Release Engineer

Job Description:

Release Engineer Summary:

Signature Consultants has an opportunity for a Release Engineer.  In this role the Build-Release Engineer will play an integral role within our client’s team as the individual responsible for the software build, configuration and deployment lifecycle. This role will help automate and streamline the controls, operations and processes as well as build/maintain tools for deployment. Also will require troubleshooting and resolving various issues within the multiple environments (Dev, INT, UAT, production, etc.) that the team is responsible for which includes Cloud (Azure) and on-prem familiarity.

Responsibilities:

• Deploying, automating, maintaining and managing all Azure lower end environments as well as our on-prem upper environments to ensure the availability, performance, scalability and security of all hosted environments
• Automation of continuous integration and continuous delivery process-Jenkins
• System troubleshooting and problem solving across platform (Windows IIS Microservice setup) and application domains
• Build, release and configuration management across all environments and applications
• Orchestration of applications supporting CI/CD
• Working with the Architecture team to suggest process improvements.
• Completing all escalated tickets to the Build-Release team.
• Working with various application development teams to support all build and deployment projects.
• Working with a Scrum/Agile Sprint layout.
• Communicating all task updates in weekly project status calls in both a technical and business aspect.
• Translate developer build requests into deployment scripts.
• Assisting with monitoring implementation/improvements for all environments.

Qualifications:

• Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies and cloud services (experience with MS Azure is required)
• Strong experience with MSSQL
• Experience working with Azure API Gateway
• A working understanding of code and script (Powershell, Python, Perl and/or Ruby)
• Knoweldge of Microservices based architecture
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD processes with Jenkins
• Experience with MS Azure PaaS service model and best practices
• Heavy System Engineering experience with MS Server 2012-2016 and a strong knowledge of Redhat with fluency in automating complex tools in conjunction with deploying and patching
• Ability to manage multiple medium to large-scale projects in a dynamic, fast-paced, highly-technical organization.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical interdependent situations to audience of different background
• Experience working with Agile (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)

 About Signature Consultants, LLC

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Signature Consultants was established in 1997 with a singular focus: to provide clients and consultants with superior staffing solutions. For the seventh consecutive year, Signature was voted as one of the “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” and is now the 14th largest IT staffing firm in the United States (source: Staffing Industry Analysts). With 26 locations throughout North America, Signature annually deploys thousands of consultants to support, run, and manage their clients’ technology needs. Signature offers IT staffing, consulting, managed solutions, and direct placement services. For more information on the company, please visit www.sigconsult.com.