Release Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION Designation Release Manager Location Hyderabad India Work Mode Office About US Foundation AI automatically ingests incoming documents emails and attachments from across your firm It profiles matches classifies and saves each to your DMS and then automates document-dependent work ows according to your rules Read more about us at Job Overview As a Release Manager you will play a critical role in the end-to-end release management process The Release Manager will be responsible for planning coordinating and managing software releases across multiple teams and environments ensuring high-quality delivery Your primary focus will be on ensuring smooth timely and high-quality deployments while minimizing risks and disruptions By collaborating closely with development QA operations and project management teams you will streamline release processes drive automation and maintain robust governance Through efficient release management you will contribute to enhancing product stability accelerating delivery and enabling business success Key Responsibilities Release Planning Scheduling Develop and maintain release calendars schedules and milestones Coordinate with product owners engineering QA and infrastructure teams for release readiness Release Execution Delivery Own the end-to-end execution of software releases across environments dev staging production Manage CI CD pipelines and ensure successful deployments with rollback strategies in place Monitor release progress resolve conflicts and manage risks Change Configuration Management Ensure compliance with change management processes approvals and audit requirements Oversee feature flagging version control and environment configuration Quality Risk Management Work closely with QA to ensure adequate test coverage before release Proactively identify and mitigate release risks Stakeholder Communication Act as the central point of contact for release status risks and issues Communicate release scope and timelines to technical and non-technical stakeholders Process Improvement Continuously improve release management practices automation and reporting Stay updated with industry trends tools and practices to optimize release efficiency Note Responsibilities will be tailored based on the candidate s experience and expertise aligning with Engineer Manager I II or III levels Skills and Tools Requirements Analysis Gathers requirements for medium releases with guidance Validates dependencies and clarifies gaps independently Anticipates potential conflicts and aligns requirements across multiple teams Documentation Reporting Creates clear release notes and runbooks Standardizes templates for recurring releases Mentors juniors and ensures audit-ready documentation Release Orchestration Tools Runs release jobs and resolves basic issues Customizes workflows and handles failures independently Designs optimized workflows and integrates automation across teams Unit Testing Automation Integration Verifies unit tests Encourages automation adoption in pipelines Defines release readiness criteria based on testing coverage CI CD Pipeline Management Monitors builds and test executions Adds approval gates and troubleshooting Champions CI CD best practices and drives efficiency improvements Change Configuration Management Applies standard change control procedures Ensures rollback procedures and tracks versions Defines release-level change management policies and audits compliance Cloud Infrastructure Awareness Understands environment differences Validates infra readiness for releases Anticipates infra risks and suggests scalable deployment strategies Feature Flag Rollout Strategies Uses feature flags under guidance Manages staged rollouts and basic canary deployments Defines rollout policies and oversees safe deployment practices Collaboration Communication Coordinates across dev test teams Facilitates cross-team sync meetings and escalates issues Leads stakeholder communications and provides clear executive updates Problem-solving Critical Thinking Troubleshoots blockers Anticipates and mitigates medium risks Designs mitigation strategies for complex scenarios Legal Compliance Insurance Awareness Ensures compliance sign-offs Maintains audit documentation Leads audits and enforces release compliance policies Technical Skills Technical Skills Requirement Level Jenkins ArgoCD Must Have Github GitHub Actions Must Have Jira Must Have SDLC Must Have Agile methodologies Good to Have Branching merging strategies Must Have Agile Scrum Good to Have SAFe release planning Good to Have Change Management processes Must Have Experience with feature flagging Good to Have Experience with blue-green deployments Good to Have Experience on Python Must Have Containerization Docker Good To Have AWS Azure Google Cloud Good To Have Relational Vector databases Must Have Application Development using Python - REST API FastAPI Flask Must Have AWS Services - S3 EC2 Sagemaker Lambda Good To Have Experience with LLM GenAI Good To Have Production scale Model Deployment Good To Have Years of Exp in Transformers BERT Family models Good To Have Computer Vision Object Detection Good To Have Deep Learning Framework Good To Have MLOps - Data Pipeline Training Pipeline Model Monitoring Deployment - KubeFlow MLFlow RayServe Pachyderm Kedro Good To Have Education Experience A B-Tech degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience relevant to the functional area 5 years of experience in release management or software delivery roles Our Commitment At Foundation AI we re committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace We value equal opportunity and affirmative action principles giving everyone an equal chance to succeed We re dedicated to offering equal employment opportunities regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or veteran status Upholding these values and adhering to applicable laws is paramount to us For any feedback or inquiries please contact us at Learn more about us at Powered by JazzHR