Enterprise Release Engineering Architect

Maveric Systems Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Maveric Systems Limited in Bengaluru seeks a seasoned Enterprise Release Engineering Architect to establish and lead the enterprise-wide Release Management capability. You will define the vision, operating model, governance, standards, and tooling while building a high-performing team across multiple platforms and cloud environments.

The role demands 18+ years in IT, with min. 5 years leading enterprise Release Management, and strong executive communication.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of experience in Enterprise IT.
• Minimum 5 years leading enterprise Release Management.
• Experience establishing Release Management functions from the ground up.
• Proven experience leading releases across large-scale, multi-application environments.
• Strong consulting skills and executive presence; CXO-level presentations.
• Experience with Agile, DevOps, and traditional delivery models.
• Experience in regulated industries such as Banking/FS/Insurance is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the enterprise Release Management strategy aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Build the Release Management Office and recruit/mentor a team of professionals.
• Coordinate enterprise-wide release planning, governance, and calendars.
• Drive automation across CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Ensure compliance with audit, security, and regulatory standards.
• Provide executive dashboards on release health, risks and KPIs.

Skills

Enterprise Release Management

DevSecOps practices

Change Management

Configuration Management

Version Control (Git)

Release Automation

Deployment Orchestration

Kubernetes

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow Change Management

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Role- Enterprise Release Engineering Architect

Job Type- Full Time

About the Role

We are looking for a highly experienced Enterprise Release Engineering Architect to establish and lead our enterprise-wide Release Management capability. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for defining the release management vision, operating model, governance, standards, and tooling, while simultaneously building and leading a high-performing execution team.

The successful candidate will transform release management into a predictable, automated, risk-driven capability that enables frequent, reliable, and business-aligned software delivery across multiple technology platforms, applications, cloud environments, and engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Release Strategy

• Define and implement the enterprise Release Management strategy aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Establish standardized release governance across all application portfolios.
• Design release policies, standards, controls, workflows, and approval mechanisms.
• Develop enterprise release calendars and planning frameworks.
• Take a holistic approach of how environments, DevSecOps pipelines, and project releases come together to deliver event-free releases for customers
• Establish KPIs, SLAs, maturity metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Build the Release Management Function

• Work closely with customers and represent customers internally in leading the Release Management Agenda
• Be the SPOC for the customers for anything that is associated with Release Management, DevSecOps and Environment Management
• Design the organizational structure for the Enterprise Release Management Office.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a team of Release Managers, Release Coordinators, and Deployment Engineers.
• Define operating procedures, roles, responsibilities, and RACI models.
• Create a scalable service model supporting multiple business units and delivery teams.
• Establish engagement models with Development, QA, Infrastructure, Security, Architecture, Change Management, and Operations teams.

Enterprise Release Execution

• Lead planning and execution of enterprise-wide releases.
• Coordinate cross-functional release activities across multiple applications and environments.
• Manage release readiness assessments.
• Conduct Go/No-Go governance meetings.
• Ensure deployment checklists and implementation plans are completed.
• Coordinate rollback planning and production readiness activities.
• Drive release retrospectives and continuous improvement.

Governance & Risk Management

• Establish release governance forums and executive reporting.
• Identify release risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with audit, security, regulatory, and organizational standards.
• Manage release conflicts across programs and portfolios.
• Own release quality metrics and operational stability after deployments.

DevSecOps & Automation

• Drive release automation initiatives across CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to improve deployment maturity.
• Standardize deployment patterns and release templates.
• Promote Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, feature flags, automated testing, and progressive deployment practices.
• Reduce manual intervention in release processes.

Stakeholder Management

Partner closely with:

• Engineering Leadership
• Product Management
• DevSecOps
• Information Security
• Testing & Quality Engineering
• Service Management
• Business Leadership

Required Experience

• 18+ years of experience in Enterprise IT.
• Minimum 5 years leading enterprise Release Management.
• Experience establishing Release Management functions from the ground up.
• Proven experience leading releases across large-scale, multi-application environments.
• Strong consulting skills and executive presence
• Able to present solutions to complex enterprise challenges at CXO level
• Strong experience managing geographically distributed engineering teams.
• Experience with Agile, DevOps, and traditional delivery models.
• Experience in regulated industries such as Banking, Financial Services or Insurance is highly desirable.

Technical Expertise

Strong understanding of:

• Enterprise Release Management
• DevSecOps practices
• Change Management
• Configuration Management
• Version Control (Git)
• Release Automation
• Deployment Orchestration
• Kubernetes and container platforms
• Feature Flags
• Blue-Green and Canary deployments
• Rollback strategies
• ServiceNow Change Management
• Jira and Agile delivery tools
• Observability platforms
• Strategic thinking with the ability to define enterprise operating models.
• Proven experience building and scaling high-performing teams.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent planning, governance, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Calm and decisive during critical production events.

Success Measures

Within the first 3 months, the successful candidate will:

• Establish an enterprise-wide Release Management framework.
• Build and operationalize the Enterprise Release Management Office.
• Standardize release governance across all technology platforms.
• Increase deployment success rates while reducing release-related incidents.
• Improve release predictability and deployment frequency.
• Reduce manual release effort through automation.
• Deliver executive dashboards for release health, risks, and KPIs.
• Drive measurable improvements in release maturity across s the organization.

Preferred Certifications

• ITIL 4 Foundation / Managing Professional
• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)
• PMP or PRINCE2
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification
• Azure DevOps, AWS, or OCI certifications (preferred)
• DevOps Institute certifications (preferred)