TekStaff's Client has a current vacancy for a "Application Release Engineer"

Summary of Role:

- Leverage deep technology expertise to deliver automated solutions to build, test, release and deploy applications and infrastructure.

- Maintain knowledge of common development technologies and patterns used by the development teams we support.

- Partner with other teams to integrate appropriate tools and processes into automation solutions.

- Work with partners across the technology organization to identify and share solutions.

- Work with partners to understand and define best practices.

- Interpret client needs, assess requirements, and identify solutions.

- Work with technology partners and vendors to deploy custom-off-the-shelf products.

- Be a subject matter expert in continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) practices for multiple infrastructure platforms (Microsoft Azure, on-premises VMware Cloud).

- Be a subject matter expert for the build and deployment of a subset of applications supported by our team.

- Maintain expert knowledge of a subset of engineering frameworks, platforms, tools, and processes used by our team.

- Maintain knowledge of engineering strategy as it relates to enterprise pipelines and automation of build, test, release and deployment of applications and infrastructure.

- Recognize organizational challenges that limit use of automation, pipelines, and best practices.

- May interact with governance and control groups, (e.g., regulatory / operational risk, compliance and audit) to provide subject matter expertise and consult on risk issues / items related to Engineering technology and tools.

KEY QUALITIES:

- Continuously enhance knowledge and keep current with industry trends, technologies,



and best practices.

- Openly share knowledge and progress with our team and leadership.

- Manage multiple concurrent assignments.

- Break down and troubleshoot complex problems.

- Clearly communicate complex concepts, verbally and written.

- Maintain a balance between delivering quality results and meeting timelines.

- Flexible to adjust to changing priorities.

- Versatile to support after-hours deployments and on-call shifts (pipeline support).

- Collaborate with and support other team members.

- Participate in knowledge transfer with leadership, your team, and other teams.

- Identifies opportunities for improvement.

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Must Have:

- Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools (Terraform, ARM templates).

- Advanced knowledge in continuous integration and continuous delivery processes and tools.

- Working knowledge of source control systems (Git).

- Some experience deploying services to one or more cloud providers (Azure, GCP, AWS).

- Knowledge of one or more database systems including basic relational database concepts and scripting (MS SQL, Oracle).

- YAML based configurations

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Nice to Have:

- Advanced script development experience for at least one language (Python, Bash, PowerShell).

- Advanced operating system knowledge for at least one system (Windows, Linux).

- Some experience with enterprise monitoring and troubleshooting tools (Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace).

- Knowledge of Azure systems and azure networking

- SQL

TekStaff may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the applicant screening process. However, applications will also be reviewed by a member of our Recruitment team to ensure a fair and thorough assessment.

📌 Application release engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Tekstaff IT Solutions
📍 Toronto