RJC379 | Senior Build Automation and Release Engineer

Skills and Experience 

1. 5+ years’ experience in Build Automation and Release engineering
2. A strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
3. Must have self-starting personality, unafraid to display initiative and innovation on the job
4. Experience with source code repositories and version control systems like Git, Bitbucket
5. Experience with build/continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Ant, Shell, PowerShell)
6. Experience in designing, building, maintaining and coordinating an automated build/release from Development to production environment
7. Knowledge with configuration management automation tools (Puppet, Chef, Docker) is a big plus
8. Extensive knowledge of Windows and Unix/Linux systems including hardware, software and applications
9. Experience with at least one programming/scripting language, with a preference for Python, Perl, bash, php etc.
10. Experience with database deployments (MSSQL, MySQL, mongoDB)
11. Good understanding and experience working with high availability, high performance, multi-data center systems
12. Software development experience preferred
13. Experience working with a cloud service provider (E.g. Microsoft Azure & AWS) is a plus
14. Experience working with Agile teams.

Responsibilities 

1. Champion the Build/Release Engineer (DevOps) needs for continuous integration and continuous deployment while maintaining focus on Quality of Service
2. Lead the efforts to improve the existing Build/Release Engineer system. Review existing automation, identify opportunities to improve overall productivity and investigate tools that might speed up the process or make us more efficient in build/ release management.
3. Design, implement & enforce Build/Release Engineer methodologies, standards and policies for managing source code
4. Administer and write code to support the Build/Release Engineer tool suite. Troubleshoot build, packaging, and component management issues, working with the core Engineering and Technical Operations teammates to resolve them
5. Monitor the automated build and continuous integration process to ensure correct build execution, and facilitate resolution of build/ release failures.