Description
Release Engineer
Our client, a leading global supplier for IT services, requires a Release Engineer to be based in their client's office in Glasgow, UK. You may work remotely until covid abates and then you will be required to work from the Glasgow office at least 2-3 days per week initially.
This is a 12-months temporary contract to start ASAP
The main purpose of this job is a SEM Release Team Member who would report to SEM Release Manager. This candidate would help execute the regression pack (a very big complex problem) as well as ultimately execute the release to production plus all steps in between.
Key Responsibilities
- Help maintain the build system,produce a system release candidate & help produce associated release paperwork such as release notes & signoffs.
- Execute,Monitor,debug & maintain a highly complex regression process within a small team.
- Produce, test,refine & execute runbooks for complex production releases to a critical trading system.
- Execute & monitor production deployment steps & coordinate any required signoff & escalations.
- Identify backout strategies for releases & produce,test & refine suitable runbooks for these scenarios.
- Collaborate & coordinate with external teams where required
- Work on backlog items to improved the regression & release process
- Other items as required
Key Requirements
- 5-10 Years Experience
- Demonstrate ability to navigate and use linux (ability to use normal command set,pipelines,basic Shell Scripting)
- Demonstrate ability to navigate,query & use an SQL database (Sybase &/or DB2 preferred)
- Ability to navigate GIT source control
- Flexibility to work on weekends/off hours where a release requires it (time off in lieu granted)
- Ability to clearly communicate both verbally and in written form.
- Previous experience of working in a test & release team.
- Ability to investigate issues though review of logs diagnose root cause of issues and make appropriate escalations.
- Excellent organisation/documentation pertaining to release & release processes.
- Time Management & time tracking to ensure releases are running to schedule.
Desirable Skills
- Knowledge of a linux Scripting language such as Python
- Knowledge of Java processes