Old Dominion Freight Line
Location
New Castle, PA | United States
Job description
at Old Dominion Freight Line in New Castle, Delaware, United States
Are you someone who never rests on their laurels, always strives to go above and beyond, and is committed to keeping your PROMISES ? Do you appreciate a company culture that is open, fosters work-life balance, and a dynamic team environment? Then Old Dominion is the home for you. We take pride in being the best in the industry, and from our humble beginnings we know that our People and our Family Spirit are the main ingredient in our secret sauce to success. At Old Dominion we are looking for individuals to join the OD Family that will provide innovative solutions and exceed expectations to keep OD the premier transportation solutions provider.
The Application Delivery Release Lead is responsible for working collaboratively with all participants in the software development team and is supportive of developers and testers throughout the entire SDLC . Under the guidance of the technical leads, architects and Delivery manager, the Delivery Release Lead is responsible for efficiently performing code merges and promotions, communicate status, and ensure quality in all software releases.
Primary Responsibilities
+ Understand the end-to-end SDLC in an agile environment
+ Forward plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio
+ Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
+ Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed expectations
+ Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates.
+ Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes
+ Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations, as needed
+ Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews
+ Produce Deployment and Implementation Plans
+ Weekly Release Reporting
+ Communicate release details and schedules to the business as required
+ Negotiate, plan, and manage all release activities including code merges, resolving code conflicts, promote code to environments (dev, QA, prod)
+ Work with technical leads, architects and Delivery Manager to understand impacts of branches and code merges
+ Work with software architects and server engineering team to ensure pipelines are configured appropriately for deployment
+ Maintains the release schedule for all core services and ensure alignment across key partners and vendors
+ Continually work towards making improvements in the release process
+ Coordinate between developers to resolve code conflicts to ensure correct merge result is always achieved
+ Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment plans and checklists
+ Owns the change management process for the team’s releases – submit changes in timely manner for review and approvals in CAB ; represent the team’s changes in CAB meetings; able to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks
+ Maintain release repository, manage key information such as build and release procedures, and manage dependencies
+ Ability to analyze and troubleshoot deployment logs and understand the cause of deployment failures
+ Work with testing team to ensure releases are tested effectively and receive sign-off
+ Ensure all QA testing, vulnerability testing and signoffs are complete (as outlined by the Delivery manager) prior to deployments
+ Participate in the interview process of prospective candidates and give hiring recommendations
+ Serve on-call duty as directed by the Delivery Manager
Job Qualifications
Education:
+ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent education and experience
Pay range:
+ $99,647 – $124,558
Experience:
+ 5+ years of previous release and/or software development/deployment experience
+ Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle
+ Advanced knowledge of Git lab pipeline deployment, Gitflow merging, rebasing, cherry picking and resolving merge conflicts
+ Previous developer experience preferred
+ Experience in resolving code conflicts, using IDE or git command line or from within GitLab
+ Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion.
+ Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills
+ Solid understanding of project management principles preferred
+ Experience working in an Agile development / Scrum environment
+ Advanced written and verbal communication skills are a must.
+ Ability to communicate in both technical and user-friendly language
+ Ability to work as a team player
+ Strong problem-solving skills and self-motivated
+ Ability to lead and mentor others in professional development
+ Expertise with Microsoft Office, Jira, Confluence, GitLab
Working Days:
Shift and hours to be determined.
Working Shift:
Shift and hours to be determined.
Work Days and Shift are estimates and are subject to change, at any given time, based on job scheduling and/or business levels. Any information listed regarding Days and Shifts shall be considered a guideline of expectations for the specific position at the time of posting.
Join the OD Family Today!As a Full Time member of our Family, you and your family are eligible to receive:
+ Great Health Benefits including a Zero premium medical plan for employee only coverage
+ Short Term & Long Term Disability
+ Flex Spending Accounts
+ 401k Retirement plan with company match and additional company annual discretionary match opportunity
+ Non-qualified retirement plan(s) available
+ Life Insurance
+ Bonus Eligible
+ 12 Days Paid Time Off
+ 9 Company Paid Holidays including a birthday holiday
+ Wellness Program
+ Credit Union access, Vacation & Holiday
+ Tuition Reimbursement for Drivers and Technicians
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, and/or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, military status, Vietnam Era and/or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law(s). Welcome to Old Dominion. If you are looking for a new career with the best LTL (Less-than-Truckload) carrier in the industry you’ve come to the right place. Many companies tout their family atmosphere, but at OD it truly is a reality. We’ve grown from our humble beginnings of a single truck and one route in 1934 started by Earl and Lillian Congdon to a company of over 23,000 employees. At OD we strive daily to keep the family spirit alive and help the world keep promises. To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker accountJob tags
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