Release Manager (DevOps Hybrid)

Role Positioning: Bengaluru
Hybrid role combining: - Release Governance (control, risk, coordination) - DevOps Execution (automation, pipelines, deployment)
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Role Summary
Hands-on Release Manager with DevOps capability to own end-to-end releases and CI/CD for a Salesforce-based CRM & CDP ecosystem. Responsible for safe, auditable, zero-disruption deployments across integrated enterprise systems.
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Key Responsibilities
Release Management
Own release lifecycle (Dev → SIT → UAT → Prod)
Plan and manage release calendar across phases (1A/1B/2)
Lead Go/No-Go decisions and readiness reviews
Coordinate Dev, QA, Integration, and Business teams
Perform impact assessment (platform, integration, data)
Define rollback & contingency plans
Drive post-release validation & reporting
DevOps (Hands-on)
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred)
Automate build, test, deployment
Manage environments (Dev/SIT/UAT/Prod)
Implement deployment & rollback automation
Integrate automated testing (regression/performance)
Enable monitoring, logging, alerts
Apply DevSecOps (secure pipelines, audit logs)
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Required Experience
6+ years in Release Management / DevOps
Strong CI/CD (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps / Jenkins / equivalent)
Experience with multi-environment deployments
Exposure to Salesforce (preferred)
Experience with API/integration-led systems
Understanding of security, audit, compliance
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Soft Skills
Strong stakeholder coordination (Business + IT)
Operates well in high-pressure delivery timelines
Structured risk management and decision-making