Enterprise Release Engineering Architect

Maveric; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Maveric is seeking an Enterprise Release Engineering Architect to define and lead enterprise release management across multiple applications and cloud environments. You will establish governance, drive automation, and build a high-performing RMO with Release Managers and Coordinators to ensure secure, reliable, and predictable software releases.

Ideal candidates will have 18+ years in IT with 5+ years in Release Management leadership, proven experience building release capabilities, and strong

Qualifications

• 18+ years of experience in Enterprise IT.
• 5+ years leading Enterprise Release Management functions.
• Proven experience building Release Management capabilities from the ground up.
• Strong experience managing large-scale, multi-application releases.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, or Insurance is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement enterprise-wide Release Management strategy standards and governance.
• Build and lead the Release Management Office (RMO) including Release Managers and Coordinators.
• Plan, coordinate and oversee enterprise releases across multiple applications and environments.
• Drive release readiness Go No-Go decisions deployment planning and rollback strategies.
• Partner with Engineering, DevSecOps, Infrastructure, Security, QA and Business teams to ensure successful releases.
• Establish release KPIs dashboards reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive automation across CI CD pipelines and promote DevSecOps best practices.
• Manage release risks dependencies compliance requirements and production stability.

Skills

Enterprise Release Management

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Environment Change Mgmt

ServiceNow

Jira

Git

Release Automation

OCI

AWS/Azure/GCP

Kubernetes

Blue-Green/Canary

Nexus/Artifactory

Observability

Executive Stakeholder Mgmt

Education

ITIL 4

SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)

PMP or PRINCE2

Scrum Master

OCI/AWS/Azure Certifications

DevOps Institute Certifications

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Git

Nexus/Artifactory

Observability Platforms

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Release Engineering Architect to establish and lead the organization s Release Management capability This role will define enterprise release strategy governance processes and automation while building a high-performing team that delivers predictable secure and reliable software releases across multiple applications platforms and cloud environments

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement enterprise-wide Release Management strategy standards and governance


• Build and lead the Release Management Office (RMO) including Release Managers and Coordinators


• Plan, coordinate and oversee enterprise releases across multiple applications and environments


• Drive release readiness Go No-Go decisions deployment planning and rollback strategies


• Partner with Engineering, DevSecOps, Infrastructure, Security, QA and Business teams to ensure successful releases


• Establish release KPIs dashboards reporting and continuous improvement initiatives


• Drive automation across CI CD pipelines and promote DevSecOps best practices


• Manage release risks dependencies compliance requirements and production stability

Required Experience

• 18+ years of experience in Enterprise IT.


• 5+ years leading Enterprise Release Management functions.


• Proven experience building Release Management capabilities from the ground up.


• Strong experience managing large-scale, multi-application releases.


• Experience working with geographically distributed teams.


• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.


• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, or Insurance is preferred.

Technical Skills

• Enterprise Release Management


• DevSecOps and CI/CD


• Environment and Change Management


• ServiceNow, Jira, Git


• Release Automation and Deployment Orchestration


• OCI (mandatory), AWS/Azure/GCP exposure preferred


• Kubernetes and container platforms


• Blue-Green, Canary deployments, and rollback strategies


• Nexus/Artifactory and Observability platforms

Leadership Skills

• Strategic thinking and governance design


• Team building and mentoring


• Strong planning and decision‑making abilities


• Executive‑level communication and stakeholder management


• Ability to lead during critical production events

Success Measures (First 3 Months)

• Establish enterprise Release Management framework and governance.


• Build and operationalize the Release Management Office.


• Improve release predictability and deployment success rates.


• Reduce manual release effort through automation.


• Deliver executive dashboards and release health metrics.


• Drive measurable improvements in release maturity across the organization.

Preferred Certifications

• ITIL 4


• SAFe Release Train engineer (RTE)


• PMP or PRINCE2


• Scrum Master Certification


• OCI, Azure, or AWS Certifications


• DevOps Institute Certifications