Release Manager

Release Manager / DevOps
Company Description

Why Talan?

Talan - Positive Innovation

Talan is an international consulting group specializing in innovation and business transformation through technology. With over 7,200 consultants in 21 countries and a turnover of 850M, we are committed to delivering impactful, future-ready solutions.

Talan at a Glance

Headquartered in Paris and operating globally, Talan combines technology, innovation, and empowerment to deliver measurable results for our clients. Over the past 22 years, weve built a strong presence in the IT and consulting landscape, and were on track to reach 1 billion in revenue this year.

Our Core Areas of Expertise
- Data Technologies: We design and implement large-scale, end-to-end architecture and data solutions, including data integration, data science, visualization, Big Data, AI, and Generative AI.
- Cloud Application Services: We integrate leading platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, and IBM Maximo, helping clients transition to the cloud and improve operational efficiency.
- Management Innovation Consulting: We lead business and digital transformation initiatives through project and change management best practices (PM, PMO, Agile, Scrum, Product Ownership), and support domains such as Supply Chain, Cybersecurity, and ESG/Low-Carbon strategies.

We work with major global clients across diverse sectors, including Transport Logistics, Financial Services, Energy Utilities, Retail, and Media Telecommunications.

Job Description

We are looking for a Medium Release Manager to join a dynamic technology team supporting complex software delivery environments for a major international client. In 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
- 3+ 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.

Education
- Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Skills Knowledge

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.
- English proficiency is desirable.

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).

What We Offer:
- Full-time position within a large, international technology environment.
- Opportunity to work with modern DevOps and cloud-native technologies.
- Collaborative, Agile, and multicultural work environment.
- Continuous learning and professional development.
- Competitive compensation package among others.

CI/CD, Kubernetes, OpenShift