Senior Release Engineer — Cloud Native, Golang & CI/CD

Cisco Systems Inc; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking an experienced Release Manager in the UK to own end-to-end release processes for a cloud-native platform, delivering a unified customer experience. You will coordinate with multi-functional teams to accelerate work and ensure timely, high-quality software releases.

The role requires 6+ years in release management, hands-on experience with Golang and Kubernetes/OpenShift, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• 6+ years of release management or similar experience.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, Kubernetes or OpenShift, and a programming language such as Golang or Python.
• Certifications in Kubernetes or project management are a plus.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end release process to deliver a unified customer experience.
• Coordinate with multi-functional teams to accelerate work and ensure timely releases.
• Streamline installation processes to reduce PoC timelines and improve customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to build and maintain reliable software, using GitHub for version control and collaboration.
• Implement automation strategies to enhance release efficiency and reliability.

Skills

Release management

DevOps

CI/CD

Golang

GitHub

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

GitHub Actions

Job description

Cisco is seeking an experienced Release Manager in the UK to own end-to-end release processes for a cloud-native platform, delivering a unified customer experience. You will coordinate with multi-functional teams to accelerate work and ensure timely, high-quality software releases.

The role requires 6+ years in release management, hands-on experience with Golang and Kubernetes/OpenShift, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD practices.