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Nextgen Technologies lists this Build Release Engineer opportunity in plano, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Build Management & Release Engineer will lead all Build Management and Release Engineering activities and will serve as the go-to person for all things Build and Release. This individual will work with internal team members and lead the Build and Release functions of the group, providing strategic vision as well as overseeing the operations of all code and data promotions and acting as the "Gate-Keeper" of any and all promotions to the production environment. This individual must be experienced in building a release management process from scratch.
This position is a 100% hands-on job that will require pushing builds between environments by following build notes and owning all environmental issues.
Responsibilities
Architect and create a Build Management and Release process Balancing business needs, time-to-market drivers, risk mitigation, and working with infrastructure teams to maintain, architect and build a release process from scratch
Work with management and development teams to ensure Build and Release architecture for applications meets the Build and Release needs of the organization with the least amount of overhead to the development processes
Define and support Source Control practices
Implement business rules as part of the Source Control standards
Define and implement branching policies and management
Drive the build and release management processes
Management of SCM and deployment process Deployment of software changes to QA, UAT and Production environments (often in collaboration with Developers and Infrastructure teams)
Management and oversight of the day-to-day deployment process
Track process and provide support for deployment related issues
Act as "Gate-Keeper" to all releases into the production environment
Working with Development teams to create development and delivery process standards Define the workflow of the development and release process
Create standards for interactions with Build and Release tools and processes
Drive necessary architectural aspects of applications to enhance Build and Release characteristics
Understand and create effective Build and Release processes for new technologies, tools and methodologies
Automate as much of the deployment process as possible to provide for repeatability, auditability, scalability and build in process enforcement
Qualifications
BS degree or equivalent experience
10+ years of industry experience in software Build Management and Release Engineering
Solid understanding and practical experience of software development life cycles, with particular emphasis on defining and implementing process and procedures for release engineering functions, methodologies and practices
Proven track record of leading and being responsible for Build Management and Release Engineering processes
3+ years working with and supporting development teams using "Agile" software development methodology
Past experience in configuration management, including usage of source control tools such as CVS, Clear Case, VSS, etc. and implementing policies with tools
Strong build/release experience and expert in automating Build Management and Release Engineering processes
Solid understanding of web-development technologies/platforms
Broad base of knowledge and understanding of software development life cycles
Experience in a large, complex organization or corporate structure environment required
eCommerce and/or travel industry experience a plus
Must have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Must have the ability to interface with development and QA staff for training and mentoring on process, concepts and tools
Willingness to work evenings and weekends in support of builds and deployments
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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Worksite address
plano, TX, 75086, US
Who can apply
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