Own end-to-end release and deployment lifecycle: build → package → deploy → verify → rollback
Develop and support Octopus Deploy projects, lifecycles, channels, variables, and deployment processes
Implement deployment automation with Ansible (playbooks/roles, inventories, idempotent changes)
Maintain Git-based release workflows in GitHub (branching, tagging, versioning, release notes)
Build/maintain CI pipelines in GitHub Actions (or existing tooling) to produce artifacts and trigger Octopus releases
Standardize deployment patterns across applications (templates, shared steps, reusable Ansible roles)
Manage environment configuration and secrets in a controlled way (variable sets, permissions, auditing)
Improve deployment safety: approvals, health checks, smoke tests, automated validation, and rollback strategies
Support production releases, troubleshoot deployment failures, and drive root-cause analysis
Maintain release documentation, runbooks, and change management practices
Collaborate with developers, QA, and operations to plan releases and reduce downtime

Experience as DevOps / Release / Deployment Engineer supporting production deployments
Strong hands-on experience with Octopus Deploy (process design, variables, multi-environment releases)
Strong Ansible skills for deployment and configuration (roles, vault/secrets, troubleshooting)
Strong working knowledge of GitHub (PR workflows, tagging/releases, permissions)
Understanding of CI/CD concepts (artifact management, versioning, promotion between environments)
Administration and troubleshooting skills on Windows and/or Linux hosts used for deployments
Ability to diagnose deployment issues across app, OS, network, and configuration layers

DevOps Engineer – Deployment

Key skills