Release Lead

Job Summary

Role Summary We are looking for an experienced Release Lead to plan, coordinate, and oversee software releases for our graph database platform, cloud services, and integration tools. You will work closely with cross-functional engineering and product teams to ensure smooth, high-quality, and on-time delivery of software updates.

Responsibilities

• Release Management: Manage the entire release lifecycle from planning and testing to rollout and post-release support for database engine and cloud components.
• Planning Coordination: Set release schedules, track milestones, manage dependencies, and coordinate across Product, Engineering, QA, DevOps, and Support teams.
• Quality Testing Governance: Oversee regression, performance, and high-availability testing; track defect triage and ensure product quality before final sign-off.
• CI/CD Automation: Work with DevOps to streamline automated build and deployment pipelines (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes) to speed up testing and releases.
• Risk Issue Tracking: Identify risks early, prepare contingency plans, and escalate critical blockers with recommended fixes.

Requirements

• 3-6 years of experience in Release Management, Program Management, Quality Engineering, or Software Delivery.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or equivalent field.
• Proven track record of managing complete software release lifecycles for complex, distributed systems or database platforms in Agile setups.
• Good understanding of SDLC, Change Management, distributed database architecture, and DevOps practices.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Agile and Scrum methodologies
• Graph database concepts
• Distributed systems
• CI/CD pipelines tools (Jenkins, GitHub)
• Automation testing frameworks (Selenium, Pytest, JMeter)
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

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