Build Release Engineer

Job Title: Build Release Engineer

Location : Plano, TX

Duration: 6 Months

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 

o Balancing business needs, time-to-market-drivers, rick-mitigation, and working with infrastructure teams to maintain, architect and build a release process from scratch 

o 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 lease amount of overhead to the development processes 

o Define and support Source Control practices 

o Implement business rules as part of the Source Control standards 

o Define and implement branching policies and management 

o Drive the build and release management processes 

• Management of SCM and deployment process 

o Deployment of software changes to QA, UAT and Production environments (often in collaboration with Developers and Infrastructure teams) 

o Management and oversight of the day-to-day deployment process 

o Track process and provide support for deployment related issues 

o Act as "Gate-Keeper" to all releases into the production environment 

• Working with Development teams to create development and delivery process standards 

o Define the workflow of the development and release process 

o Create standards for interactions with Build and Release tools and processes 

o Drive necessary architectural aspects of applications to enhance Build and Release characteristics 

o Understand and create effective Build and Release processes for new technologies, tools and methodologies 

• Automation 

o 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 the area of 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 

Job Title: Build Release Engineer

Location : Plano, TX

Duration: 6 Months

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 

o Balancing business needs, time-to-market-drivers, rick-mitigation, and working with infrastructure teams to maintain, architect and build a release process from scratch 

o 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 lease amount of overhead to the development processes 

o Define and support Source Control practices 

o Implement business rules as part of the Source Control standards 

o Define and implement branching policies and management 

o Drive the build and release management processes 

• Management of SCM and deployment process 

o Deployment of software changes to QA, UAT and Production environments (often in collaboration with Developers and Infrastructure teams) 

o Management and oversight of the day-to-day deployment process 

o Track process and provide support for deployment related issues 

o Act as "Gate-Keeper" to all releases into the production environment 

• Working with Development teams to create development and delivery process standards 

o Define the workflow of the development and release process 

o Create standards for interactions with Build and Release tools and processes 

o Drive necessary architectural aspects of applications to enhance Build and Release characteristics 

o Understand and create effective Build and Release processes for new technologies, tools and methodologies 

• Automation 

o 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 the area of 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.