Release Manager / DevOps Engineer

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The Opportunity

• Own and continuously improve the end-to-end release lifecycle, including release readiness, environment promotion, rollback preparedness, cross-team coordination, and production deployment orchestration.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation to reduce manual intervention and improve repeatability, auditability, and delivery confidence.
• Define and enforce standard promotion criteria between environments, ensuring releases are validated, operationally ready, and supported by clear recovery procedures.
• Integrate security controls into the delivery lifecycle in partnership with IT Security, including scan execution, validation requirements, and release traceability.
• Establish and enforce observability standards for production releases, including logging, monitoring, alerting, telemetry, and ownership of post-release operational signals.
• Support and improve reliable database release practices, including versioned database changes, deployment sequencing, rollback planning, and coordination with application and infrastructure releases.
• Improve change governance and CAB effectiveness by standardizing change submissions, strengthening release evidence, and clarifying risk, impact, and mitigation details.
• Define, track, and communicate release performance metrics such as release lead time, deployment automation, production incidents, emergency fixes, and production access reduction.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7-9 years of experience in DevOps, release management, CI/CD, deployment automation, or a similar role within a complex or regulated environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, including pipelines, repositories, work item traceability, release orchestration, and build/deployment automation.
• Strong experience with database delivery and release practices, including schema change management, deployment sequencing, release dependency handling, rollback planning, and coordination with DBAs and application teams.
• Solid knowledge of release readiness, environment promotion, rollback planning, and operational recovery practices.
• Experience embedding security controls and observability requirements into delivery processes and production release standards.
• Strong understanding of change governance, cross-functional coordination, and release risk management.
• Proven ability to define and enforce organizational standards without direct people management authority.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across Delivery, Operations, IT Security, and governance stakeholders.

If this challenge matches your career aspirations and you want to play a key role in the exciting development of our company, please apply by March 29, 2026.

At Assumption Life, we value the development of our employees in diversified and inclusive work teams that foster creative thinking and innovation.

Assumption Life is deeply committed to its community's development

Founded in 1903 in Massachusetts, Assumption Life is the result of a group of people who want to take their destiny into their own hands. Their goal was simple: to ensure the prosperity of Acadian families in New England. Since its inception, Assumption Life has continued to making difference beyond the borders of l'Acadie for all families across Canada. Our Company, which began as a great idea 122 years ago, is now one of the largest mutual life insurance and financial services companies in Canada. Today, this culture of generosity and commitment is demonstrated by our employees. Whether it is helping out at special events, raising funds for charities or, helping people in need, Assumption Life employees are very committed to their community and are always ready to help.

An employer of choice

We ensure competitive salaries, as well as performance-based bonuses, generous benefits and flexibility in our policies and practices to respond to the needs of our employees.

Assumption Life is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We extend employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, gender identity or gender expression, status of a pardoned person, social condition or political activity. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation for an interview, please let us know by emailing [email protected]

Be part of a dynamic team that values leadership, collaboration, trust, and commitment. Enjoy training and development opportunities, a competitive salary, bonuses, a robust pension plan, and more. Our vibrant downtown Moncton location offers a dynamic work environment, a gym in the building, and one paid day for volunteer work each year.