, go/no-go meetings, and retrospectives.
13. Maintain documentation related to procedures on the build and release processes.
14. Maintain CMDB Mappings and maintenance.
15. AVEKSA Automation and Recertifications.
16. Password updates for ALL applications - includes Inhouse applications.
17. App Dynamics configurations and monitoring.