$90K - 130K a year
Manage and optimize software release processes, maintain CI/CD pipelines, support build releases, administer DevOps tools, and troubleshoot deployment and environment issues.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, release management, DevOps tool administration (GitLab, TeamCity, Jenkins, Artifactory, Fortify), scripting in PowerShell/Bash, and system administration on Windows and Linux.
Job Title: DevOps Release Engineer II Location: Remote - US Employment Type: Temp to Perm (6 months) Reports To: DevOps Manager Note: Ensure the candidate has experience with established CI/CD pipelines, complete release cycles, handling release requests, and is familiar with the pipelines and source control systems used to manage branches. This includes understanding branching strategies, use of release branches, how branches are promoted to production, and experience working with build servers. Position Overview We are seeking an experienced DevOps Release Engineer to manage and optimize our software release processes, maintain CI/CD pipelines, and provide technical support to development teams. This role involves working with a wide range of DevOps tools, performing basic administration tasks, and ensuring the security and reliability of our release infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical troubleshooting skills, extensive tool administration experience, and the ability to collaborate closely with developers, QA, and operations teams. Key Responsibilities Release Management & Deployment • Plan, coordinate, and execute software releases across multiple environments. • Support build releases and assist developers in resolving build-related issues. • Maintain rollback strategies and ensure release readiness. • Environment maintenance • Deploy software to environments, preferably automate • Troubleshoot deployment to environments • Maintenance of tools Tool Administration & Support • Manage and perform basic administration tasks (e.g., user access requests, configuration changes) for DevOps tools including: GitLab, Artifactory, Jira, Confluence, Perforce, Bitbucket, Fortify, TeamCity, SonarQube, Docker, Crowd, Jenkins, Fisheye, Nexus, SVN. • Skills: API work (e.g. proficient in scripting preferably PowerShell for Windows, Bash for Linux) for making API calls o MSBuild (engine under which MS builds run) o JAVA builds with maven/java builds • Create and manage repositories in GitLab, troubleshoot repository access issues, configure GitLab builds and GitLab runners. • Create and troubleshoot TeamCity builds, resolve build agent issues, and configure build pipelines. • Perform Fortify scans, troubleshoot scan job issues, manage tokens for Fortify, TeamCity, and Jenkins, and configure automated scan uploads. • Manage Artifactory access requests, create remote repositories for GitLab packages, and troubleshoot artifact issues. • Use Confluence for documentation, ensuring procedures and configurations are well-documented. Infrastructure & Environment Management • Manage and troubleshoot build agents for both Windows and Linux environments. • Perform basic system administration tasks on Windows and Linux servers, including disk space issue resolution. • Manage server certificates, including verification and installation. • Work with vSphere to manage virtual machines. • Configure and troubleshoot Docker containers and images. • Support authentication and identity management via Okta. Thanks Nitin
This job posting was last updated on 10/18/2025