Strategic Software Release Lead | CI/CD & Risk Management

Canrig Drilling Technology Ltd.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Canrig Drilling Technology Ltd. is seeking a seasoned Release Manager to govern end-to-end release planning and execution for multi-team software initiatives in a high-availability environment.

You will coordinate across engineering, QA, DevOps, and operations to ensure reliable deployments, rigorous risk management, and timely issue resolution while maintaining compliance and audit readiness. The role emphasizes continuous improvement of release processes and automation within a global tech

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in Release Management, DevOps, Technical Program Management, Software Delivery, or a related technology function.
• Experience supporting software releases across multiple teams, applications, and deployment environments.
• Hands-on experience with Git-based version control and at least one CI/CD platform (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar)

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end release calendar, roadmap, and governance framework across multiple concurrent software releases.
• Drive cross-functional alignment on release scope, milestones, dependencies, and delivery commitments to ensure predictable execution.
• Facilitate release readiness reviews and lead go/no-go decision-making by balancing business priorities, technical readiness, quality, and risk.
• Establish consistent release governance practices that improve transparency, accountability, and delivery performance.
• Coordinate release activities across engineering, quality assurance, DevOps, and operations teams to ensure successful deployments.
• Manage release dependencies, deployment coordination, and production readiness activities to minimize disruption and support business objectives.
• Ensure release packages meet defined quality, testing, and operational standards before promotion through environments and into production.
• Oversee deployment execution and post-release validation, driving timely resolution of issues when they arise.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks that could impact release quality, stability, customer experience, or delivery timelines.
• Lead escalation and resolution efforts for release-critical issues, ensuring stakeholders have clear visibility into risks and mitigation plans.
• Ensure releases comply with change management, audit, and documentation requirements while maintaining full traceability throughout the release lifecycle.
• Maintain accurate release records, approvals, and version-control artifacts to support operational and compliance standards.
• Drive improvements to release management processes that increase deployment reliability, scalability, and delivery speed.
• Partner with engineering and DevOps teams to enhance CI/CD capabilities and reduce manual effort through automation.
• Lead release retrospectives, analyze delivery metrics, and implement corrective actions that improve future release performance.
• Champion best practices that strengthen release predictability, efficiency, and operational excellence.

Skills

Release Management

DevOps

Technical Program Management

Software Delivery

Git-based version control

CI/CD platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/related field

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

Canrig Drilling Technology Ltd. is seeking a seasoned Release Manager to govern end-to-end release planning and execution for multi-team software initiatives in a high-availability environment.

You will coordinate across engineering, QA, DevOps, and operations to ensure reliable deployments, rigorous risk management, and timely issue resolution while maintaining compliance and audit readiness. The role emphasizes continuous improvement of release processes and automation within a global tech