Release Coordinator

Department: R&D

Telework options: hybrid on site (up to 2 days home office per week)

Job Context

For over 20 years, Ekinops has been driving innovation in network systems. We provide solutions focused on the needs of communication service providers and enterprises worldwide.

We provide open, trusted and innovative network connectivity and enable our customers’ success by delivering high value-added software-driven solutions. Today, over 120 international service providers, including numerous Tier 1 carriers around the world, trust our people and technologies.

Over 50% of our 500+ strong team works in our multi-national Agile R&D centers. Our company has a strong international background, with sales offices strategically located around the world.

Duties and Responsibilities

Within the ONEOS department, the 'Release Coordinator' engineer is in charge, on

Ekinops CPE’s software, to coordinate the definition and delivery of the content of the releases, the different types of associated tests, and finally to propose the official publication.

The 'Release Coordinator' engineer will have missions and responsibilities:

• Collect, synthesize, prioritize, and track customer needs from anomalies records and resources made available to process them.
• Solicit, coordinate development and support teams in investigation of problems.
• Launch, coordinate requests for functional tests and validations according to the impacts and risks associated with the changes made to each edition.
• Communicate to the different teams via the appropriate means, information and the tasks required for the release process as well as the real-time update status and schedule of each edition.
• Ensure that the various teams involved respect their commitments, and alert the management if the discrepancies implicate publications outside the negotiable margins.
• Guarantee the consistency and quality of the software delivered with respect to the procedures and existing standards.
• In addition, the 'Release Coordinator' engineer will actively participate in:
• Definition and improvement of procedures, standards, tools and information system around his activity.
• Proposals for enrichment of functional test plans and validation.

Profile and skills

• Engineer oriented networks and / or embedded computing, the candidate will experience at least 5 years of development, integration or of software validation with a strong sensitivity to project management and setting up industrial processes.
• Control of networks and communication protocols embedded on routers of CPE type.
• Knowledge of the following tools: Gitlab/git, Jira, Jenkins.
• Knowledge in Python and bash scripting development.
• Understanding of build systems.
• Knowledge in embedded software architecture, with strong constraints, is a big asset.
• Knowledge in Agile methodology, Scrum framework and Kanban method is a big asset.
• Oral and written technical communication in English.
• Having a central role, we are looking for someone with:
• Good communication skills with multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams.
• Excellent analytical skills, synthesis, and a methodical mind.
• A willingness to take responsibility and ensure customer satisfaction.