Release Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support software and infrastructure releases across Agile delivery streams
• Execute deployments across non-production and production environments, including version control and rollback activities
• Work with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure environment readiness throughout the software development lifecycle
• Contribute to the development and improvement of CI/CD pipelines and release automation practices
• Maintain release documentation, governance controls and change records
• Monitor release performance, identify risks and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• About You
• You are a collaborative and detail-oriented technology professional with experience supporting software releases in Agile environments. You thrive in fast-paced delivery settings and enjoy working across multiple teams to ensure successful outcomes.
• To be successful, you will bring:
• The ability to satisfy the eligibility requirements to obtain and maintain a Baseline Security Clearance.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to build consensus and drive outcomes across technical and business teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Jira and Confluence, with demonstrated experience designing and implementing workflow automations, notifications, approvals, custom field logic and reporting solutions.
• Exposure to cloud platforms including AWS and/or Azure
• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant industry experience, training and professional certifications.
• Experience in software release, deployment or DevOps-related roles within an Agile environment
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control tools
• ITIL, DevOps Foundation or similar certifications is highly regarded
• Experience within large-scale, complex or regulated enterprise environments will be advantageous

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• A collaborative, inclusive and high-performing culture
• Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities
• Join VicRoads and help drive reliable, secure and efficient technology releases!
• How to apply
• We encourage applications from people of all genders, backgrounds and communities. If you need any adjustments to our recruitment process or the role itself, please let us know when applying.
• Please submit your application via the “Apply” button.
• For a copy of the Position Description please mail [email protected]
• Unfortunately, applications cannot be accepted via this email.
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• VicRoads is required to evidence your right to work in Australia and may ask for your consent to check records maintained by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection as well as records maintained by Victoria Police and VicRoads as part of the selection process. Information provided to VicRoads will be treated in the strictest confidence. Please note that due to legal requirements you must be predominantly located in Australia and for certain roles, predominantly located in Melbourne or Victoria.

Qualifications

• You are a collaborative and detail-oriented technology professional with experience supporting software releases in Agile environments. You thrive in fast-paced delivery settings and enjoy working across multiple teams to ensure successful outcomes.
• The ability to satisfy the eligibility requirements to obtain and maintain a Baseline Security Clearance.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to build consensus and drive outcomes across technical and business teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Jira and Confluence, with demonstrated experience designing and implementing workflow automations, notifications, approvals, custom field logic and reporting solutions.
• Exposure to cloud platforms including AWS and/or Azure
• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant industry experience, training and professional certifications.
• Experience in software release, deployment or DevOps-related roles within an Agile environment
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control tools
• ITIL, DevOps Foundation or similar certifications is highly regarded
• Experience within large-scale, complex or regulated enterprise environments will be advantageous