Release Engineer Position: Release Engineer

Experience:
8+ Years (R3 Level)

Location:
Fully Remote Duration: 3 4 Months Contract Notice period-Immediate Shift Timings (IST)
• BST (Late March Late October): 12:30 PM 9:30 PM IST
• GMT (Late October Late March): 1:30 PM 10:30 PM IST Role Overview We are looking for an experienced Release Engineer with strong expertise in cloud infrastructure, release engineering, and automation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the deployment, release, and maintenance of cloud-based applications and services across platforms such as Microsoft Azure and AWS. The role involves ensuring smooth transitions of code from development to production while maintaining system integrity, security compliance, and performance optimization. The engineer will collaborate with development, QA, infrastructure, architecture, and security teams to deliver reliable and scalable cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications Nice to Have Experience Levels
• 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 such as 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 activities for cloud services, ensuring compliance with security policies and regulations.
• Ensure code integrity and quality throughout the infrastructure and application lifecycle.




• 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
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to global cloud architecture initiatives.
• Propose and implement innovative solutions to improve release processes.
• Solid experience in Release Engineering and Cloud Infrastructure.
• Mandatory Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Strong understanding of Azure cloud infrastructure and cloud deployment processes.
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Good understanding of Git workflows and version control.
• Understanding of programming and scripting concepts.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) experience.
• AZ-140 certification.
• AWS cloud experience.
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.
• AZ-900 or AZ-204 certification.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• R1: 0 2+ years of cloud deployment experience.
• R2: 2 5+ years of experience, with the ability to independently manage releases and optimize pipelines.
• R3: 5+ years of experience, with leadership capabilities in release engineering and cloud infrastructure. Significant: AZ-104 certification and hands-on Terraform experience are mandatory for this position Follow us to get more job updates: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyr-global-source-inc

📌 Release Engineer-Remote(India)
🏢 HYR Global Source
📍 India