What will you do in this role

• Oversee the release management lifecycle for applications deployed on AWS, ensuring smooth, timely, and compliant deployments with minimal downtime and disruption to business operations.

• Develop, implement, and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions and Terraform to automate deployments to AWS environments.

• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure using AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, EKS, and others. Ensure deployments align with best practices for security, scalability, and performance.

• Oversee version control processes (e.g., GitHub) and manage configuration management to automate environment provisioning and software deployment.

• Analyze AWS infrastructure performance and troubleshoot deployment issues to ensure high availability and reliability. Provide support for identifying and resolving issues during deployments and post-deployment.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Cloud Engineers, DevOps, QA, and Product teams to ensure all deployments meet business requirements and are properly tested before production releases.

• Document release procedures, deployment configurations, and rollback plans in compliance with internal and industry standards.

• Continuously improve release processes, enhance automation scripts, and optimize AWS environments to improve performance, reduce costs, and simplify workflows

• Ensure that security best practices are followed during releases, including proper configuration of IAM roles, VPCs, encryption, and compliance with company security policies.

What should you have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

• 4-6 years of experience in release engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure management, with a focus on AWS cloud environments.

• Hands-on experience with AWS services like EC2, S3, Lambda, EKS, CloudFormation, and IAM.

• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, AWS Code Pipeline) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

• Strong experience in version control systems (e.g., GitHub) and automation tools.

• Proficiency in cloud technologies, particularly Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• Solid experience in Linux/Unix system administration and scripting languages (e.g., Shell scripting).

• Experience in performing non-production and production code deployments, both application and infrastructure as code (IAC).

• Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating build, test, and deployment workflows.

• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices, IAM roles, encryption, and compliance standards.