Key Responsibilities

Release Strategy: Define and execute the end-to-end release management framework across multiple product lines.

Cross-Functional Leadership: Coordinate with Product Management, Engineering, Quality Assurance (QA), and Operations teams.

Risk Management: Identify, mitigate, and escalate deployment risks, blockers, and production issues.

Process Automation: Partner with DevOps teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment verification.

Governance & Compliance: Ensure all releases meet security, compliance, and audit requirements before going live.

Stakeholder Communication: Provide transparent status updates, release notes, and post-implementation reviews to senior leadership.

Team Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of junior release coordinators and engineers.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Experience:



15+ years in IT, software development life cycle (SDLC), or release management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.

Methodologies: Deep expertise in Agile, Scrum, and SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environments.

Tools Knowledge: Proficiency with tools like Jira, ServiceNow, Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure DevOps or AWS.

Communication: Excellent negotiation, conflict-resolution, and executive-level reporting skills.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Certifications: ITIL, PMP, or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) are highly preferred.

📌 Architect (Chennai)
🏢 Virtusa
📍 Chennai