Release Engineer

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"Looking for a diverse and rewarding career? If you're looking to grow your career within a stable and growing financial services company, then Sagicor may be right for you!"

Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited is seeking a suitable candidate to join our Infrastructure & Technical Services team in the capacity of:

Release Engineer

Utilize continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automation to configure, package and deliver software across development, test, and live environments.

Coordinate with developers, testers, project managers and other individual contributors as required to plan, implement, monitor, and improve release processes and procedures.

Location: Kingston

  As A Release Engineer, you will:

• Implement and Maintain Release Management tools:
  • Create, maintain, and continuously improve tools for continuous integration/ continuous delivery and automation.
  • Implement tools to automate the provisioning of IT infrastructure.
  • Design, develop, and maintain tooling to support cloud-based continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
  • Troubleshoot and debug build and deployment issues.
  • Implement security measures in the pipeline with the guidance of the IT Security team.
  • Administer tools involved in the planning, tracking and deployment of releases.
  • Create scripts or tooling to support automation of release processes and workflows.
• Manage Release Management Lifecyle:
  • Design and document release policies, processes, standards, and procedures from build, through test and defect fixing, to the release of new or changed software in to Live with the guidanc of the Release Manager. 
  • Help delivery teams develop release plans and overall strategy for deploying code using best practices.
  • Perform impact assessment and technology selection decisions related to build, release plan and strategy for the whole release.
  • Understand the build process and identify bottleneck areas for improvement.
  • Monitor the processes during the entire lifecycle for its adherence and update or create new processes for improvement and minimizing waste.
  • Ensure all required documentation and release artifacts are created and stored in an auditable manner.
  • Participate in run book planning and coordinate releases and ensure that the integrity of the live environment is protected and that the correct components are released.
  • Proactively identify and remove project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team.
  • Execute release management maturity assessment with implementation teams.
• Monitor Releases:
  • Monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the release management process across the organization and make recommendations for improvement.
  • Maintain quality checks on releases and record those that directly or indirectly cause support incidents.
  • Monitor and measure KPIs and other metrics.
• Research and implement new methods and practices that increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Innovate and integrate new processes and/ or technology to significantly add value.
• Perform any other duties assigned from time to time.

What do you need?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relevant discipline from a recognized tertiary institution.
• At least two (2) years working experience as a Release Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer, System Administrator, or similar role configuring infrastructure and automated builds and deployments.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience using command line scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Python.
• Experience using Linux or Unix based Operating Systems and Linux commands.
• Good understanding of application infrastructure, system architecture, and operating systems.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional work teams towards task completion.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines
• Experience in working with DevOps and Agile methodologies would be an asset. 
• Good understanding of application infrastructure, system architecture, and operating systems.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Comfortable with scripting and debugging.

If this role is of interest to you, kindly submit an application via Sagicor's career portal no later than December 20, 2024.

While we appreciate all applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.