Development Engineer 3 (Java Release Engineer)

Job Description

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology, driving innovation to create the worlds best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, Comcast sets the pace in various innovative businesses, offering career opportunities across different disciplines and locations. If you share the passion for teamwork, vision to revolutionize industries, and goal to lead the future in media and technology, Comcast invites you to fast-forward your career with them.Comcasts Technology, Product & Experience organization operates at the intersection of media and technology, continuously developing and delivering products to enhance the customer experience. The team focuses on building enjoyable, easy-to-use products accessible across all platforms, including Broadband and Video products. They also work on developing and supporting network architecture, consumer systems, infrastructure, engineering, network integration, management tools, and technical standards.Core Responsibilities:- **Release Manager Roles and Responsibilities**: - The Release Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of software releases across the organizations diverse application portfolio, involving multiple teams and technical stacks. They oversee the creation, testing, and deployment of software builds, bridging the gap between development, operations, and business functions.Key responsibilities:- **Release Planning and Strategy**: - Collaborate with stakeholders to establish and maintain a comprehensive release schedule, identifying dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies. - Understand the business context and technical aspects of each application to anticipate and address potential release issues. - Coordinate with DevOps, SRE, and Infrastructure teams to synchronize release artifacts, deployment pipelines, and environment changes.- **Version and Dependency Management**: - Manage a centralized repository of application versions and dependencies, ensuring consistent versioning conventions. - Verify the compatibility of external system integrations and handle the impact of dependency updates.- **Release Packaging and Deployment**: - Collaborate with development teams to package release artifacts (code, configs, migrations) for seamless deployment. - Orchestrate release deployments across environments, leveraging automation to move towards continuous delivery. - Work with SRE and Infrastructure teams to execute database migrations and infrastructure changes.- **Release Testing and Quality Assurance**: - Ensure the existence and execution of comprehensive testing suites as part of the release process. - Validate the integrity of release artifacts, including database migrations and infrastructure changes. - Streamline the release validation process to minimize the need for manual Go/No-Go meetings.- **Scrum Ceremonies Management**: - Organize and conduct all Scrum ceremonies (Refinement, Planning, Daily Standup, and Retrospective) for the teams involved in the software release process. - Ensure effective collaboration, communication, and alignment among development, operations, and business stakeholders during these ceremonies.- **Continuous Improvement**: - Conduct post-release reviews to identify areas for process optimization and automation. - Implement lessons learned and industry best practices to enhance the release management function. - Stay updated on technological trends and collaborate with teams to incorporate new tools and techniques.- **Communication and Stakeholder Management**: - Act as the main point of contact for all release-related inquiries and concerns. - Proactively communicate release status, risks, and mitigation strategies to development, operations, and business stakeholders. - Maintain release-related documentation and ensure its accessibility to all teams.- **Enforcement of Policies and Procedures**: - Approve source code changes, create new releases, specify actions during the release process, and manage project build configurations. - Oversee the initial integration proposal and subsequent cherry picks, deploy new releases, and make changes to build configurations. - The Release Managers technical expertise, business acumen, and collaborative approach are essential in delivering software releases efficiently and reliably across the organizations application portfolio.Qualification Required:- **Education**: Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering (Required)- **Certifications**: Relevant Work Experience of 5-7 YearsComcast is an equal opportunity workplace, considering all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination based on various factors. For more details, visit the careers site.#CIECTN25Comcast believes in providing personalized support and tools to help employees with physical, fin

Keyskills :
DeploymentQuality AssuranceContinuous ImprovementCommunicationStakeholder ManagementRelease ManagerRelease PlanningVersionDependency ManagementRelease PackagingRelease TestingScrum Ceremonies ManagementEnforcement of Policies