What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pre-release Engineer (Technical Project Manager) position at Zortech Solutions?
Job Description :
As a key member of the team, you will have the responsibilities of a technical program manager for driving on-time, high quality releases across a large number of devices. You would be responsible for the complete release management lifecycle, which includes scheduling, coordination, and management of releases on number of deployed devices. The position will require daily collaboration with Development, Field Triage and QA teams at different geographical location. You will assess and implement new tools, plugins, etc. that are vital to improve the software release engineering process. You will manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality.
Key responsibilities :
Ensure stable / release branch builds are in good health daily.
Provide test guidance to QA teams for the release targets and ensure targets are on track.
Collaborate with Field Triage team to review the machine metrics for the key aspects of video, broadband, and voice related functionalities.
Prioritize customer Call In Rate, Truck Roll, and performance related issues in the next release.
Integrate target into release branch prior to official release build.
Conduct post-deployment feature reviews to ensure features are doing well in the field.
Maintain warehouse and factory images up-to-date with recent releases.
Communicate release notes and plans to external stakeholders.
Requires Skills :
6 years' experience in Software Engineering in Wi-Fi / networking domain and as Technical Program Manager.
Strong C / C language understanding.
Good knowledge of Networking domain or Wi-Fi with Linux kernels and Embedded software.
Good in Release Management experience in Agile environment.
Document processes, identify potential points of failure, and perform root cause analysis.
Experience in Build / Release technology such as :
SCM Tools : Git, Gerrit, SVN
Languages : C , C & Linux
Scripting : Python & Shell script
JiRA plugins & Confluence
Build tools : Jenkins
Reporting Tools : Tableau & Splunk / Elk
Lead and own activities that would drive Release excellence on all RDK devices.
Experience with Continuous Integration & Delivery.
Excellent organizational, technical, problem solving, and inter-personal skills.
Good to have :
Knowledge and experience in Broadband software / networking
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