We are seeking an experienced Release Manager to oversee and manage the end-to-end release lifecycle across multiple applications and environments. The role involves planning, coordinating, tracking, and executing software releases while ensuring high-quality delivery, minimal downtime, and

strong alignment with development, QA, security, and infrastructure teams.

You will work with cross-functional teams to implement release governance, improve deployment processes, and ensure smooth continuous integration and delivery in Azure DevOps.

Key Responsibilities :

Release Planning & Coordination :

- Own and manage the full release lifecyclefrom planning to deployment and post-release validation.

- Create and maintain release plans, schedules, calendars, and documentation.

- Coordinate with development, QA, operations, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure release readiness.

- Identify release dependencies, risks, and blockers; drive resolution across teams.

Azure DevOps CI/CD Management :

- Manage and optimize Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML / Classic) for build, release, and deployment.

- Implement and maintain automated deployment workflows for multi-environment setups (Dev, QA, UAT, Pre/Prod, Prod).

- Ensure best practices in CI/CD, version control (Git), environment branching strategies, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC).

Deployment Execution :

- Oversee and execute deployments across cloud and on-prem environments.

- Ensure compliance with change management processes (CAB approvals, rollback plans, validation checks).

- Perform release validation, smoke testing, and post-deployment verifications.

Governance & Process Improvement :

- Establish release governance, checklists, templates, and communication processes.

- Drive continuous improvement in release automation, environment stability, and deployment frequency.

- Monitor release KPIs and report insights (deployment success rate, change failure rate, MTTR, etc.).

Stakeholder Communication :

- Provide timely communication on release status, issues, timelines, and post-release summaries.

- Facilitate release planning meetings, go/no meetings, and retrospectives.

- Serve as the point of contact for all release-related queries.

Requirements :

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 6-10 years of experience in Release Management, DevOps, or Build & Deployment roles.

- Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps pipelines, Releases, Boards, and Repos.

- Expertise in CI/CD automation and managing multi-stage pipelines.

Strong understanding of :

- Git branching and versioning strategies

- YAML pipeline configuration

- Deployment automation

- Azure Cloud Services (App Services, Functions, AKS, Storage, etc.)

- Experience working with Agile/Scrum teams.

- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

- Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management capability.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience with IaC (ARM, Terraform, Bicep).

- Knowledge of containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, AKS).

- Experience supporting .NET, Java, Node.js, or similar technology stacks.

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