Req ID: 300677

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Release Management Specialist to join our team in Dallas, Texas (US-TX), United States (US). This position is 100% in office in Dallas, TX.

Role Responsibilities:

• Monitor, maintain, and improve the reliability, availability, and performance of critical services.
• Develop and implement monitoring solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) to track system health and performance.
• Automate repetitive tasks and improve infrastructure efficiency using tools like Terraform, or similar.
• Create and maintain Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and Service Level Indicators (SLIs) to drive reliability improvements.
• Participate in on-call rotations to handle incident response, root cause analysis, and mitigation strategies.

• Manage the end-to-end software release lifecycle, ensuring timely and smooth releases across all environments.
• Work with different teams to coordinate and validate code releases.
• Create and maintain a release calendar in collaboration with product and engineering teams to plan upcoming deployments.
• Troubleshoot issues during the release process and ensure post-release validation.
• Track and report release metrics to identify improvement opportunities and minimize downtime.

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) to support continuous integration and deployment.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar to manage infrastructure environments.
• Collaborate with development teams to create scalable solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
• Support containerization and orchestration efforts (Docker, Kubernetes) for application deployments.
• Drive adoption of DevOps best practices across teams, fostering a culture of automation and agility.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or related roles.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK Stack).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go) and automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI).
• Experience with release management, managing production deployments, and ensuring stable releases.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of GitOps, chaos engineering, and incident management tools (PagerDuty, Opsgenie).