Release Engineer - Blackline

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!

At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.

Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.

Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.

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We are searching for a Release Engineer with experience in software release management processes. In this role, you wil be responsible for ensuring the quality of all systems (SaaS, On-prem, home-grown). You will oversee the release process, from planning and scheduling to executing the release. You must have experience managing product releases in a complex, fast-paced, heterogeneous IT environments.

There will be multiple releases every month. Good written, verbal communication skills are necessary as you will work closely with product Leaders, Program managers, Product managers, and Dev/Tech leads. You will ensure all approvals are obtained to release the software in a timely manner to QA, UAT, and Production environments. You will also manage Dev, QA, and UAT environment refreshes.

• Work with project, product, and development teams to create and maintain release schedules
• Manage version control and release documentation
• Perform risk assessments and contingency planning
• Manage and execute the deployment of build to UAT and Production environments
• Coordinate with stakeholders to communicate release plans and progress
• Manage SDLC environment refresh and schedule working with project managers and product lead

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field
• 3+ years of proven experience as a Release Engineer or in DevOps
• Proficiency in scripting to automate repetitive tasks
• Proficiency in writing Jira queries (JQL) and creating dashboards
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline and build tools such as Jenkins, Bitbucket, Harness etc.
• Comfortable communicating directly with software developers, QA Engineers, IT Support
• Exposure to cloud – GCP, AWS etc
• Experience with version control systems
• Experience working in an Agile, scrum environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

• A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
• A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.

BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.

Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant’s prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.