Release Engineer

at  Sparksoft Corporation

Join us at Sparksoft, where we’re not just another tech company—we’re a catalyst for change. Our mission isn’t just to offer IT solutions; it’s to revolutionize the way you work. Here, passion isn’t just a buzzword; it’s the fuel behind groundbreaking ideas and transformative technologies. We serve a wide range of government clients, delivering impact that’s felt across the nation.
Our true strength lies in our people. They’re the problem-solvers and innovators consistently delivering extraordinary outcomes. With Sparksoft, you’re not stepping into a routine job; you’re joining a team committed to innovation and excellence. Our innovation extends beyond just delivering projects. Through our specialized Innovation Centers, we continuously refine our methods, ensuring we remain industry leaders.
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REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
• Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle
• Expertise in using JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint
• Team management skills
• Knowledge of traditional agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall
• Good understanding of application infrastructure, system architecture, and operating system
• Experience in working with DevOps and Agile methodologies
• Experience in the use of Application Release Automation tools
• Good understanding of Blue/Green Deployments, experience in creating Release Metrics
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills to deal with different teams on a daily basis and drive the releases to completion
• Understanding and experience with AWS infrastructure
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Nice to have CMS experience
• Experience working in large scale projects

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Computer Science or an equivalent degree
• 5+ years of experience
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• Plan the release of project deliverables and release life cycle
• Communicate project-related tasks such as plans, timelines, requirements, etc. between different teams
• Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates
• Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope schedule, and quality of the release is not affected
• Track the progress and find issues, if any. Always work to improve and refine the release processes
• Make sure that the release is planned, according to the requirements and budget
• Schedule the release readiness reviews, Go No Go Meetings before deployment and milestone reviews after each release
• Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule
• Plan and give weekly updates on the release activities
• Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully
• Team up with relevant development teams responsible for building the automation tools used to develop and deploy the software
• Maintain documentation related to procedures on build and release, various notifications lists, and dependencies
• Make improvements in the methodologies used for configuration management and development of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management
• May provide off-hours support as per the needs of the project