Junior Release Manager

• Location: Malaga Spain - Relocation is mandatory

We are looking for a Junior Release Manager to join a dynamic technology team supporting complex software delivery environments for a major international this role you will be responsible for coordinating release activities ensuring CI/CD pipeline reliability enforcing quality gates and supporting Agile delivery across multiple teams. You will act as a key link between development operations and quality teams to ensure smooth secure and predictable releases.

This position requires strong technical expertise hands-on experience with DevOps practices and the ability to operate in fast-paced Agile environments.

Responsibilities:

Release Management & CI/CD:

• Plan coordinate and manage software releases across multiple environments.

• Ensure stable and efficient CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions.

• Implement and enforce branching strategies (GitFlow Trunk-Based Development).

• Manage Git repositories and repository scaffolding using Maven Archetype Yeoman or custom tools.

• Oversee Docker image creation and lifecycle using Docker Jib Kaniko or Buildah.

DevOps & Infrastructure:

• Operate and support Kubernetes-based environments (Kubernetes OpenShift).

• Manage container orchestration deployments and rollbacks.

• Collaborate on infrastructure automation using Ansible and Python.

• Support networking and load-balancing configurations (Nginx F5 DNS managers SSL certificates).

Quality Assurance & Testing:

• Define and implement quality gates using tools such as SonarQube.

• Promote and support test automation best practices (TDD/BDD).
• Coordinate automated testing strategies including API integration and end-to-end testing.
• Ensure compliance with release standards and quality requirements.

Monitoring & Reliability:

• Monitor applications and infrastructure using tools such as Dynatrace Prometheus Grafana Kibana Micrometer and OpenTelemetry.
• Support incident management and operational excellence through monitoring and alerting solutions.
• Contribute to reliability and performance optimization initiatives.

Agile Collaboration:

• Work within Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban) actively participating in ceremonies.

• Collaborate closely with development QA security and operations teams.

• Use Jira or similar tools to manage release-related tasks and dependencies.

Experience

• At least 2 years of professional experience in Release Management DevOps or related roles.
• Proven experience managing CI/CD pipelines and release processes in complex environments.
• Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes clusters in production environments.

Qualifications :

Education

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Technical Skills (Required)

• Agile frameworks: Scrum and Kanban.
• Git version control and branching strategies.
• CI/CD tools: Jenkins GitHub Actions.
• Scripting languages: Ansible and Python.
• Containerization and orchestration: Docker Kubernetes OpenShift.
• Programming languages: Java JavaScript Groovy Python or C.
• Quality assurance tools and quality gate implementation (SonarQube).
• Automated testing methodologies: TDD and BDD.
• Networking fundamentals and load balancers (Nginx F5 DNS SSL certificates).
• Monitoring and observability tools (Dynatrace Prometheus Grafana/Kibana OpenTelemetry).

Languages

• Fluent in Spanish.
• Fluent in English

Nice to Have:

• Experience with relational databases (Oracle PostgreSQL).
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB).
• Experience with public cloud providers (AWS Azure).
• API development and testing (Swagger API Managers Karate Rest Assured).
• Security assurance tools:
  • SAST: CodeQL Semgrep Kiuwan Veracode
  • DAST: BurpSuite
  • Container security: Trivy Clair
  • Front-end testing frameworks (Selenium Cypress).
  • Time-series databases (InfluxDB Graphite).
  • AIOps and operational tools (Rundeck PagerDuty Dynatrace).
  • Experience with complex pipeline orchestration tools (Appian QlikSense Control-M).

Additional Information :

• Hybrid position based in Malaga Spain
• Possibility to manage work permits.
• Permanent full-time contract.
• Perks and benefits such us: private medical insurance life insurance flexible remuneration etc
• Training and career development.
• Possibility to be part of a multicultural team and work on international projects.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time