Technical Release Specialist

FanDuel•New York, NY

2d•$106,000 - $133,000•Remote

About The Position

The Technical Release Specialist oversees the end-to-end release lifecycle, ensuring that software deployments are delivered reliably, efficiently, and with minimal risk. This role acts as the central coordinator across engineering, QA, product, and operations, driving standardized processes that improve release quality and accelerate time to market. In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field. Master's degree preferred in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Business Technology
4-6 years of progressive software development experience with a minimum 4+ years of hands-on Salesforce deployment
Experience managing the delivery of application change in an agile environment
Experience with Salesforce Lightning Framework, Apex, SOQL, and Visualforce
Proven track record implementing complex Salesforce solutions and integrations
Experience of planning, scheduling, implementing releases in a demanding, fast-paced environment requiring a high degree of deadline-driven productivity
Deep understanding of Salesforce security models, sharing rules, and governance
Strong Experience in Copado
Strong programming skills in multiple languages (Java, Python, JavaScript)
Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines
Proven ability to think and move quickly, managing difficult trade-offs to meet deadlines

Nice To Haves

Salesforce certifications is preferred

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain consistent, repeatable deployment practices to reduce risk and improve quality.
Implement structured release workflows that reduce production outages and business disruption.
Serve as the central point of communication, aligning engineering, QA, product, and operations to prevent bottlenecks and duplicate work.
Streamline approvals and release workflows to improve time to market new features and updates.
Oversee comprehensive testing, validation, and risk assessments to prevent errors and protect customer experience.
Provide day-to-day support for release management inquiries and requests.
Coordinate scope of change, release details, and documentation generation
Maintain clear rollback plans to enable rapid recovery from deployment issues.
Balance competing needs, resources, and timelines to keep releases on track.
Allow engineering teams to focus on development by managing the coordination and orchestration of release activities.
Plan and schedule environment refreshes to ensure data accuracy and alignment across development, testing, and production systems.
Manage sandbox creation, updates, and general upkeep to support development and QA activities.
Define and communicate production deployment windows to minimize business impact and ensure smooth release execution.
Work with stakeholders across the Technology and Product Engineering org
Train and educate engineers and stakeholders on release management
Deliver accurate and timely insight reporting in-line with key release related metrics to stakeholders.