Release & DevOps Specialist (JHB)

Environment

A provider of tailored Financial Solutions seeks a Release & DevOps Specialist who will be responsible for ensuring smooth, reliable, and repeatable software releases from development through staging to production. This role bridges the gap between Development, QA, and Operations by managing release processes, automating deployments, and maintaining stable environments. They will enable the Development team to focus on building features, while ensuring the business receives high-quality, production-ready software on time. Must-Have criteria include strong experience with CI / CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, hands-on experience with automated deployments for .NET / Blazor / SQL Server applications & expert understanding of source control (Git branching strategies).

Duties

• Release Management - Own and manage the release calendar, coordinating with Product Owners, Developers, and QA.
• Release Management - Plan, document, and communicate release schedules and content.
• Release Management - Ensure staging environments are aligned with production and release packages are validated before go-live.
• Release Management - Triage bugs raised in staging and work with Developers / QA to resolve them efficiently.
• Release Management - Facilitate go / no-go decisions with stakeholders.
• DevOps / Automation – Build and maintain CI / CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
• DevOps / Automation – Automate deployments to dev, staging, and production environments.
• DevOps / Automation – Ensure reproducible builds and consistent deployment scripts.
• DevOps / Automation – Manage environment configuration, secrets, and access control.
• DevOps / Automation – Implement rollback and recovery strategies.
• Environment & Infrastructure - Maintain dev, staging, and production environments to ensure parity and stability.
• Environment & Infrastructure - Monitor environment health, performance, and resource usage.
• Environment & Infrastructure - Work with IT Ops to align deployments with compliance and security policies.
• Collaboration & Process Improvement - Act as the first line of investigation for staging issues (deployment / config / data), escalating true code defects back to Devs.
• Collaboration & Process Improvement - Partner with QA to ensure test environments are production-like.
• Collaboration & Process Improvement - Improve release processes to reduce lead time and increase deployment frequency.
• Collaboration & Process Improvement - Provide dashboards and reporting on release readiness, success rates, and post-release stability.

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