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Trident Consulting is looking for an Azure Devops / Release Engineer for one of our clients in Atlanta GA / Concord CA

Role : Azure Devops / Release Engineer

Location : Atlanta GA / Concord CA - Hybrid

Type : Contract to hire

Required Skills : Azure Devops, Kubernetes, Devops, release engineering

As a Release Engineer, you will be instrumental in driving the release process, from development to production environments, ensuring smooth deployments, application availability, and high-quality software releases. The role will focus on leveraging Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm charts, and modern containerization technologies to manage releases at scale. Fully automated deployment is a key priority for our organization.

Required Technical Skills :

• Build and Release Automation : Expertise in automating build and deployment processes across multiple environments, including running automated tests.
• zure DevOps : Experience with Azure DevOps tools for CI / CD pipelines, source control, and artifact management.
• Version Control & Git : Strong understanding of version control using Git and branching strategies, including best practices for leveraging Git.
• rgoCD : Hands-on experience with ArgoCD for GitOps-based deployments and managing Kubernetes resources.
• Helm Charts : Expertise in creating, managing, and deploying Helm charts for Kubernetes applications.
• Docker & Containerization : Solid understanding of Docker, containerization, and orchestration using Kubernetes.
• zure Kubernetes Services (AKS) : Experience in deploying and managing containerized applications on AKS.
• Base Images & Container Registries : Experience with managing base images, image repositories, and Docker container registries in a cloud environment.
• Package Management : Experience with managing approved internal code packages, including NuGet and npm artifacts.
• pp Services & Databases : Proficiency in managing Azure App Services, SQL Databases, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB deployments for seamless backend operations.
• Code Quality Tools : Experience using SonarQube and Arnica to ensure high-quality code standards and enforce best practices.
• Windows and Linux : While our legacy platform is based on the Microsoft stack, our new, modern platform is built on Linux.

Preferred Skills :

Key Responsibilities :

Take the ownership of the technical release process for both our modern and legacy platforms, including planning on overseeing the technical aspects of our releases, working with the Release Managers.

Lead, guide, and mentor offshore release engineers to ensure high standards of release management, problem-solving, and incident resolution.

Create, manage, and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines, leveraging tools such as ArgoCD, Helm Charts, and Docker to automate deployments and facilitate continuous integration.

Work with Docker and containerized technologies to build and manage consistent development and production environments.

Leverage Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring, alerting, and visualization of application performance and infrastructure metrics.

Create and maintain detailed release documentation, ensuring clarity for all stakeholders involved in the process.

About Trident

Trident Consulting is a premier IT staffing firm providing high-impact workforce solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-market clients. Since 2005, we've specialized in sourcing elite technology and engineering talent for contract, direct hire, and managed services roles. Our expertise spans cloud, AI / ML, cybersecurity, and data analytics, supported by a 3M+ candidate database and a 78% fill ratio. With a highly engaged leadership team and a reputation for delivering hard-to-fill, niche talent, we help organizations build agile, high-performing teams that drive innovation and business success.

Some of our recent awards include :

Trailblazer Women Award 2025 by Consulate General of India in San Francisco

Ranked as the #1 Women Owned Business Enterprise in the large category by ITServe.

Received the TechServe Excellence award.

Consistently ranked in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America

Recognized in the SF Business Times as one of the Largest Bay Area BIPOC / Minority-Owned Businesses in 2022.