SAP Transport and Release manager & CICD-SOLMAN,ALM

5100 Kyndryl Solutions Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be Well program

Hybrid work culture

Job summary

Kyndryl invites an experienced SAP Release and Transport Manager to join our Karnataka team. You will lead end-to-end release planning and oversee deployments across development, test, QA, pre-prod and production landscapes, while mentoring account teams and ensuring alignment with our best practices.

The role requires 8+ years in SAP Release/Change/Platform Operations, strong coordination across SAP Basis, applications, infrastructure, and multi-vendor environments, and hands-on use of SAP

Qualifications

• 8+ years of SAP Release Management/Change Management experience.
• Experience coordinating SAP release across multi-environment landscapes.
• Strong understanding of change, transport, and deployment lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end SAP Release and Transport Management across the SAP landscape, ensuring smooth deployments through development, test, QA, pre-production, and production environments.
• Plan and maintain release calendars, deployment schedules, transport sequencing, dependencies, and deployment readiness, ensuring all prerequisites are completed before production releases.
• Coordinate closely with SAP Application Teams, SAP Basis/Platform Operations, Infrastructure Teams, and other stakeholders to execute releases and resolve deployment dependencies.
• Ensure compliance with established Change and Release Management processes, maintaining complete traceability between change requests, approvals, transport activities, release documentation, and production deployments.
• Utilize and manage release activities through SAP Cloud ALM (CALM), SAP Solution Manager, ChaRM, Rev-Trac, and ServiceNow, ensuring effective governance and operational control.
• Validate technical readiness, deployment plans, rollback procedures, and operational prerequisites while monitoring release execution during production deployment windows.
• Lead the identification, escalation, and resolution of transport, deployment, and post-release issues, while supporting stabilization and post-implementation verification activities.
• Maintain release reporting, risk tracking, stakeholder communications, and CAB governance participation, while driving continuous improvement, process automation, and operational efficiency within SAP Release Management practices.

Skills

SAP Release Management

SAP Change Management

SAP Basis

SAP Platform Operations

Tools

SAP Cloud ALM

SAP Solution Manager

ChaRM

Rev-Trac

ServiceNow

Job description

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world’s leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people—Kyndryls—that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.

The Role

Join us at Kyndryl as a SAP Transport and Release manager & CICD-SOLMAN,ALM and play a pivotal role in redefining the art of service delivery. In this role, you'll be the architect of exceptional service experiences, encompassing technical domains specified in our customer contracts – seamlessly bridging our customers’ needs with Kyndryl’s standard best practices. Your role extends beyond the ordinary as you take the lead in guiding and mentoring our dedicated account teams. You'll empower them with the knowledge of best practices, from the initial survey stage through engagement, transition, and steady-state operations, ensuring that Kyndryl’s standards are demonstrated in every aspect of our service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate end-to-end SAP Release and Transport Management activities across the SAP landscape, ensuring smooth deployments through development, test, QA, pre-production, and production environments.
• Plan and maintain release calendars, deployment schedules, transport sequencing, dependencies, and deployment readiness, ensuring all prerequisites are completed before production releases.
• Coordinate closely with SAP Application Teams, SAP Basis/Platform Operations, Infrastructure Teams, and other stakeholders to execute releases and resolve deployment dependencies.
• Ensure compliance with established Change and Release Management processes, maintaining complete traceability between change requests, approvals, transport activities, release documentation, and production deployments.
• Utilize and manage release activities through SAP Cloud ALM (CALM), SAP Solution Manager, ChaRM, Rev-Trac, and ServiceNow, ensuring effective governance and operational control.
• Validate technical readiness, deployment plans, rollback procedures, and operational prerequisites while monitoring release execution during production deployment windows.
• Lead the identification, escalation, and resolution of transport, deployment, and post-release issues, while supporting stabilization and post-implementation verification activities.
• Maintain release reporting, risk tracking, stakeholder communications, and CAB governance participation, while driving continuous improvement, process automation, and operational efficiency within SAP Release Management practices.

One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with clients in a variety of industries, from banking to retail. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here. You’ll also get the chance to share your expertise by recommending modernization options, identifying new business opportunities, and cultivating relationships with other teams and stakeholders. Does the work get challenging at times? Yes! But you’ll collaborate with a diverse group of talented people and gain invaluable management and organizational skills, which will come in handy as you move forward in your career.

Your Future at Kyndryl

We have opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else, including hands‑on experience and learning opportunities. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.

Who You Are

You’re good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important – you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused – someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you’re open and borderless – naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Required Experience

• 8+ years of experience in SAP Release Management, SAP Change Management, SAP Basis, or SAP Platform Operations
• Strong experience with SAP Transport Management and release coordination
• Experience managing releases across complex SAP landscapes and multiple environments
• Strong understanding of SAP change, transport, and deployment lifecycle
• Experience coordinating SAP Basis, application, infrastructure, and project teams
• Experience with Change and Release Management processes in enterprise environments
• Experience working in complex, multi-team and multi-vendor environments
• Strong understanding of production readiness, rollback, deployment risk, and operational controls

Preferred Skills

• SAP Cloud ALM
• SAP Solution Manager
• SAP ChaRM
• Rev-Trac
• ServiceNow
• SAP Transport Management
• ITIL Change Enablement and Release Management
• SAP Platform Operations / SAP Basis knowledge
• Release planning and dependency management
• Strong understanding of auditability and change traceability
• Knowledge of DevOps and continuous delivery principles in SAP environments

Profile

Strong SAP operational background combined with excellent coordination, planning, and stakeholder management skills. The candidate must be able to understand SAP transport dependencies and technical constraints while coordinating multiple application, platform, infrastructure, and business stakeholders. The role requires a hybrid technical and coordination profile: sufficiently technical to understand SAP transports, landscape dependencies, deployment risks, and tooling, while being able to manage the end-to-end release process and ensure controlled, traceable, and predictable production deployments.

Being You

The “Kyn” in Kyndryl means kinship, which represents the strong bonds we have with each other, our customers and our communities. We focus on ensuring all Kyndryls feel included and we welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We believe in growth, and we’re excited to see what you can bring. At Kyndryl, employee feedback has told us that our number one driver of employee engagement is belonging. That sense of belonging — being a valued, respected, trusted member of the team — is fundamental to our culture and fueling great experiences for our customers. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you the ability to thrive and contribute to our culture of empathy and shared success. That’s The Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

Your career with us isn’t just a job—it’s an adventure with purpose. We offer a dynamic, hybrid-friendly culture that supports your well-being and empowers you to grow. Our Be Well programs are thoughtfully designed to support your financial, mental, physical, and social health—because we know that when you feel your best, you do your best. From your very first day, you’ll dive into impactful work that powers the systems our customers rely on every day. You won’t just contribute—you’ll make a difference, tackling meaningful projects that sharpen your skills and fuel your growth. We’re here to champion your journey. With powerful tools to chart your career path, personalized development goals aligned with your ambitions, and continuous feedback to keep you inspired and on track, you’ll have everything you need to thrive and evolve. You’ll develop in-demand skills to grow your career and achieve your ambitions with access to cutting‑edge learning opportunities—from certifications with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to coaching and hands‑on experiences. And through it all, you’ll be part of a culture that values empathy, restless learning, and a devotion to shared success. We want you to thrive here—and we’re committed to helping you do just that.

Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape what’s next.