Enterprise Release Engineering Architect

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Release Engineering Architect to establish and lead the organization s Release Management capability This role will define enterprise release strategy governance processes and automation while building a high-performing team that delivers predictable secure and reliable software releases across multiple applications platforms and cloud environments

• Define and implement enterprise-wide Release Management strategy standards and governance
• Build and lead the Release Management Office (RMO) including Release Managers and Coordinators
• Plan, coordinate and oversee enterprise releases across multiple applications and environments
• Drive release readiness Go No-Go decisions deployment planning and rollback strategies
• Partner with Engineering, Dev Sec Ops , Infrastructure, Security, QA and Business teams to ensure successful releases
• Establish release KPIs dashboards reporting and continuous improvement initiatives
• Drive automation across CI CD pipelines and promote Dev Sec Ops  best practices
• Manage release risks dependencies compliance requirements and production stability

• 18+ years of experience in Enterprise IT.
• 5+ years leading Enterprise Release Management functions.
• Proven experience building Release Management capabilities from the ground up.
• Strong experience managing large-scale, multi-application releases.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, or Insurance is preferred.

• Enterprise Release Management
• Dev Sec Ops  and CI/CD
• Environment and Change Management
• Service Now, Jira, Git
• Release Automation and Deployment Orchestration
• OCI (mandatory), AWS/Azure/GCP exposure preferred
• Kubernetes and container platforms
• Blue-Green, Canary deployments, and rollback strategies
• Nexus/Artifactory and Observability platforms

• Strategic thinking and governance design
• Team building and mentoring
• Strong planning and decision‑making abilities
• Executive‑level communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to lead during critical production events

• Establish enterprise Release Management framework and governance.
• Build and operationalize the Release Management Office.
• Improve release predictability and deployment success rates.
• Reduce manual release effort through automation.
• Deliver executive dashboards and release health metrics.
• Drive measurable improvements in release maturity across the organization.

• ITIL 4
• SAFe Release Train engineer (RTE)
• PMP or PRINCE2
• Scrum Master Certification
• OCI, Azure, or AWS Certifications
• Dev Ops Institute Certifications