What are the responsibilities and job description for the Release Engineer/Coordinator(Hybrid) position at DS Technologies Inc?
Benefits:
Client: Barclays
Location: Whippany, NJ (Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week)
Position Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Release Engineer / Coordinator to join our client Barclays’ technology team in Whippany, NJ. The ideal candidate will have strong release management, coordination, and communication skills, with hands-on experience in software deployment, agile environments, and cross-functional collaboration.
This role focuses on ensuring smooth, reliable, and timely software releases across multiple technical squads, involving Data/ETL and Java/API deliverables.
Key Responsibilities:
- High-Visibility Role
- Hybrid Flexibility
- Cutting-Edge Environment
Client: Barclays
Location: Whippany, NJ (Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week)
Position Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Release Engineer / Coordinator to join our client Barclays’ technology team in Whippany, NJ. The ideal candidate will have strong release management, coordination, and communication skills, with hands-on experience in software deployment, agile environments, and cross-functional collaboration.
This role focuses on ensuring smooth, reliable, and timely software releases across multiple technical squads, involving Data/ETL and Java/API deliverables.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and manage production release activities across multiple development squads.
- Collaborate with Scrum Masters, Developers, QA, and Operations teams to plan, schedule, and execute releases.
- Prepare and manage release documentation, including implementation plans, change requests, and peer review checklists.
- Ensure compliance with release governance and SLAs for approvals, execution, and closure.
- Track and report release progress, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.
- Drive process improvements to enhance release efficiency and reliability.
- Utilize tools such as JIRA, ServiceNow, Confluence, and Git for tracking, coordination, and reporting.
- Support environment and configuration management during release cycles.
- 5 years of experience in Release Management, Build Coordination, or DevOps-related roles.
- Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycle (SDLC), Agile, and DevOps practices.
- Proficiency with JIRA, ServiceNow, or equivalent tracking and workflow tools.
- Experience coordinating releases across Data/ETL and Java/API-based applications.
- Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent releases in a fast-paced environment.
- Prior development experience in ETL, Java, or Python to understand production artifacts and deployment requirements.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and build tools such as Jenkins, Maven, or GitLab CI.
- Experience in banking, financial services, or large enterprise environments.