Senior Build & Release Engineer

Quantam; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Competitive hourly wages

Job summary

Quantam Solutions is seeking an experienced Build Automation Engineer to manage CI/CD pipelines across SACWIS (ADO) and Bridges environments. You will act as the technical expert for build, configuration, and version-management tools, guiding teams and deploying new releases.

The role emphasizes strong scripting, vendor liaison, and performance tuning to accelerate delivery, reduce failures, and improve overall developer productivity within a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing higher-environment build automation, auditing, and administration of software configuration and version-management processes.
• 10+ years of experience researching, evaluating, and recommending application software products related to configuration and version-management processes.
• 10+ years of experience deploying new releases of application, configuration, and version-management software.
• 10+ years of experience providing guidance to systems development staff regarding project administration for applications using Build Automation, Configuration Management, and Version Management tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage source code control processes, including standards, baselining, versioning, problem analysis, resolution, reporting, and tracking.
• Build automation is a core requirement of this position.
• Serve as the technical advisor and primary liaison with vendors and their technical teams.
• Act as the technical expert on performance issues for systems using Build Automation, Configuration Management, and Version Management tools.
• Deploy new releases of application build, configuration, and version-management software.
• Provide guidance on project administration and management for applications leveraging Build Automation, Configuration Management, and Version Management products.
• Design and script automation workflows to support efficient build and release operations.
• Monitor and optimize build pipeline performance to reduce build times and increase developer productivity
• Conduct root-cause analysis on build and deployment failures and implement preventive actions
• Create and update process documentation for SACWIS (ADO) and Bridges build processes.
• Perform build and deployment across Bridges environments, adjusting tasks and variables as needed
• ADO (Azure DevOps) Administrator for SACWIS builds and deployments, including branches for development stages
• Assess ADO and build-process issues to determine internal resolution vs external support.

Skills

Build automation

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Configuration management

Version control

Scripting

Tools

Git/Bitbucket

Jira

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Job description

Quantam Solutions provides IT solutions and consulting for various clients. We offer competitive hourly wages, health benefits, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan. The work schedule for this role is hybrid with two days onsite and three days remote.

Overview:

The selected candidate will be responsible for managing and enhancing Application Build and Release processes, including implementing automation to support continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) for testing activities aligned with the agency’s goals and mission. This position has responsibilities for all phases of the Application Build process for applications.

Responsibilities:

• Manage source code control processes, including defining and enforcing standards, software baselining and versioning, and performing problem analysis, resolution, reporting, and tracking.
• Build automation is a core requirement of this position.
• Serve as the technical advisor and primary liaison when engaging with vendors and their technical teams.
• Act as the technical expert on performance-related issues for all systems utilizing Build Automation, Configuration Management, and Version Management tools.
• Deploy new releases of application build, configuration, and version management software.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to systems development staff on project administration and project management for applications leveraging Build Automation, Configuration Management, and Version Management products.
• Design and script automation workflows to support efficient and reliable build and release operations.
• Monitor and optimize build pipeline performance to reduce build times, increase reliability, and improve developer productivity
• Conduct root‑cause analysis on build and deployment failures, implementing preventative measures and long‑term corrective actions
• Create and update process documentation as needed for SACWIS (ADO) and Bridges build processes.
• Perform build and deployment activities across multiple Bridges environments, including modifying tasks and variables at both build and deployment stages to support progression through established processes.
• Serve as ADO (Azure DevOps) Administrator for SACWIS builds and deployments, including creating and managing new branches for each development stage within both Release and Sandbox environments.
• Assess ADO and build‑process issues to determine what can be resolved internally and what requires external support, recognizing that many processes involve servers with limited access while others provide sufficient access for maintenance and problem resolution.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience being primarily responsible for higher‑environment build automation, auditing, and administration of software configuration and version‑management processes
• 10+ years of experience researching, evaluating, and recommending application software products related to configuration and version‑management processes.
• 10+ years of experience deploying new releases of application, configuration, and version‑management software.
• 10+ years of experience providing guidance and recommendations to systems development staff regarding project administration and project management for applications using Build Automation, Configuration Management, and Version Management tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., ClearCase, ClearQuest, Git/Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Issue/Work tracking systems (Jira, ADO Boards).
• Scripting languages (Perl, Shell, Python).