Senior Release Manager

Bright Vision Technologies; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Senior Release Manager to lead release management and DevOps activities. The role requires hands-on Jenkins and Groovy scripting, AWS deployments, and strong stakeholder communication in a hybrid Jersey City environment.

The candidate will drive end-to-end release planning, automation, and Go/No-Go decisions, coordinating across Engineering, QA, and Infrastructure to ensure smooth deployments.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of Release Management / DevOps experience.
• Hands-on Jenkins experience.
• Strong Groovy scripting skills.
• Experience creating and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of AWS cloud deployments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end software release planning, coordination, and production deployments.
• Coordinate across Engineering, QA, DevOps/SRE, Product, and Infrastructure teams.
• Manage release schedules, dependencies, risks, blockers, and Go/No-Go activities.
• Create, maintain, and troubleshoot Jenkins CI/CD pipelines using Groovy.
• Support application deployments and release activities across AWS environments.
• Drive deployment automation and continuous improvement of release processes.
• Coordinate hotfixes, rollback activities, and post-release validation.
• Provide release status and risk updates to technical and business stakeholders.

Skills

Release Management

DevOps

CI/CD

Jenkins

Groovy scripting

AWS

Communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow

Job description

Senior Release Manager – Release Management & DevOps - Onsite

Bright Vision Technologies is a forward-thinking software development company dedicated to building innovative solutions that help businesses automate and optimize their operations.

We leverage cutting-edge technologies to create scalable, secure, and user-friendly applications.

As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a skilled to join our dynamic team and contribute to our mission of transforming business processes through technology.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Summary

Seeking a Senior Release Manager with 7-10 years of experience in Release Management and DevOps. The candidate should have strong hands on experience with AWS, Jenkins, Groovy scripting, CI/CD pipeline creation, and deployment automation, along with strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.

Role: Senior Release Manager – Release Management & DevOps

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Mode of Work: Hybrid (3 days from office is mandatory)

Industry: Media / Entertainment / Streaming preferred

Experience: 7-10 years

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end software release planning, coordination, and production deployments.
• Coordinate across Engineering, QA, DevOps/SRE, Product, and Infrastructure teams.
• Manage release schedules, dependencies, risks, blockers, and Go/No-Go activities.
• Create, maintain, and troubleshoot Jenkins CI/CD pipelines using Groovy.
• Support application deployments and release activities across AWS environments.
• Drive deployment automation and continuous improvement of release processes.
• Coordinate hotfixes, rollback activities, and post-release validation.
• Provide release status and risk updates to technical and business stakeholders.

Mandatory Skills

• 7-10 years of Release Management / DevOps experience.
• Strong Release Management and CI/CD experience.
• Hands on Jenkins experience.
• Strong Groovy scripting skills.
• Experience creating and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS and cloud deployments.
• Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills.

Good to Have Skills

• Media / Entertainment / Streaming industry experience.
• Docker / Kubernetes.
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code.
• Azure / GCP experience.
• Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow.
• DevSecOps experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

At BVTeck, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected status. If you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees’ ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.