Job Description

Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps / Release Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD platforms, deployment automation frameworks, and release orchestration solutions. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer who has built automation using Python, Jenkins, Ansible, JFrog Artifactory, and Git-based workflows in highly regulated environments with formal release governance. This is not a cloud infrastructure engineering role focused primarily on Terraform, networking, VPCs, or infrastructure provisioning. The primary focus is releasing automation, software delivery lifecycle management, artifact promotion, and deployment platform engineering. Key Responsibilities CI/CD Pipeline Engineering

Design and develop CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Harness, or equivalent platforms.
Create pipeline-as-code solutions with conditional logic based on Git branches, tags, release types, and deployment targets.
Implement reusable deployment workflows that support multiple application teams.

Release Automation

Design and maintain automated release processes across DEV, SIT, UAT, and PROD environments.
Implement approval gates, artifact promotion workflows, and deployment controls.
Standardize deployments across multiple applications and business units.

Ansible Automation

Develop Ansible playbooks from scratch.
Design reusable Ansible roles and Jinja2 templates.
Manage environment-specific configurations and inventory structures.
Develop Ansible Tower/AWX workflows, surveys, and role-based deployment processes.

Python Development

Develop Python automation solutions for:

File processing
YAML/JSON/XML parsing
Regex-based routing logic
Command execution using subprocess
Release orchestration
Build automation
Configuration management

Artifact Management

Administer JFrog Artifactory repositories.
Implement artifact publishing and promotion workflows.
Design environment-specific artifact lifecycle management.

Source Control Management

Manage Git workflows including:

Branching strategies
Cherry-picking
Merge conflict resolution
Release branching
Tag management
Git LFS

Database Release Management

Build and maintain Liquibase-based database deployment pipelines.
Create changelogs, changesets, rollback strategies, and context-based deployments.

Enterprise Governance

Work within regulated release management frameworks.
Support change approvals and CAB processes.
Ensure auditability, traceability, and compliance requirements are met. ‌

Skill Requirements

10+ years of DevOps, CI/CD, Release Engineering, or Release Automation experience.
Advanced Python scripting experience.
Strong Jenkins Pipeline (Jenkinsfile/Groovy) development experience.
Strong Ansible and Ansible Tower/AWX experience.
Hands-on JFrog Artifactory experience.
Strong Git expertise beyond basic source control usage.
Experience with Liquibase or comparable database release tooling.
Experience supporting enterprise SDLC and release governance processes.
Experience building automation solutions for consumption by multiple engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications