Release Manager (CI/CD & DevOps)

Tekskills Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. in Mumbai is seeking an experienced Release Manager/DevOps professional to plan, schedule, and manage software releases across multiple product lines.

You will coordinate with development, QA, DevOps and business teams to ensure timely, reliable deployments. You will optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence and Git, conduct release readiness reviews, and maintain release documentation.

Qualifications

• 68 years of experience in Release Management or DevOps.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD processes.
• Experience with Azure DevOps.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and Git.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and manage software releases across multiple product lines.
• Coordinate release activities with development, QA, DevOps, and business teams.
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth software delivery.
• Conduct release readiness reviews before production deployments.
• Monitor release quality, identify risks, and implement mitigation plans.
• Maintain release documentation and communicate release status to stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues and ensure successful production releases.
• Drive continuous improvement in the software delivery lifecycle.

Skills

Release Management/DevOps experience

CI/CD processes

Agile/Scrum

Leadership & stakeholder mgmt

Problem-solving & communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Confluence

Git

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and manage software releases across multiple product lines.
• Coordinate release activities with development, QA, DevOps, and business teams.
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth software delivery.
• Conduct release readiness reviews before production deployments.
• Monitor release quality, identify risks, and implement mitigation plans.
• Maintain release documentation and communicate release status to stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues and ensure successful production releases.
• Drive continuous improvement in the software delivery lifecycle.

Required Skills

• 68 years of experience in Release Management or DevOps.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD processes.
• Experience with Azure DevOps.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and Git.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of SQL.
• Experience with JFrog Artifactory.
• Experience in Risk Management and Release Governance.
• Exposure to the BFSI domain is an added advantage.
• Experience optimizing software delivery and release processes.