Senior Lead Release Engineer

S&P Global; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic individual to join their Release Services team. In this pivotal role, you will lead efforts in engineering automation solutions for application and database deployments while collaborating with diverse teams across the organization. You will be responsible for promoting best practices in software development and operations, leveraging your expertise in Agile methodologies and various system tools. This position offers a unique opportunity to innovate and influence while working with skilled professionals committed to operational excellence. If you're ready to take your career to the next level in a fast-paced environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of technical experience in software development and operations.
• Experience with cloud platforms and automation tools is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the setup and management of software development and operations culture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely project delivery.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Agile Methodologies

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Technical Troubleshooting

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PowerShell

Bash

Groovy

Python

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Ansible

Job description

About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
12 The Team: Our Release Services team is responsible for engineering automation solutions for application, database code builds, deployments and server configurations. We interact with people from a wide variety of backgrounds across the entire organization and are able to develop a close team dynamic with coworkers from around the globe. In this role you will partner with business stakeholders, architects, application developers and technology leads to define and implement the appropriate tools needed to support our transformation efforts.

The Impact: You will be responsible for setting up, managing, and promoting the culture, practices, processes and tools that enable software development and operations. You will have a deep understanding of Agile and the various points at which development and operations could be improved. You will leverage processes, tools, automation and metrics to reduce the lead time from code commit to product delivery.
This position provides a tremendous opportunity to grow personally and professionally in this role. You will work with highly skilled professionals who are committed to operational excellence. You will develop expertise on the current systems to push the boundaries of what can be done more efficiently. You will innovate, collaborate and influence while keeping up with industry trends and partnering with co-workers.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Prior leadership experience preferred
2. Able to prioritize and organize effectively
3. Able to collaborate effectively with engineering leadership and peers
4. Strong leadership skills and proven ability to provide effective, result-oriented direction to the staff
5. Able to anticipate logistical and tactical software development and process problems, and be able to quickly and effectively resolve them
6. Understand SDLC/DEVOPS best practices and the tools used to implement them
7. Ability to thrive in an agile, fast-paced environment while delivering high quality mission-critical software
8. Programmatically automate server configuration, software builds, testing and deployments
9. Work with product teams ensuring project deadlines are delivered on time and on budget
10. Review, oversee and ensure the tools and code our team writes and maintains follows best practices and established standards
11. Lead and participate in regular after-hours and weekend production deployments
12. Document work for cross-training purposes within the team and craft partner documentation and training
13. Work with various teams (DEV, QA, MIS, PMO, Product) in a cross-functional manner

Experience and proficiency with a variety of System tools including:

1. 6-10 years of technical experience
2. Experience programming (PowerShell, Bash, Groovy, Python)
3. Experience with continuous integration toolsets (Jenkins, VSTS, SonarQube, GitHub)
4. Experience with container/microservice architecture, configuration and deployments (Docker, Kubernetes)
5. Experience with cloud computing platforms (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure)
6. Experience with server configuration automation (Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform)
7. Experience using version control in a collaborative code environment (GIT, SVN)
8. Experience troubleshooting code compile issues and exceptions
9. Experience administering and troubleshooting server and application issues (Windows, Linux)
10. Experience with code dependency management (NuGet, Artifactory)
11. Experience with Agile and LEAN principles

Right to Work Requirements:

This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

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