DevOps Release Management
Role Overview<\/b>
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The DevOps & Release Management Engineer is the gatekeeper of our production environment, responsible for architecting and executing the continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) strategy across our entire financial technology ecosystem. You will ensure seamless, zero\-downtime releases for our core platforms (Fineract and ERPNext) alongside our proprietary custom stack (mobile applications, Java/Spring Boot middleware, credit decision engine, and BPM workflows). Operating entirely within Google Cloud Platform (GCP KSA), you will champion infrastructure\-as\-code (IaC), container orchestration, and strict release governance to meet the high\-availability demands of the KSA financial sector.
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Key Responsibilities<\/b>
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Release Planning & Governance
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- Own the Release Management lifecycle: schedule, coordinate, and manage releases across development, QA, UAT, and production environments.
<\/div><\/li>Define and enforce strict release gates, change management controls, and rollback procedures to ensure system stability and compliance with SAMA regulatory requirements.
<\/div><\/li>Maintain comprehensive audit trails of all deployments and infrastructure changes for compliance and security reviews.
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<\/div>CI/CD Pipeline Architecture
<\/div>- Design, build, and maintain robust automated CI/CD pipelines for a diverse tech stack, accommodating monolithic packaged applications (ERPNext) and modern microservices.
<\/div><\/li>Automate testing integration, code quality checks, and security scanning within the deployment pipelines for custom\-built middleware, mobile apps, and decision engines.
<\/div><\/li>Manage environment consistency and configuration drift across all tiers.
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<\/div>Cloud Infrastructure & Container Orchestration
<\/div>- Manage and scale the underlying GCP infrastructure using Infrastructure\-as\-Code (e.g., Terraform).
<\/div><\/li>Administer and optimize Kubernetes (K8s) clusters for the deployment of proprietary microservices, ensuring efficient resource utilization, auto\-scaling, and high availability.
<\/div><\/li>Manage service meshes, API gateways, and identity/access management configurations (e.g., Keycloak) critical to the middleware's security architecture.
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<\/div>Monitoring & Operations Support
<\/div>- Implement advanced telemetry, logging, and monitoring solutions across the GCP environment (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) to proactively detect post\-release anomalies.
<\/div><\/li>Collaborate closely with the ITSM Lead and L3 Engineering to troubleshoot deployment failures, database migration issues (e.g., PostgreSQL), and complex network routing problems.
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<\/div><\/span>Requirements<\/h3>
Qualifications & Technical Requirements
<\/div>- Experience: 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, and Release Management, ideally within banking, fintech, or a highly regulated industry.
<\/div><\/li>Cloud & Infrastructure: Deep, hands\-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and container orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
<\/div><\/li>CI/CD & Automation: Proficiency with enterprise CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD) and configuration management.
<\/div><\/li>Technical Stack Knowledge:
<\/div><\/li>- Experience deploying and managing Java (Spring Boot) and Python applications.
<\/div><\/li>Strong understanding of relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL, and handling automated database migrations during releases.
<\/div><\/li>Familiarity with the deployment architectures of Fineract and/or ERPNext (Frappe framework) is highly advantageous.
<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Scripting: Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python) for automating routine operational tasks.
<\/div><\/li>Process Acumen: Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, ITIL release management frameworks, and blue/green or canary deployment strategies.
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