> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/1780789-release-engineer-it-software-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1780789-release-engineer-it-software-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Release Engineer/IT Software Engineer - **Company:** KnackHook LLC - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Scrum Methodology, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Git, Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Route53, Cloudwatch, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Cucumber (Software) - **Published:** July 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/added078-4c98-438a-9d8c-11446db6ef96 ## About the Role Bachelor''s Degree with 10+ years of experience Or Master''s degree with 8+ years of experience Required Qualifications: * As a Release Engineer/Co-Ordinator, you will be responsible for monitoring CI/CD pipelines for smooth and successful builds and develop the UAT and production release plans. * You will also be coordinating with important stakeholders such as QA, Infrastructure, Product and Business managers to resolve build problems, determine the release feature set and gathering of release documentation. * Successful candidate also will perform DevOps role as secondary role. As a DevOps role successful candidate will demonstrate competency with the following AWS services: ECS, EC2, EBS, S3, Glacier, RDS, VPC, Route53, ELB, IAM, CloudFront, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, SQS, SES, Lambda. * Proficient in Python programming language and tech stacks * Work closely with Scrum Masters and engineering team. * Conducting the scrum on scrum calls and manage the release cadence and do releases. Required Technical Skills: * 8+ years of IT release or delivery management. * 6-7+ experience with CICD pipelines, GIT and DevOps tools and technologies * Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills Top candidates will also have: * Experience in/with the following: o Azure DevOps o Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum) with multiple other teams as a Scrum Master or Program Manager or Project Co-Ordinator * Strong understanding and/or experience in some of the following, o AWS Cloud, automated CICD and BDD with Cucumber. * Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints * Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment * Execution, AWS/Cloud Agents/Infrastructure..Etc. ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)