# DevOps Engineer

> Stafford Gray · Lansing, United States (Hybrid) · Contract · Posted 2026-10-08

**Salary:** Up to USD 132,000

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

Stafford Gray is looking for a senior Build & Release Engineer to manage and improve application build, release, and configuration management for a state government client. You'll own the full application build process for two large, mission-critical human services systems: a benefits eligibility system and a child welfare case management system. You'll also drive automation to support CI/CD and testing.

This role is for a veteran configuration management professional who has owned build automation and source control administration in enterprise environments, from the legacy toolchain through modern Azure DevOps.

**What You'll Do**

-   Manage source code control processes, including defining and enforcing standards, software baselining and versioning, branching strategy, and problem analysis, resolution, and tracking
-   Design and script automation workflows for efficient, reliable builds and releases into higher environments
-   Perform build and deployment activities across multiple environments, modifying tasks and variables at the build and deployment stages to move releases through established processes
-   Serve as Azure DevOps Administrator for one of the systems, including creating and managing branches for each development stage across Release and Sandbox environments
-   Monitor and optimize build pipeline performance to reduce build times, improve reliability, and increase developer productivity
-   Conduct root-cause analysis on build and deployment failures, and put preventive and long-term corrective measures in place
-   Assess build-process issues to decide what can be resolved internally and what needs escalation, working across servers with varying levels of access
-   Deploy new releases of build automation, configuration management, and version management software
-   Serve as technical advisor and primary liaison with vendor development teams
-   Advise development staff on project administration for applications that use build, configuration, and version management tools
-   Create and maintain build process documentation

## Requirements

**Required Experience**

-   10+ years of primary responsibility for higher-environment build automation, auditing, and administration of software configuration and version management processes
-   10+ years researching, evaluating, and recommending configuration and version management software
-   10+ years deploying new releases of application, configuration, and version management software
-   10+ years advising development teams on project administration for applications using build automation and configuration/version management tools

**Tools & Technologies**

-   Configuration management: ClearCase, ClearQuest, Git/Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, Azure DevOps
-   Build automation: Bamboo, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Ant
-   Version control: Git, Bitbucket
-   Work tracking: Jira, ADO Boards
-   Scripting: Perl, Shell, Python

**Preferred**

-   Public sector experience, especially with state human services systems (benefits eligibility, SACWIS/CCWIS child welfare, Medicaid)
-   Experience improving automated build processes for large legacy enterprise applications

## Apply

[Apply at Stafford Gray](https://apply.workable.com/staffordgray/j/C1DCC993FF/apply)

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