Lead Release Engineer

2 weeks ago

San Jose, California, United States Zscaler Full time

About Zscaler

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) is at the forefront of digital transformation, empowering organizations to enhance agility, efficiency, resilience, and security. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange serves as the company's innovative cloud-native platform, safeguarding a multitude of clients from cyber threats and data breaches by securely linking users, devices, and applications from any location.

With over a decade of expertise in developing, operating, and scaling cloud solutions, Zscaler caters to thousands of enterprise clients globally, including 450 of the Forbes Global 2000 companies. Beyond defending against severe threats like ransomware and data exfiltration, Zscaler aids clients in cutting costs, simplifying processes, and enhancing user experiences by eliminating latency-inducing gateway appliances.

Founded in 2007, Zscaler's mission is to create a secure cloud environment for business operations and to enhance the experience for enterprise users. The company's specialized security platform positions defenses and controls where connections occur—the internet—ensuring that every interaction is swift and secure, regardless of user location or application and workload placement.

Position - Lead Release Engineer

Location - Remote within United States

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee and refine the release management process from development through testing to production environments.
  • Automate processes throughout the release cycle, focusing on security, traceability, flow, and quality gates to uphold the highest industry standards while minimizing manual intervention.
  • Collaborate with the platform and DevOps teams to establish the necessary infrastructure for consistent, timely delivery of high-quality releases.
  • Coordinate and manage releases across various components, teams, and projects.
  • Identify and mitigate risks, addressing challenges that affect release scope, quality, and timelines.
  • Continuously track releases and provide stakeholders with updates on their progress and status, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
  • Ensure all team members and release stakeholders comply with engineering best practices and validation processes to guarantee optimal release quality.
  • Regularly enhance the release process based on ongoing monitoring and stakeholder feedback.
  • Maintain a holistic view of software development and release processes in relation to overarching business objectives.
  • Conduct release readiness assessments and validate release manifests.
  • Lead and coordinate the execution of checklists and deployment plans.

Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of experience in IT/Computer Science, with at least 5 years in release engineering, release management, or automation engineering roles.
  • Proficient in Jenkins and GIT.
  • Experience in building Docker images and configuring builds.
  • Skilled in developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
  • Familiarity with Jira.
  • Proficient in Python, Groovy, and/or Bash scripting.
  • Experience with Kubernetes.
  • At least 3 years of experience in a SaaS/cloud environment with an agile delivery model.
  • Advanced understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with continuous integration/delivery tools and frameworks (e.g., Ansible, ArgoCD) is advantageous.
  • Experience in building applications using Golang, Node.js, or Rust.
  • Basic knowledge of monitoring or application logging tools.
  • Fundamental understanding of test automation tools.

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