DevOps Build and Release Engineer

Posting ID- 166645

Title- Programmer Analyst 6 - Configuration Specialist and Build Administrator

Client- State of MIAddress- 320 S Walnut St Lansing Michigan 48933

Projected Start Date- 11/04/2026

Projected End Date/Duration- 09/30/2027

Reason for opening: Backfill, team is in need of additional support

 1 round Virtual Interview via MS Teams (video required). Candidates should join from a laptop and be prepared to share their screen if requested.

Hybrid work schedule, Monday and Tuesday are REQUIRED on-site days and cannot be modified (non-negotiable)

 

 

Open to candidates local to Michigan area  (non-negotiable)

 

 

Required Skills

• 10+ years of experience being primarily responsible for higher-environment build automation, auditing, and administration of software configuration and version-management processes

 

•10+ years of experience researching, evaluating, and recommending application software products related to configuration and version-management processes.

 

• 10+ years of experience deploying new releases of application, configuration, and version-management software.

 

•10+ years of experience providing guidance and recommendations to systems development staff regarding project administration and project management for applications using Build Automation, Configuration Management, and Version Management tools.

 

 

Most Preferred Skills:

• Previous State of Michigan experience

• Experience enhancing automated build processes for Bridges and MiSACWIS.

 

 

Other Desired Skills

 

• Create and update process documentation as needed for SACWIS (ADO) and Bridges build processes.

• Perform build and deployment activities across multiple Bridges environments, including modifying tasks and variables at both build and deployment stages to support progression through established processes.

• Serve as ADO (Azure DevOps) Administrator for SACWIS builds and deployments, including creating and managing new branches for each development stage within both Release and Sandbox environments.

• Assess ADO and build-process issues to determine what can be resolved internally and what requires external support, recognizing that many processes involve servers with limited access while others provide sufficient access for maintenance and problem resolution.

 

Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., ClearCase, ClearQuest, Git/Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)                   

• Build automation tools (Bamboo, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Ant, etc.)

• Version control tools ( Git, Bitbucket, etc.)

• Issue/Work tracking systems (Jira, ADO Boards)

• Scripting languages (Perl, Shell, Python)