Senior Release & Deployment Engineer (CI/CD, Cloud)

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

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.