Release and DevOps Specialist

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

ITE007154/Mon

Date posted:

Monday, September 29, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
The Release and DevOps Specialist will be responsible for ensuring smooth, reliable and repeatable software releases from development, through staging, and to production. It bridges the gap between development, QA and operations by managing release processes, automating deployments and maintaining a stable environment.

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities:

Own and manage the release calendar, coordinating with products owners, Developers, and QA
Plan, document and communicate release schedules and content
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps
Automate deployment to dev, staging and production environments
Maintain dev, staging and production environments to ensure parity and stability
Act as the first line of investigation for staging issues (deployment / config / data), escalating that true code defects back to the Devs
Partner with QA to ensure that test environments are production-like

Education & Skills:

3-5 years' experience in a similar role
Strong CI/CD pipeline in Azure DevOps experience
Hands-on experience with automated deployments for .NET / Blazor / SQL Server
Strong troubleshooting skills across code, config and environment layers, and experience with source control

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