Release & DevOps EngineerDark Arts Limited • WorkFromHome, Southland, New Zealand

Release & DevOps Engineer

Dark Arts Limited • WorkFromHome, Southland, New Zealand

15 hours ago

Job description

Dark Arts Limited – Clevedon, North Island

About the Role

Dark Arts Limited is looking for a part-time Release & DevOps Engineer to support our small development team and ensure stable, reliable deliveries. You will take responsibility for code reviews, merges, deployment checks, and gradually building proper CI / CD processes.

This role is fully remote and requires 1–3 hours per day , Monday to Friday. Work remotely, but must be New Zealand based.

What You’ll Be Doing

Reviewing and sense-checking code before QA
Managing merges (Git, Bitbucket, SVN), including resolving complex conflicts
Communicating clearly with developers and QA to resolve issues
Supporting deployments to Azure and AWS
Protecting uptime and release stability
Reducing manual operations through automation

What You’ll Bring

Clear, fluent and easily understandable English communication

Strong experience in DevOps, build / release engineering, and software delivery

Excellent merging skills and confidence handling broken merge scenarios

Solid understanding of C#, VB.NET, and preferably Java / JSP

SQL Server and PostgreSQL scripting

Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence

Ability to review code and spot quality issues early

Comfortable working with existing systems and improving them step-by-step

Problem-Solving : handling complex manual merges and deployment challenges

Adaptability : We've built effective systems organically—we need someone who can work with what's there while improving it

Why Join Us?

Work directly with the Founder / CEO

Help shape DevOps foundations from the ground up

Stable, long-term contractor relationship for the right person

How to Apply

Please send your CV along with :

A brief cover note explaining your DevOps experience, particularly with code quality gates and deployment processes

Examples of CI / CD pipelines you've implemented (if applicable)

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