JOB BRIEF

 The Release Engineer will create and deploy builds of Java and .NET applications into the Production and Non-Production Windows and Linux environments.  Of chief importance to the role is to maintain standards and procedures for release management to guarantee a repeatable process for deploying application builds and configurations into the environments.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS *

• Maintain and update the various version-controlled code lines
• Enforce best practices in version-control tooling
• Act as a version-control administrator
• Create, maintain and update projects in the life cycle automation/continuous integration tool
• Perform and coordinate the scheduling of automated deployments and communicate results
• Cultivate and disseminate knowledge of release engineering best practices
• Continually review and improve release engineering processes to ensure meeting company goals
• Other duties may be assigned per business need

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Experience with the Maven software project management and comprehension tool required
• Experience with the MSBuild build tool set for managed code required
• Experience with Perforce version-control tool required
• Experience in configuration and deploying to various server types required
   Web Server, App Server, Middleware, DBMS, etc.
• Experience with incorporating Continuous Integration strategies strongly preferred
• Familiarity with the Anthill Pro build and release tool strongly preferred
• Familiarity with the JIRA issue and project tracking tool preferred
• Familiarity with integrating automated tests into build/deployment tools preferred
• Familiarity with writing SQL Scripts preferred
• Familiarity with one or more scripting languages
• Familiarity with language/technologies used in the development of web/distributed systems including HTML, JavaScript, Ajax, XML, JSON, etc

TOOLS USED

• Microsoft Windows
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Bash)
• Perforce Configuration Management
• Anthill Pro
• JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
• Microsoft Internet Information Services
• Microsoft SQL Server Suite
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio

COMPETENCIES

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred, or relevant professional experience
• 4+ years of Release Engineering of Java or .NET applications, software development, technical or application support analyst experience

·        Office environment working with personal computer for extended periods of time

·        To meet project deadlines or accommodate off-hour deployments, occasional evening and weekend work is required

**Position will require time worked in both the Rhode Island and Boston Facilities