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ID #15444643
State North Carolina
City Durham
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Apex Systems
Showed 2021-06-14
Date 2021-06-13
Deadline 2021-08-12
Category Internet engineering
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Sr DevOps/Release Manager

North Carolina, Durham, 27701 Durham USA

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Job Title: Sr. DevOps/Release Manager

Introduction: Seeking a Sr. DevOps/Release Manager to lead the delivery of our Cloud-based next generation retail solutions for a rapidly growing customer base. In this role, you will be responsible for working with multiple product development teams to deliver feature rich, reliable, and scalable solutions to our many customers. This is an exciting time to join our growing team and get in on the ground floor of helping us deliver breakthrough technologies for the retail market.

Responsibilities:
  • Negotiate, plan, and manage activities in the release management life cycle
  • Manage multiple releases including feature releases and maintenance releases
  • Maintain the deployment schedule and ensure alignment across stakeholders
  • Create release notes
  • Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews
  • Communicate release details including schedule, scope changes, and risks to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Conduct release readiness reviews based on clearly defined readiness criteria
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to manage and escalate risks affecting release scope, schedule, and quality
  • Escalate gaps in software development, testing, release notes, and rollout plans needed for upcoming releases
  • Define and deliver improvements in the release processes and pipelines
  • Conduct action-oriented retrospectives and blameless post mortems to strengthen processes and harden the system
Required Skills:
  • BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering
  • 10+ years professional experience in software engineering
  • Experience managing multiple complex software releases
  • Versioning and dependency management
  • Demonstrated knowledge of source control and code branching strategies
  • Advanced understanding of the software development life cycle
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams without formal authority
  • Knowledge of Agile Development methodology
  • Strong knowledge of CICD and supporting Devops processes
  • Proficiency with languages such as Python and shell scription for automation

Preferred Skills:
  • Public Cloud experience: Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (esp. Azure)
  • Kubernetes basics
  • DevOps dashboard development
  • Automation experience with Ansible, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager, Jenkins, etc.

Our client offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package including the following:
  • Group health coverage (medical, dental, & vision)
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Pre-tax spending accounts
  • 401(k) plan w/ match
  • Company provided life insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee discounts
  • Generous paid holiday schedule, paid vacation & sick/personal days

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Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or

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