Junior Release Manager: Drive Reliable CI/CD

Talan; Coimbra; Hybrid; EUR 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Flexible remuneration

Training and career development

Job summary

Talan is looking for a Junior Release Manager in Coimbra, Portugal, to join a dynamic technology team supporting complex software delivery for a major international client. The ideal candidate will manage release activities, ensure the reliability of CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, and work within Agile frameworks. This permanent full-time position comes with perks such as private medical insurance and opportunities for training and career development.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional experience in Release Management, DevOps, or related roles.
• Proven experience managing CI/CD pipelines and release processes in complex environments.
• Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes clusters in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage software releases across multiple environments.
• Ensure stable and efficient CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Collaborate on infrastructure automation using Ansible and Python.

Skills

Agile frameworks: Scrum and Kanban

Git version control and branching strategies

CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions

Scripting languages: Ansible and Python

Containerization and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift

Programming languages: Java, JavaScript, Groovy, Python, or C++

Quality assurance tools and quality gate implementation (SonarQube)

Automated testing methodologies: TDD and BDD

Networking fundamentals and load balancers (Nginx, F5, DNS, SSL certificates)

Monitoring and observability tools (Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana/Kibana, OpenTelemetry)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline

Job description

Talan is looking for a Junior Release Manager in Coimbra, Portugal, to join a dynamic technology team supporting complex software delivery for a major international client. The ideal candidate will manage release activities, ensure the reliability of CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, and work within Agile frameworks. This permanent full-time position comes with perks such as private medical insurance and opportunities for training and career development.