Release Lead

POSITION TITLE (ENGLISH): Release Lead

REPORTING TO: Gurumurti Esumane

REPORTING LOCATION: Bangalore

WORKING LOCATION: Bangalore

NUMBER OF FTEs UNDER RESPONSIBILITY: None

SUMMARY OF POSITION AND OBJECTIVES:

The Release Manager role will be responsible for deploying builds across the environment, on-boarding new environment, Handling transversal projects and create release management related document and share release plan with the stakeholders

POSITION & OBJECTIVES :

Job description:

• Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
• Facilitate release activities across all releases, mainly with ensuring quality, timely deployments across environments
• Maintains the release schedule for all core services and ensure alignment across key partners and vendors.
• Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates
• Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including QA plans, schedule, and scope changes.
• Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews with stakeholders
• Produce Deployment, Run Books and Implementation Plans
• Participate in CAB meetings to present Production changes (RFCs)
• Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.
• Weekly Release Reporting with Program release manager.
• Own and continually improve the release process by documenting release issues and developing plans to improve processes, able to recommend continuous improvements viz: automation.
• Comfortable in interacting with people across hierarchical levels for smooth project execution. Enjoys managing complex projects involving challenges.

EVOLUTION:

What we offer:

• A launch pad into various senior management opportunities - within the many business lines of Eurofins globally - or into the management hierarchy in our different corporate functions.
• The opportunity to grow your project management skills in a demanding, fast growing organization.
• A chance to become part of a highly motivated international team of professionals.

In a fast growing group, successful leaders are frequently being offered increased areas of responsibility (subject to geographic mobility).

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Profile description:

Aspiring to be a part of the Release management team that is tasked to end to end release management.

Requirements:

• Understanding of Continuous Delivery and Continuous Integration (CD/CI) pipelines
• Good understanding of cloud deployment, preferably Azure and Agile practice
• Knowledge on Deployment tool like Octopus
• Knowledge on MS Project, Excel-Macros
• Document Management for adhere to Audit Compliance process is an added advantage
• 3 to 4 years of relevant release and deployment management experience
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams towards task completion
• Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills
• Strong in troubleshooting and organizational skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Desired Technical Stack:

• Platforms : Windows.
• Database : MSSQL
• Ticketing Tools: Service now
• Cloud Environment : MS Azure
• CI and Build Deployment Tools : Octopus Deploy
• Version Control Tool : Azure Devops
• Monitoring tools : Grafana