Release Engineers

Release Engineers and Client is Conoco Phillips.

Location: Houston, TX – Onsite Mon to Friday

Release Engineer is responsible for the deployment, release, and maintenance of cloud-based applications and services across platforms such as Azure and AWS. This role ensures smooth transitions of code from development to production, maintaining system integrity, security compliance, and performance optimization.

The engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams including software developers, systems architects, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver reliable and scalable cloud solutions

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD Pipeline Management

• Design, implement, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines with security and quality gates.
• Optimize pipeline performance and automate repetitive tasks.
• Monitor pipeline health and proactively identify issues using observability tools.

Cloud Infrastructure

• Provision, configure, and manage cloud resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
• Implement blue-green or canary deployments for critical applications.
• Ensure infrastructure consistency and prevent environment drift.

Release Execution & Governance

• Lead and execute release engineering tasks for cloud services, ensuring compliance with security policies and regulations.
• Act as a gatekeeper in the infrastructure and application lifecycle, ensuring code integrity and quality.
• Maintain release documentation and versioning practices.

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure smooth releases.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders regarding release status, issues, and improvements.

Mentorship & Strategic Leadership (R3 Level)

• Mentor junior engineers and guide global cloud architecture initiatives.
• Propose and implement innovative solutions to enhance release processes.

Certifications

• Required: AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate or AWS equivalent.
• Recommended: AZ-900, AZ-204, HashiCorp Terraform Associate.