
Release Analyst
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Coordinate with QA team on code promotions.
- Build applications according to patch instructions provided by DEV team.
- Minimize application outage during deployment.
- Minimize issues that result from deployment to various environments.
- Implement and ensure ongoing compliance with all IT policies and procedures.
- Automate all application build and deploy processes
- Work with DEV teams to ensure their source code is archived properly and easily retrievable.
- Properly promote, label, baseline, and track code changes within the source control tool.
- Enforce process and workflow for all users of ALM tools.
- Ensure documentation is updated based on direction from Team Lead.
- Identify implementation conflicts between applications during change management reviews.
- Create detailed release/implementation checklists-based Change tickets in ServiceNow.
- Ensure that all after hours build/deployment activities are adequately supported.
- Ensure any issues that occur are remediated in a timely fashion or escalated to Team Lead/Management
- Extensive knowledge in Build Automation, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery using Java, Ant, Maven and Jenkins.
- Solid understanding of System Development Life Cycle and associated Development, QA and Production processes.
- Solid understanding of Source Code Management practices – Code Promotion, Branching/Merging, SCM Planning, SCM Auditing, Code Build and Deployment etc.
- User knowledge of ALM tools (Bitbucket, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Rational Team Concert).
- Understanding of IT technologies (hardware, software, systems development, and integration).
- Basic knowledge of SQL, Progress and Oracle databases.
- Functional knowledge of UNIX (Shell/Groovy/Python/PERL) and Windows (VB/Batch) scripting.
- Knowledge of various Agile models such a Kanban, Scrum, Scaled Agile, etc.
- Excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills.
- 2 years’ experience in Application Lifecycle Management
- Post-secondary education in a computer program and /or equivalent industry experience
- IT Designations and/or courses is an asset (e.g., ITIL, Agile, PMP, etc.)
- CSC is an asset
- Flexible working arrangements - 100% remote, hybrid, and in office options.
- Competitive total compensation, including company contributions to your group RRSP without a matching requirement from you
- Comprehensive health benefits that start on your first day, with 100% employer-paid premiums, that include up to $5000 annually for mental health services and therapy
- Parental leave top-up to 100% of your salary for a period of 25 weeks
- Up to $650 for home office equipment
- Generous time off policy, including 2 paid days annually to volunteer at a charity of your choice
- Diversity and inclusion programs, including an active network of Employee Resource Groups
- Extensive professional development opportunities, including access to over 11,000 training and development courses, tuition reimbursement, and monetary rewards for completing a required designation.
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