Release Engineer

As a Release Engineer, you'll help power the delivery of reliable, high‑quality software across Slide's technology platforms. You'll work closely with development, QA, infrastructure, and security teams to automate deployments, support CI/CD processes, and ensure smooth, secure releases from development through production.

What You'll Do

Release Management & Deployment

Develop, configure, maintain, and enhance automated build, integration, release, and deployment processes across nonproduction and production environments

Execute approved software deployments, validate results, troubleshoot failures, and document release outcomes

Manage software versions, release branches, build packages, artifact repositories, environment configurations, and deployment traceability

Maintain deployment scripts, pipeline templates, configuration files, and automation that support consistent and repeatable software delivery

CI/CD & Technical Operations

Configure and support CI/CD pipelines integrating source control, automated builds, testing, security checks, approvals, artifact management, and deployments

Monitor build and deployment performance, identify recurring issues, and implement improvements that increase reliability and efficiency

Troubleshoot build, configuration, integration, and deployment failures, including rollback and recovery activities

Implement and maintain release controls supporting security, audit, compliance, and operational requirements

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

Partner with Development, QA, Infrastructure, Operations, and Security teams to resolve dependencies, configuration issues, and environment constraints

Communicate deployment status, technical risks, incidents, and recommendations to stakeholders

Maintain technical documentation, including runbooks, deployment procedures, release notes, troubleshooting guides, and recovery instructions

Drive process improvements that enhance deployment consistency, scalability, and operational excellence

What You Bring

High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Technology, or a related field preferred

2+ years of experience in release engineering, CI/CD pipeline support, build and deployment automation, or software delivery

1+ year of experience with Microsoft Azure and release automation, source control, deployment, or work management tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, or Jira

2+ years of experience supporting technology in Property & Casualty insurance, financial services, or another regulated business environment preferred

Release Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Technology, or IT Service Management certification preferred

Strong knowledge of software development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, version control, automated testing, artifact management, release processes, deployment, and incident management

Experience with Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, Git-based source control, build automation, release pipelines, and artifact repositories

Ability to develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages

Proven ability to troubleshoot build, configuration, integration, and deployment issues and implement effective solutions

Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage work independently and balance security, compliance, business risk, and customer impact

Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Passion for innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and living Slide's Core Values