Change & Release Management Engineer

Luxoft; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking an experienced Change & Release Management Specialist to oversee application changes and releases across multiple environments in a large enterprise services setting. The role emphasizes release lifecycle management, automation-driven processes, and collaboration with Release Managers and IT teams.

Candidate will leverage Python/YAML for automation, manage cloud environments and Kubernetes/Docker deployments, and ensure adherence to change policies and audits, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Change & Release Management experience for enterprise apps (IB&M/financial services).
• Strong knowledge of Release, Change, Configuration, and incident/problem management.
• Hands-on with CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows.
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker/Podman).
• Scripting in Python and YAML for release pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate all application changes and releases across non-production and production environments.
• Collaborate with Release Managers and various teams to integrate automated release workflows.
• Support CI/CD-driven release pipelines and implement minor automation enhancements.
• Ensure releases comply with change management policies and audit requirements.
• Provision and manage cloud-based environments and containerized apps as part of releases.
• Manage security and compliance scans and monitor logging/observability.
• Document releases, runbooks, and automation processes; participate in shift-based support.

Skills

Release management

Change management

CI/CD

Python

YAML

Git/GitLab

Kubernetes

Docker/Podman

Security & compliance scans

Confluence/Jira

Cloud platforms

Documentation

Tools

GitLab

Git

Jenkins

Artifactory

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Project description

We are seeking an experienced Change & Release Management Specialist to oversee and coordinate application changes and releases across multiple environments in a large enterprise services environment. The role focuses on managing the release lifecycle, ensuring smooth deployments, and collaborating closely with Release Managers, Application Teams, and Service Teams to support automation-driven processes. You need to have strong experience in release planning, process automation, configuration management, and enterprise-level deployments.

Responsibilities

• o Manage and coordinate all application changes and releases across non-production and production environmentso Collaborate with Release Managers, Application, Platform, and DevOps teams to integrate automated release workflowso Support CI/CD-driven release pipelines and perform minor automation enhancements using Python and YAML, and implement runbook improvementso Ensure all releases follow change management policies, approvals, and audit requirementso Provision and manage cloud-based environments and containerized applications (Kubernetes, Docker/Podman) as part of the release processo Manage security and compliance scans (Checkmarx secrets, vulnerability checks, internal tools) as part of releaseso Monitor logging and observability using cloud-native tools and Splunko Maintain detailed documentation for releases, runbooks, automation processes, and SOPso Perform ad-hoc operational, release-related, and automation tasks as requiredo Participate in shift-based support for critical releases or environmentso Explore AI-driven automation and process improvements to optimize release reliability and efficiency

SKILLS

Must have

• 5+ years of experience in Change & Release Management for enterprise applications (IB&M / financial services)
• Strong knowledge of Release Management, Change Management, Configuration Management, and Problem/Incident Management
• Hands-on experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and integrating automation workflows
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar) and containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker/Podman)
• Ability to perform minor enhancements or scripts using Python and YAML in the release pipeline
• Experience with source control systems (GitLab, Git) and build/deployment scripts
• Solid understanding of databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and ability to integrate DB automation into releases
• Experience integrating security and compliance scans into release processes
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (cloud-native + Splunk)
• Experience documenting processes using Confluence, Jira, or similar tools
• Familiarity with AI-driven automation concepts in release and deployment processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skillsMandatory skills: Devops, Gitlab, Bitbucket, Jenkins, CICD automation, Artifactory, Docker Kubernetes, AWS for Change Mgmt and release management with banking domain,.

Nice to have

Understanding of ITIL processes is a plus