Project Description:A hands-on position in which the candidate is responsible for developing, documenting, and enhancing applications releases processes and procedures in container environments using Docker and Kubernetes. Applicants should be able to track project deliverables and manage the choreography of dry runs and releases.Candidates must demonstrate attention to details, time management, accuracy, and good communication skills. Applicants will be required to collaborate and communicate effectively in a team environment, as well as work and think independently. Candidate should be able to function equally well as an individual contributor and team member. Candidate should be able to adapt their schedule to meet dry runs and release requirements.Responsibilities:• Perform deployments to Kubernetes and maintain/troubleshoot deployment scripts.• Perform scanning and vulnerability fixes to docker images.• Setup and maintain CICD pipelines in Jenkins and GitLab (GitOps).• Manage CICD tools like Jenkins/GitLab/Nexus.• Manage platform configurations via Ansible.• Use monitoring tools like Elasticsearch/Kibana, Grafana, Splunk.• Coordinate with different development teams and perform release management.• Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the solution successfully• Provide hands-on expertise for build and release engineering processes and procedures• Document, maintain and present best practice strategies to ensure near-term changes are aligned with long-term release objectives• Ensure established code branching standards and procedures are followed• Work closely with the technical and QA team to understand the system's functional and non-functional requirements and plan release deliverables• Collaborate with infrastructure and other backend teams on software upgrades, disaster recovery and other efforts.Mandatory Skills:• Minimum of 6-8 years of experience as release engineer with 2 years maintain/troubleshoot deployment scripts using Kubernetes.• Experience working with Kubernetes deployments and various deployment strategies• Experience working in CICD pipelines in Jenkins and GitLab (GitOps).• Excellent written and oral communication skills• Strong understanding of the software development cycle• Self-motivated, team player, action-and-results oriented with the ability to successfully deliver under tight project deadlines.Nice-to-Have Skills:Good to have knowledge in Kafka.Languages:English: C1 Advanced
Job Title
Luxoft | Release Engineer [Immediate joiners only]