Sr. Release Engineer

** About the Role
** We are seeking an experienced
** Release Engineer
** to join our IT Software Development team. In this role, you will coordinate Release Management activities and work closely with both the Infrastructure and Software Development teams. You will ensure timely and high-quality software releases by overseeing development, testing, version control, and release reporting. Additionally, you will contribute to infrastructure automation and application deployment through hands-on design, coding, and testing.
** What You will Do
*** Coordinate release activities, including deployment plan execution and checklist validation.
* Plan and perform dependency analysis for both major and maintenance release cycles.
* Identify risks, cross-application dependencies, and downstream impacts for each release.
* Establish, maintain, and communicate the master release schedule.
* Implement efficient procedures for distributing and deploying IT changes to production.
* Design, code, and test infrastructure automation and application deployment solutions.
* Collaborate with Information Security and Systems teams to strengthen CI/CD pipelines with Dev Sec Ops  practices, security tools, and standardized controls.
* Analyze Dev Ops practices, identify gaps, and recommend improvements for continuous integration and delivery.
* Monitor release scope and schedules, provide release status updates and implementation scorecards.
* Consolidate and publish Release Notes for each deployment.
* Ensure compliance with IT processes, including documentation, peer reviews, and required approvals.
** What You Bring
*** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field (or equivalent experience).
* Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Release Management.
* Strong knowledge of SDLC methodologies.
* Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Technical proficiency with SQL, Visual Studio, .NET (C#) and build process tools such as GIT.
* Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops methodologies.
* 1–2 years of practical experience with at least two modern Dev Ops/IaC technologies (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Cloud Formation, Terraform).
* Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task and manage details effectively.
* Familiarity with Jira or equivalent task and release management tools.

ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $82,500 - $110,000 annually. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, generous 401k match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.##
** About ZT Systems
** At ZT Systems, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a face-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.

A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow.

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