Release Engineer
* SNSW Grade 7/8
* Location – Haymarket, Gosford or Parramatta
* 1 x Ongoing Full-Time
About our team
Service NSW Digital is like nothing else in government. We are a diverse and vibrant team of talented Engineers, Designers and Platform & Product Managers, working together to develop impactful digital experiences that improve the lives of our 8+ million customers.
TheTechnology Solutions and Platforms (TSP) team at Service NSW is focused on innovating and delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that improve service delivery and drive digital transformation. We're looking for aRelease Engineer to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality software releases to support the delivery of these services
What we offer
·Working on products & services that are meaningful and make a difference to the people of NSW.
·Key senior role within the business in a dynamic and collaborative delivery environment.
·Contribute to innovative and exciting digital projects.
About the role
As aRelease Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the successful automation, build, and deployment of software products within the Service NSW environment. You'll work with cross-functional teams to streamline and enhance the release management process, ensuring smooth and timely deployments, and maintaining a high level of quality and efficiency.
Key responsibilities include
·Automates the build and deployment processes.
·Configuration and management of environments.
· Monitorand troubleshoot issues related to releases, builds, and deployments.
· Optimize the release process to improve efficiency, reliability, and speed of delivery.
·Ensure all releases are documented & Tested appropriately, including release notes and configuration changes.
·Work with stakeholders to schedule and coordinate release windows and plan deployment timelines.
·Works closely with development and operations teams to ensure releases are smooth.
·Implement best practices for release management, including rollback procedures and release versioning.
Your skills and experience
·Proven experience inrelease engineering or a similar technical role, with a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
·Hands-on experience withCI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Bamboo.
·Familiarity with cloud platforms and deployment tools (e.g., AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes).
·Experience working in an agile environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
· Bonus : Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) andmonitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
Your technical skills
·Proficiency in build automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bamboo).
·Strong proficiency withversion control systems (e.g., Git, SVN) andautomation tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
·Scripting and programming skills for automation (e.g., Shell, Python, PowerShell).
·Familiarity with deployment tools and cloud environments.
·Understanding of infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
Support office roles will be headquartered across McKell, Parramatta and Gosford. We will consider role headquarters outside of the above locations where the role can reasonably be performed from that location taking into consideration the operational, financial and customer requirements of the role, and an ability to attend a NSW Government workplace as required. At the point an employee is notified of our intention to assign them to a role, the relevant leader will discuss headquarter options.
Salary Service NSW Garde 7/8, with the base salary for this role starting at $105,986 base plus superannuation
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Closing Date: Friday 11th July, 2025 at 9:59am
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