DevOps Release Management

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The DevOps & Release Management Engineer is the gatekeeper of our production environment, responsible for architecting and executing the continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) strategy across our entire financial technology ecosystem. You will ensure seamless, zero-downtime releases for our core platforms (Fineract and ERPNext) alongside our proprietary custom stack (mobile applications, Java/Spring Boot middleware, credit decision engine, and BPM workflows). Operating entirely within Google Cloud Platform (GCP KSA), you will champion infrastructure-as-code (IaC), container orchestration, and strict release governance to meet the high-availability demands of the KSA financial sector.

**Key Responsibilities

Release Planning & Governance

• Own the Release Management lifecycle: schedule, coordinate, and manage releases across development, QA, UAT, and production environments.

• Define and enforce strict release gates, change management controls, and rollback procedures to ensure system stability and compliance with SAMA regulatory requirements.

• Maintain comprehensive audit trails of all deployments and infrastructure changes for compliance and security reviews.

  CI/CD Pipeline Architecture

  • Design, build, and maintain robust automated CI/CD pipelines for a diverse tech stack, accommodating monolithic packaged applications (ERPNext) and modern microservices.

  • Automate testing integration, code quality checks, and security scanning within the deployment pipelines for custom-built middleware, mobile apps, and decision engines.

  • Manage environment consistency and configuration drift across all tiers.

    Cloud Infrastructure & Container Orchestration

    • Manage and scale the underlying GCP infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform).

    • Administer and optimize Kubernetes (K8s) clusters for the deployment of proprietary microservices, ensuring efficient resource utilization, auto-scaling, and high availability.

    • Manage service meshes, API gateways, and identity/access management configurations (e.g., Keycloak) critical to the middleware's security architecture.

      Monitoring & Operations Support

      • Implement advanced telemetry, logging, and monitoring solutions across the GCP environment (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) to proactively detect post-release anomalies.

      • Collaborate closely with the ITSM Lead and L3 Engineering to troubleshoot deployment failures, database migration issues (e.g., PostgreSQL), and complex network routing problems.

        Requirements

        Qualifications & Technical Requirements

        • Experience: 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, and Release Management, ideally within banking, fintech, or a highly regulated industry.
        • Cloud & Infrastructure: Deep, hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and container orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
        • CI/CD & Automation: Proficiency with enterprise CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD) and configuration management.
        • Technical Stack Knowledge:

          • Experience deploying and managing Java (Spring Boot) and Python applications.

          • Strong understanding of relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL, and handling automated database migrations during releases.

          • Familiarity with the deployment architectures of Fineract and/or ERPNext (Frappe framework) is highly advantageous.

          • Scripting: Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python) for automating routine operational tasks.

          • Process Acumen: Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, ITIL release management frameworks, and blue/green or canary deployment strategies.

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