About the role
Lead Software Engineer Release & deployment
Primary Skills Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies.
Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Bamboo).
Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git, Bitbucket).
Experience in change management and incident management processes (e.g., ITIL framework).
Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills.
Secondary Skills
Release management certification or project management certification (e.g., ITIL, PMP, Certified ScrumMaster).
Experience in enterprise-level applications or regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare).
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
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Plan and manage software releases from development to production across multiple projects and environments.
Develop and maintain detailed release calendars, plans, and timelines, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned.
Coordinate with development, QA, operations, and business teams to ensure release readiness and post-release support.
Identify and manage risks and dependencies affecting release scope, schedule, and quality.
Oversee build and deployment processes, ensuring standardization, automation, and version control.
Conduct and lead release readiness reviews, milestone meetings, and deployment planning meetings.
Maintain documentation of release artifacts, including release notes, change requests, sign-offs, and rollback procedures.
Monitor post-release results, ensuring quick resolution of issues and continuous improvement of release processes.
Enforce compliance with change management policies and ITIL best practices.
Collaborate with DevOps or CI CD engineers to streamline release pipelines and improve deployment automation.
Responsibility
Plan and manage software releases from development to production across multiple projects and environments.
Develop and maintain detailed release calendars, plans, and timelines, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned.
Coordinate with development, QA, operations, and business teams to ensure release readiness and post release support.
Identify and manage risks and dependencies affecting release scope, schedule, and quality.
Maintain documentation of release artifacts, including release notes, change requests, sign offs, and rollback procedures.
Conduct and lead release readiness reviews, milestone meetings, and deployment planning meetings
Oversee build and deployment processes, ensuring standardization, automation, and version control.
About Virtusa
Virtusa Corporation provides digital engineering and technology services to Forbes Global 2000 companies worldwide. Our Engineering First approach ensures we can execute all ideas and creatively solve pressing business challenges. With industry expertise and empowered agile teams, we prioritize execution early in the process for impactful results. We combine logic, creativity and curiosity to build, solve, and create. Every day, we help clients engage with new technology paradigms, creatively building solutions that solve their most pressing business challenges and move them to the forefront of their industry.
Join us at Virtusa, an equal opportunity employer that values inclusion and diversity. Check out Virtusa.com/careers to find out more.
About the role
Lead Software Engineer Release & deployment
Primary Skills Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies.
Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Bamboo).
Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git, Bitbucket).
Experience in change management and incident management processes (e.g., ITIL framework).
Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills.
Secondary Skills
Release management certification or project management certification (e.g., ITIL, PMP, Certified ScrumMaster).
Experience in enterprise-level applications or regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare).
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
JD
Plan and manage software releases from development to production across multiple projects and environments.
Develop and maintain detailed release calendars, plans, and timelines, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned.
Coordinate with development, QA, operations, and business teams to ensure release readiness and post-release support.
Identify and manage risks and dependencies affecting release scope, schedule, and quality.
Oversee build and deployment processes, ensuring standardization, automation, and version control.
Conduct and lead release readiness reviews, milestone meetings, and deployment planning meetings.
Maintain documentation of release artifacts, including release notes, change requests, sign-offs, and rollback procedures.
Monitor post-release results, ensuring quick resolution of issues and continuous improvement of release processes.
Enforce compliance with change management policies and ITIL best practices.
Collaborate with DevOps or CI CD engineers to streamline release pipelines and improve deployment automation.
Responsibility
Plan and manage software releases from development to production across multiple projects and environments.
Develop and maintain detailed release calendars, plans, and timelines, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned.
Coordinate with development, QA, operations, and business teams to ensure release readiness and post release support.
Identify and manage risks and dependencies affecting release scope, schedule, and quality.
Maintain documentation of release artifacts, including release notes, change requests, sign offs, and rollback procedures.
Conduct and lead release readiness reviews, milestone meetings, and deployment planning meetings
Oversee build and deployment processes, ensuring standardization, automation, and version control.
About Virtusa
Virtusa Corporation provides digital engineering and technology services to Forbes Global 2000 companies worldwide. Our Engineering First approach ensures we can execute all ideas and creatively solve pressing business challenges. With industry expertise and empowered agile teams, we prioritize execution early in the process for impactful results. We combine logic, creativity and curiosity to build, solve, and create. Every day, we help clients engage with new technology paradigms, creatively building solutions that solve their most pressing business challenges and move them to the forefront of their industry.
Join us at Virtusa, an equal opportunity employer that values inclusion and diversity. Check out Virtusa.com/careers to find out more.