Release & Deployment Engineer-5

Realign Llc; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Realign Llc in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Senior Release & Deployment Engineer to manage software releases across development, test, staging, and production environments. You will lead deployment planning, release execution, CI/CD automation, and environment management to ensure high availability with minimal business disruption.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git, and scripting, plus ITIL processes and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Release Management, DevOps, Deployment Engineering, or Production Support.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git, GitHub, or GitLab.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline implementation and maintenance.
• Knowledge of change management and ITIL processes.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Strong scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or Shell scripting.
• Understanding of deployment architectures and environment management.
• Experience in troubleshooting deployment failures and production incidents.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate application releases across multiple environments.
• Manage end-to-end deployment activities including packaging, implementation, validation, and rollback.
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Business teams to ensure successful release execution.
• Support change management processes, CAB approvals, deployment readiness reviews, and release documentation.
• Perform production validation, smoke testing, post-deployment monitoring, and incident triage.
• Maintain release calendars, deployment schedules, and release metrics.
• Automate deployment, configuration, and operational tasks using scripting technologies.
• Manage environment readiness, configuration consistency, and dependency coordination.
• Support root cause analysis, problem management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Create and maintain operational runbooks, deployment guides, knowledge articles, and release procedures.
• Ensure compliance with security, audit, and governance requirements.

Skills

Release Management

DevOps

CI/CD

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Scripting (PowerShell/Python/Bash)

ITIL & change management

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Git/GitHub/GitLab

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

ServiceNow

Job description

Job Title: Release & Deployment Engineer

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Full Time

Job Description

Release & Deployment Engineer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 8+ years of experience in Release Management, DevOps, Deployment Engineering, or Production Support.
• Strong experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git, GitHub, or GitLab.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline implementation and maintenance.
• Knowledge of change management and ITIL processes.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Strong scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or Shell scripting.
• Understanding of application deployment architectures and environment management.
• Experience in troubleshooting deployment failures and production incidents.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

We are seeking a highly skilled Release & Deployment Engineer to manage and support software releases across development, test, staging, and production environments. The ideal candidate will be responsible for deployment planning, release execution, CI/CD automation, environment management, change control, and production support while ensuring high availability, reliability, and minimal business disruption.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate application releases across multiple environments.
• Manage end-to-end deployment activities, including release packaging, implementation, validation, and rollback procedures.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Business teams to ensure successful release execution.
• Support change management processes, CAB approvals, deployment readiness reviews, and release documentation.
• Perform production validation, smoke testing, post-deployment monitoring, and incident triage.
• Maintain release calendars, deployment schedules, and release metrics.
• Automate deployment, configuration, and operational tasks using scripting technologies.
• Manage environment readiness, configuration consistency, and dependency coordination.
• Support root cause analysis, problem management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Create and maintain operational runbooks, deployment guides, knowledge articles, and release procedures.
• Ensure compliance with security, audit, and governance requirements.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience in Release Management, DevOps, Deployment Engineering, or Production Support.
• Strong experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git, GitHub, or GitLab.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline implementation and maintenance.
• Knowledge of change management and ITIL processes.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Strong scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or Shell scripting.
• Understanding of application deployment architectures and environment mana gement.
• Experience in troubleshooting deployment failures and production incidents.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, or Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Datadog, Splunk, ELK, AppDynamics, or Azure Monitor.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow and release governance processes.
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and disaster recovery processes.

Key Technologies

Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git, ServiceNow, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, PowerShell, Python, YAML, SQL, SonarQube, Nexus, Artifactory, Datadog, Splunk

Nice-to-Have Banking Experience

Release and deployment support for digital banking, payments, lending, customer onboarding, or core banking applications.

Experience

Required Skills

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