Director, Release Management Engineering

Cox Automotive Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 159,400 - 265,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid vacation

Paid holidays

Paid wellness hours

Paid time off for various reasons

Job summary

A leading automotive technology firm is seeking a Director of Release Management Engineering to lead the strategy and governance of its software delivery pipelines. This role encompasses ensuring secure, reliable, and compliant releases for hundreds of applications. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in DevOps or related fields, with strong hands-on knowledge of CI/CD tools and cloud platforms. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, Release Management, or similar.
• 5+ years leading engineering or cross-functional delivery teams.
• Experience applying compliance or audit requirements within automated pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and governance of enterprise CI/CD pipeline standards.
• Embed automated compliance, security checks, and policy-as-code into delivery workflows.
• Oversee release orchestration and deployment automation.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD tools

Cloud platforms

Containerization

Cross-functional team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Terraform

Helm

Job description

Director, Release Management Engineering

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Cox Automotive is modernizing how technology is deployed across its platforms. As part of this transformation, we are shifting from traditional, manual deployment approvals to a model built on automation, intelligent guardrails, policy‑as‑code, and AI‑driven risk analysis.

We are seeking a Director of Release Management Engineering to lead the strategy, governance, and optimization of our enterprise software delivery pipelines and infrastructure deployments. This leader will ensure our releases are secure, reliable, compliant, and delivered at scale across hundreds of applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and governance of enterprise CI/CD pipeline standards.
• Embed automated compliance, security checks, and policy‑as‑code into delivery workflows.
• Oversee release orchestration and deployment automation.
• Integrate pipeline events with Change Management for automated risk scoring and documentation.
• Define and report key delivery metrics (lead time, deployment frequency, failure rate).
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to improve release quality and delivery speed.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing Release Management Engineering team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, Release Management, or similar.
• 5+ years leading engineering or cross‑functional delivery teams.
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, containerization, and modern deployment strategies.
• Experience applying compliance or audit requirements within automated pipelines.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience (Master's preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience driving enterprise‑wide pipeline standardization.
• Knowledge of Terraform, Helm, or similar IaC tools.
• Familiarity with DORA metrics and continuous delivery best practices.
• Experience modernizing Change Management models (risk‑based approvals, automation).

Compensation

Base salary: $159,400.00 - $265,600.00 per year, with additional potential incentive compensation.

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees flexible paid vacation, seven paid holidays, up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually, and additional paid time off for bereavement, voting, jury duty, volunteer time, military leave, and parental leave.

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology