DevOps/Release Engineer

As a Senior Release DevOps Engineer, you will be instrumental in managing and optimizing our CI/CD pipelines, beginning with manual coordination of GitHub code releases across Salesforce teams and transitioning to Copado for automated releases. Your skills in Copado, AWS DevOps, and relevant tools will streamline our release processes and strengthen deployment strategies. You’ll work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure a reliable, scalable, and secure cloud environment with a focus on automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities: Release Coordination: Manage GitHub code releases across Salesforce teams, transitioning to Copado-based automated release management. CI/CD Pipeline Development: Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Copado and AWS DevOps to support efficient software releases. Quality and Testing Integration: Collaborate with development and QA to integrate automated testing for high code quality. Infrastructure Monitoring: Use Prometheus, Grafana, and other tools to monitor system performance, identifying and resolving issues proactively. Cloud Infrastructure Management: Scale AWS infrastructure to support application needs, focusing on reliability and security. Version Control and Automation: Develop version control strategies using Git and Copado for Salesforce deployments, creating scripts to automate routine tasks. Documentation: Maintain documentation for release processes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure configurations. Continuous Improvement: Stay current with industry trends and DevOps best practices to enhance team capabilities. Preferred Skills: Experience with Jenkins, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, and Ansible is beneficial but not required Qualifications Proficiency in continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) practices Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and services, particularly AWS Familiarity with scripting languages and automation tools like Ansible and Jenkins Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and release management Experience with system testing, troubleshooting, and debugging Background in IT project management and Agile methodologies Job Type: Contract Pay: $60.00 - $70.00 per hour Experience: Azure: 10 years (Preferred) AWS: 10 years (Preferred) Kubernetes: 10 years (Preferred) Ability to Commute: Trenton, NJ 08609 (Preferred) Ability to Relocate: Trenton, NJ 08609: Relocate before starting work (Preferred) Work Location: In person