Build & Release Engineer(multiple locations)

US Tech Solutions; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech staffing firm is looking for a Build & Release Engineer to design and implement Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery. The position requires at least 4 years of experience in information technology and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Responsibilities include managing release processes and driving independent projects while collaborating in a diverse environment. Strong skills in troubleshooting and analytics are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• At least 4 years of experience in information technology.
• Expertise in CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
• Manage release processes and track production metrics.
• Drive independent projects from execution standpoint.

Skills

Continuous Integration (CI)

Continuous Delivery (CD)

Java/J2EE

DevOps

Agile Project Management

Troubleshooting

Analytical Skills

Client Interfacing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent

Tools

JIRA

GIT

Maven

Jenkins

Docker

Selenium

Job description

Build & Release Engineer (multiple locations)

• Full-time

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit our website www.ustechsolutions.com.

We are constantly on the lookout for professionals to fulfill the staffing needs of our clients, set the correct expectations and thus become an accelerator in the mutual growth of the individual and the organization as well. Keeping the same intent in mind, we would like you to consider the job opening with US Tech Solutions that fits your expertise and skillset.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• At least 4 years of experience with Information technology.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in design and implementation of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) using tools/technologies across multiple areas, including:
  • Project Management – JIRA, IBM RTC, Rally, Team Forge
  • Code Management – SVN, GIT, CVS, Stash, ClearCase
  • Build – Maven, Nexus, Ant, Makefile
  • Code Quality – SonarQube, Crucible, JUnit, PMD, Checkstyle
  • Continuous Integration – Jenkins, CruiseControl, Bamboo
  • Continuous Deployment – uDeploy, Liquibase, Chef, Puppet, Automic ARA, CA Release Automation
  • Automated Testing – HP QTP, Selenium, JMeter, SOAPUI
  • Operating Systems – Unix OS, Linux OS, Windows
  • Scripting – Shell scripting, PowerShell, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Python
  • Predictive Monitoring – Splunk, Nagios
  • End-to-end deployment on Webservers and Appservers (Tomcat, WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, Jetty, Geronimo)
• At least 2 years of experience in Architecture, Design, Development and Implementation of CI/CD, Release Management, DevOps, Agile Project Tracking tools, Source Code Management, Test Management, Configuration Management, Build, Deployment and Test Automation Tools.
• At least 1 year of experience performing AS-IS analysis of SDLC processes, identifying gaps, estimating and defining a roadmap to implement a DevOps solution.
• At least 4 years of experience in software project lifecycle activities on development and maintenance projects using Java/J2EE technologies.
• At least 1 year of experience in design and architecture reviews.
• Experience in writing scripts to build and deploy to server-side environments and to automate logging of builds.
• Experience in managing release processes, application health checks, and production metrics tracking.
• Ability to drive an independent project/module from an execution standpoint.
• Experience in migration of SDLC tools from current to futuristic tool stacks.
• Ability to work in a diverse, multi-stakeholder environment and to partner with global delivery teams.
• Good troubleshooting, analytical and client interfacing skills; ability to work in a global delivery environment.

The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face. Travel may be required as per the job requirements.