Release and Deployment Specialist

4 days ago

Canberra, Australia Nixil Full time

**Work options**:
**Daily Activities may include — but are not limited to**:

- packaging and deploying software changes and updates for release into a live environment
- managing continuous delivery/deployment using automation tools for containerisation and orchestration
- combining changes to form a release that delivers a new service or updates an existing service
- adhering to established safety, security and quality standards
- enabling the controlled and effective handover to operational management and the user community
- lead the assessment, analysis, planning and design of release packages, including assessment of risk
- liaise with business and technology teams on release scheduling and communication of progress, conducts post-release reviews
- ensure that release processes and procedures are applied and that releases can be rolled back as needed
- identify, evaluate and manage the adoption of appropriate release and deployment techniques, processes and automation tools
- Release and deployment: Level 6
- Sets the release policy for the organisation in the context of both development and production/operations
- Implement processes, tools, and resources to ensure that the transition of services, service components and packages are planned and compliant
- Ensure that test, validation and configuration management are included in all release and deployment activities
- Provide authorisation for critical release activity and point of escalation

**Required Skills and Experience**:

- 5+ years of IT experience, ideally in a Defence ICT centric project or in sustainment
- Ideally experienced as a Lead, SME and Administrator
- Ability to work in a team environment, participate in project meetings and engage with both business and technical stakeholders
- Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills with demonstrable experience of presentation and engagement with stakeholders, projects and business areas
- Excellent written and speaking capability, with a well-developed ability to liaise effectively with and influence stakeholders.

**Security Clearance**:

- Current Negative Vetting 1 (NV1) security clearance before commencement of work.
- ** Full Working Right - Must be an Australian Citizen

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