Job posting

[hr]

Digifonica Canada Limited is seeking a Software Release Engineer to join its
Burnaby office.

 

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Release Manager, the Software Release Engineer performs
activities related to configuration engineering and the release of new
products into the market. Coordinates initial design stages of new product
and coordinates/facilitates post-design activities to ensure smooth product
introduction. Acts as the liaison between the technical and operations teams
for software roll outs. 


 


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES


Responsible for:

1.        Liaising between the R&D and Operations teams for software roll
outs.

2.        Organizing and implementing activities for configuration
engineering that are related to product release.

3.        Building and creating packages for staging and production
releases.

4.        Automating the build process to include configuration files and
other packages required.

5.        Altering server software packages (Apache, MVC, etc.) for quick
easy roll out to the production servers.

6.        Using scripting to make software roll out simple and error-free
for the Operations team.

7.        Double checking packages to make sure they are of good quality &
are ready to be rolled out.

8.        Other duties as assigned.

 


Human Resource Management


None at this time.

 


Information Resources


*         Internal: Subversion notes, new features documentation, deployment
data and time information, intranet

*         Internal applications: Bugzilla

*         External: FreeBSD web site, subversion manual and other web sites.

 


JOB SPECIFICATIONS


Education 


Bachelor's degree in Computer Science an asset; post secondary credentials
preferred.

 

Previous Experience

*         1 - 3 years technical experience in development or support roles

*         Experience with UNIX systems (specifically FreeBSD) a must,
scripting (PHP, Perl, shell, makefile), major servers (Apache, MTA's),
networking, version control (CVS or Subversion) and project management.


Key Competencies

*         Above average computer skills

*         Scripting skills: FreeBSD and Ports Packaging System and Scripting


*         Organizational skills: High

*         Attention to detail: High

*         Interpersonal skills: High

 

 

Digifonica offers a compensation package including base salary, incentives
and health benefits (after probation period).  

 

If you would like to be part of a dynamic group of exceptional people
working for an international company within the hottest sector of the
telecommunications industry please forward your resume together with a cover
letter outlining your expectations to  hr at digifonica.com or go to
www.digifonica.com <http://www.digifonica.com/>  to learn more about us.
Only those candidates suitable for the position will be contacted and we
thank you in advance for your interest.

 

 

Human Resources

Digifonica Canada Limited

www.digifonica.com