Release Manager

• Collaborate with DevOps to manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure smooth deployments across Dev, QA, UAT, Pre ‑ Prod, and Production environments
• Implement best practices for:
• Version control (Git)
• Branching strategies
• Automated deployment workflows

• Act as the central point of contact for releases
• Communicate release status, risks, timelines, and impacts clearly to stakeholders (CSMs, customers and N7 leadership teams)
• Facilitate:
• Release planning meetings
• Go/No ‑ Go calls
• Retrospectives

• Track and improve key release metrics , including:
• Deployment success rate
• Defect leakage
• Change failure rate
• Mean time to recovery (MTTR)
• Drive improvements in release predictability, automation, and quality

• 10+ years of experience in Release Management / DevOps / QA ‑ aligned roles
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
• Experience in QA process management :
• Software testing lifecycle (STLC)
• Test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, or similar – awareness level)
• API testing tools (Postman / RestAssured – preferred)
• Strong understanding of:
• Git/Jenkins & version control
• Deployment pipelines
• Multi ‑ environment release management
• Preferably worked in Product development companies in managing the release deployments, product QA certifications.

• Strong understanding of Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Experience with release governance and change management processes
• Familiarity with tools like Jira / Azure Boards

• Strong cross ‑ functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Ability to manage multiple releases in a fast ‑ paced environment
• Strong problem ‑ solving and decision ‑ making skills
• High ownership, accountability, and attention to detail

• High ‑ quality, on ‑ time releases with minimal rollback incidents
• Reduced production defects and release risks
• Improved deployment stability and predictability
• Strong alignment between engineering, QA, and product teams

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Certifications in DevOps / Agile / ITIL / Quality Assurance
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Understanding of automation ‑ driven release environments, QA processes

We are seeking an experienced Release Manager to drive the end ‑ to ‑ end release lifecycle + QA certification across multiple products and environments.

The role requires strong coordination across engineering, QA, DevOps, and product teams , ensuring predictable, high ‑ quality releases.

In addition, the candidate should have worked in driving QA processes and test automation , enabling them to effectively drive release quality and readiness.

• Own and manage the complete release lifecycle —planning, scheduling, coordination, deployment, and validation
• Maintain release calendars, dependencies, and timelines
• Coordinate with development, QA, DevOps, and product teams for release readiness
• Identify and mitigate risks, blockers, and interdependencies

• Establish and enforce release governance, quality gates, and checklists
• Ensure releases meet quality standards , working closely with QA teams
• Drive Go/No ‑ Go decisions based on readiness criteria
• Conduct post ‑ release reviews to identify opportunities for improvement
• Drive/lead continuous improvement initiatives to stabilize the deployments

• Lead the QA teams to ensure:
• Adequate test coverage (functional, regression, integration)
• Proper defect tracking and closure before release
• Understand and support test automation efforts and their integration into CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure release readiness validation, smoke testing, and production verification
• Own certification for product releases – monthly, quarterly, etc.

• Collaborate with DevOps to manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure smooth deployments across Dev, QA, UAT, Pre ‑ Prod, and Production environments
• Implement best practices for:
• Version control (Git)
• Branching strategies
• Automated deployment workflows

• Act as the central point of contact for releases
• Communicate release status, risks, timelines, and impacts clearly to stakeholders (CSMs, customers and N7 leadership teams)
• Facilitate:
• Release planning meetings
• Go/No ‑ Go calls
• Retrospectives

• Track and improve key release metrics , including:
• Deployment success rate
• Defect leakage
• Change failure rate
• Mean time to recovery (MTTR)
• Drive improvements in release predictability, automation, and quality

• 10+ years of experience in Release Management / DevOps / QA ‑ aligned roles
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
• Experience in QA process management :
• Software testing lifecycle (STLC)
• Test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, or similar – awareness level)
• API testing tools (Postman / RestAssured – preferred)
• Strong understanding of:
• Git/Jenkins & version control
• Deployment pipelines
• Multi ‑ environment release management
• Preferably worked in Product development companies in managing the release deployments, product QA certifications.

• Strong understanding of Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Experience with release governance and change management processes
• Familiarity with tools like Jira / Azure Boards

• Strong cross ‑ functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Ability to manage multiple releases in a fast ‑ paced environment
• Strong problem ‑ solving and decision ‑ making skills
• High ownership, accountability, and attention to detail

• High ‑ quality, on ‑ time releases with minimal rollback incidents
• Reduced production defects and release risks
• Improved deployment stability and predictability
• Strong alignment between engineering, QA, and product teams

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Certifications in DevOps / Agile / ITIL / Quality Assurance
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Understanding of automation ‑ driven release environments, QA processes