Senior Software Release Engineer

Description : Job Summary :We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Senior Software Release Engineer with a minimum of 7+ years of relevant experience. This is a critical, full-time role responsible for overseeing and coordinating the entire release lifecycle across multiple software products and repositories. You will be instrumental in ensuring reliable, timely, and high-quality software deployments while enforcing robust version control standards and continuous process improvement within a modern, cloud-focused environment.Key Responsibilities :1. Release Strategy & Execution :- Plan and Coordinate : Own the release calendar, planning, coordinating, and executing software releases across multiple development teams and repositories.- Release Readiness : Facilitate release planning meetings and go/no-go decision processes, collaborating closely with Development, QA, DevOps, and Product teams to ensure all readiness criteria are met.- Escalation and Incident Management : Serve as the primary point of contact for release status, due dates, and escalations. Lead incident response procedures for release-related issues, including coordinating hotfixes and rollbacks.- Risk Management : Perform comprehensive risk assessments for all high-impact releases, ensuring minimal disruption to production environments.2. Process Development & Governance :- Process Standardization : Establish, document, and enforce standardized release processes and procedures across the organization.- Continuous Improvement : Champion continuous improvement initiatives, conducting post-release retrospectives and implementing lessons learned to increase efficiency and reduce deployment risk.- Metrics & KPIs : Define, implement, and monitor release metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive data-driven decision-making.3. Version Control & Artifact Management :- Version Control Strategy : Define and enforce semantic versioning strategies and manage branching strategies (e.g., Git workflow) across all repositories (GitHub experience is a plus).- Traceability : Ensure consistent tagging, maintain immutable release artifact storage, and guarantee traceability between releases, code commits, and deployment artifacts.- Code Promotion : Oversee the controlled and secure promotion of code through development, staging, and production environments.4. Stakeholder Communication & Tracking :- Communication : Manage expectations and facilitate timely, clear release communications to engineering leadership, product owners, business stakeholders, and end-users.- Jira Management : Utilize Jira extensively for release planning, tracking milestones, managing dependencies, monitoring blockers, and generating accurate release dashboards and status reports for leadership.Required Qualifications :- Experience : Minimum of 7+ years of experience in software development or operations, with a significant focus dedicated to Release Management and Release Engineering as a primary function.- Education : Bachelors or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.- Process Expertise : Proven ability to define, implement, and govern enterprise-wide release processes and lifecycles.- Project Tools : Expert proficiency using Jira for release planning, scheduling, and reporting.- Technical Acumen : Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern software development practices (e.g., automated testing, code quality gates).Preferred Skills :- Version Control Platform : Hands-on experience administering and managing releases using GitHub.- Cloud Environment : Familiarity with deploying and managing applications in a public cloud environment, preferably GCP (Google Cloud Platform).- Automation : Experience with configuration management tools (like Ansible) or other automation techniques relevant to release orchestration (ref:hirist.tech)