Job Description
Trident Consulting is seeking a " Release Manager - Devops " for one of our clients in " Atlanta, GA / Concord, CA - Hybrid ”
Title: Release Manager- Devops
Location: Atlanta, GA / Concord, CA - Hybrid
Mode: CONTRACT - W2
Job Description:
As a Release Engineer, you will be instrumental in driving the release process, from development to production environments, ensuring smooth deployments, application availability, and high-quality software releases. The role will focus on leveraging Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm charts, and modern containerization technologies to manage releases at scale. Fully automated deployment is a key priority for our organization.
We can consider candidates for this position who are able to accommodate a hybrid work schedule and are close to our Atlanta, GA or Concord, CA office.
Required Technical Skills:
- Build and Release Automation: Expertise in automating build and deployment processes across multiple environments, including running automated tests.
- Azure DevOps: Experience with Azure DevOps tools for CI/CD pipelines, source control, and artifact management.
- Version Control & Git: Strong understanding of version control using Git and branching strategies, including best practices for leveraging Git.
- ArgoCD: Hands-on experience with ArgoCD for GitOps-based deployments and managing Kubernetes resources.
- Helm Charts: Expertise in creating, managing, and deploying Helm charts for Kubernetes applications.
- Docker & Containerization: Solid understanding of Docker, containerization, and orchestration using Kubernetes.
- Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS): Experience in deploying and managing containerized applications on AKS.
- Base Images & Container Registries: Experience with managing base images, image repositories, and Docker container registries in a cloud environment.
- Package Management: Experience with managing approved internal code packages, including NuGet and npm artifacts.
- App Services & Databases: Proficiency in managing Azure App Services, SQL Databases, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB deployments for seamless backend operations.
- Code Quality Tools: Experience using SonarQube and Arnica to ensure high-quality code standards and enforce best practices.
- Windows and Linux: While our legacy platform is based on the Microsoft stack, our new, modern platform is built on Linux.
Preferred Skills:
- Applications and Frameworks: Experience working with: Drupal (CMS), Keycloak, .NET Core API, React.js & Node js
- Microservices: Experience with building and deploying microservices.
- Troubleshooting & Debugging: Strong problem-solving skills for debugging complex issues in production environments.
- Application Health Monitoring: Experience setting up and managing health monitoring tools and alerts for applications in production. Experience with Open Telemetry preferred.
- Azure PaaS: Familiarity with Azure PaaS services and integrating it into deployment pipelines.
- QA Automation: Experience supporting QA automation efforts and ensuring integration with the CI/CD pipeline.
- Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on experience with Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep for infrastructure provisioning and automation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Release Manager:
- Take the ownership of the technical release process for both our modern and legacy platforms, including planning on overseeing the technical aspects of our releases, working with the Release Managers.
- Collaborate with cross-functional application development teams to ensure high-quality, automated releases.
- Implement and manage fully automated deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps, ensuring seamless and repeatable deployment across all environments.
- Team Leadership & Offshore Management:
- Lead, guide, and mentor offshore release engineers to ensure high standards of release management, problem-solving, and incident resolution.
- Facilitate communication, knowledge sharing, and collaboration between release engineering and release management, project management, and other stakeholders.
- Ensure team adherence to best practices in code quality, automation, testing, and documentation.
- CI/CD Pipeline Automation:
- Create, manage, and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines, leveraging tools such as ArgoCD, Helm Charts, and Docker to automate deployments and facilitate continuous integration.
- Implement and optimize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to maintain scalable, reproducible environments across all platforms.
- Containerization & Cloud Infrastructure:
- Work with Docker and containerized technologies to build and manage consistent development and production environments.
- Manage and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Container Registry, and Base Images to streamline deployment processes.
- Take ownership of the configuration, deployment, and performance of containerized applications in the cloud.
- Monitoring & Observability:
- Leverage Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring, alerting, and visualization of application performance and infrastructure metrics.
- Use Loki for centralized logging, ensuring efficient log management and troubleshooting during deployment and runtime.
- Identify and troubleshoot application issues, performance bottlenecks, ensuring the reliability and scalability of the platform.
- Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:
- Create and maintain detailed release documentation, ensuring clarity for all stakeholders involved in the process.
- Share knowledge and train team members on the tools, technologies, and methodologies used in the release process.
About Trident
Trident Consulting is a premier IT staffing firm providing high-impact workforce solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-market clients. Since 2005, we've specialized in sourcing elite technology and engineering talent for contract, direct hire, and managed services roles. Our expertise spans cloud, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and data analytics, supported by a 3M+ candidate database and a 78% fill ratio. With a highly engaged leadership team and a reputation for delivering hard-to-fill, niche talent, we help organizations build agile, high-performing teams that drive innovation and business success.
Some of our recent awards include:
Trailblazer Women Award 2025 by Consulate General of India in San Francisco
Ranked as the #1 Women Owned Business Enterprise in the large category by ITServe.
Received the TechServe Excellence award.
Consistently ranked in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America
Recognized in the SF Business Times as one of the Largest Bay Area BIPOC/Minority-Owned Businesses in 2022
Job Tags
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