About this role
Job Title: Software Engineer (Build and Release Engineer)
Profile Description:
Job Scope:
- Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including design, development, implementation, debugging, testing, and documentation.
Key Responsibilities:
Release and Configuration Management:
- Coordinate release schedules and ensure timely delivery of software releases.
- Conduct release readiness and milestone reviews.
- Build, bundle, and prepare release notes for software components.
- Liaise with development and project teams to ensure smooth releases.
- Support continuous development and deployment pipelines.
- Oversee and continuously improve software release and build processes, emphasizing automation, rollback strategies, and ensuring quality and consistency.
- Identify, document, track, and resolve defects and issues during the release process.
- Develop and maintain build scripts and tools for automation.
- Manage configuration items and maintain version control.
- Participate in configuration audits and perform configuration status accounting to ensure compliance with policies and standards.
- Set up and manage development and build environments.
- Maintain documentation for release, configuration, quality management, certification, and compliance.
- Define and track quality metrics to ensure software releases meet required standards.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or similar.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in release management.
- Knowledge of C, C++, Java, Python, SQL, Shell scripting, ANT scripting and XML.
- Knowledge of C++ compilation, third-party COTS compilation and debugging using MS Visual Studio.
- Knowledge of troubleshooting build failures and build package dependency conflicts of both Windows and Unix offline environments
- Knowledge of MYSQL, SQLite and Oracle.
- Experience with Perforce, GIT, Jenkins and Jira .
- Experience with VMWare and managing Virtual Machines,
- Experience with IEC, ISO, or CMMI standards.
- Proficiency in software development, version control systems, build automation tools, and software quality management.
- Proficiency with DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
- Strong understanding of configuration management tools and the software development lifecycle.
- Excellent communication skills for coordinating with different teams and stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving skills for efficient issue resolution.
- Good interpersonal skills, able to work both independently and in teams.
- Able to work under pressure, multitask, and coordinate tasks effectively.
- Familiarity with code reviews, testing, and debugging to maintain software quality.
This role requires a versatile engineer capable of handling multiple aspects of the software development lifecycle while ensuring high-quality and reliable software delivery.