Release Engineer

Infosys•Plano, TX

About The Position

In the assigned Job Role of Technology Consultant 2, the Release Engineer contributes to requirements elicitation by documenting assigned business requirements, facilitates software application design discussions, and records design decisions to guide technical teams. The role participates in coding and integrating features or updates, conducts code reviews, maintains codebases and repositories, implements test strategies, analyzes results, and coordinates bug fixes. It also develops user training, documentation, and support frameworks to support transitions to new applications, helps resolve production issues, recommends preventive strategies, and maintains records of code, testing, and support activities. The position requires release management, configuration management, and project management across the delivery lifecycle. The engineer coordinates release activities across teams and stakeholders and tracks dependencies, risks, issues, and delivery milestones. The Infosys Financial Services unit works with financial institutions on digital transformation using technologies such as AI, cloud, and data-led innovation, across banking, wealth management, and insurance. The position may require relocation and/or travel to the work or project location. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship; Infosys states it cannot provide immigration sponsorship for this role now or in the future.

Requirements

Hands-on experience in release management, including release planning, execution, coordination, and governance.
Experience applying configuration management practices across the delivery lifecycle.
Experience in project management, including planning, tracking, execution, risk management, and delivery governance.
Ability to coordinate release activities across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Experience tracking and managing release dependencies, risks, issues, and delivery milestones.
Good communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
A bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent from an accredited institution, or three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of each year of education.
Authorization to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Practical knowledge of JIRA and JQL for tracking and reporting.
Good understanding of Scrum and Agile development practices.
Relevant Scrum certification or formal training.
Experience guiding teams in adopting Scrum and Agile practices.

Responsibilities

Document assigned parts of business requirements as part of requirements elicitation.
Facilitate software application design discussions and document design decisions.
Participate in coding and integrate new features or updates into existing applications while maintaining system stability.
Conduct code reviews, make changes to the codebase, and maintain code repositories.
Implement test strategies, analyze results, and coordinate bug fixes to uphold software quality standards.
Develop user training programs, documentation, and support frameworks for transitions to new software applications.
Participate in resolving production issues and recommend preventive strategies to enhance system reliability.
Maintain records of code, testing techniques, and support activities.
Plan, execute, coordinate, and govern releases.
Apply configuration management practices across the delivery lifecycle.
Plan, track, execute, and govern project delivery, including risk management.
Coordinate release activities across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Track and manage release dependencies, risks, issues, and delivery milestones.
Work with cross-functional teams and support software integration.