Siemens Digital Industries Software · 1 day ago
DevOps Release Manager / RTE
Charlotte, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expSiemens Digital Industries Software is seeking a proactive and results-driven Cloud DevOps Release Manager to join their dynamic team. The role involves ensuring end-to-end accountability for software releases, enforcing release criteria, and implementing processes to enhance quality and reliability while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Actively drive release planning with development, QA, and operations teams, ensuring adherence to release milestones
Collaborate with development, QV, and operations teams to plan and coordinate continuous software releases
Define and enforce clear release scope, schedule, and dependencies to ensure timely and smooth deployments
Create and submit change records as required for process and audit compliance. Facilitation and active participation in Technical Change Advisory and Review boards required
Involvement with planning, testing, tracking, release, deployment, communication, and risk management
Monitor all aspects of release lifecycle—from planning to execution—ensuring accountability across teams
Coordination and active participation end to end during planned downtimes
Active participation in root cause analysis and report out on release outages and active release upgrades
Proactively identify potential blockers and risks, driving timely resolutions
Maintain strict oversight of change management and actively participate in Technical Change Advisory and Review boards
Release Execution and Enforcement
Ensure rigorous adherence to change, testing, and deployment policies before approving production releases
Actively oversee planned downtimes and ensure that releases meet operational reliability standards
Maintain continuous alignment with leadership on release health and readiness, providing detailed impact assessments
Own and drive root cause analysis (RCA) efforts for any release outages or failures, implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence
Push teams towards achieving higher efficiency and quality through automation and process improvements
Release Automation & Environment Management:
Champion CI/CD best practices, ensuring efficient, automated deployments via AWS CI/CD, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools
Oversee version control repositories, enforcing branching strategies to minimize conflicts and ensure stability
Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, Morpheus, or CloudFormation
Manage various development, testing, staging, and production environments, ensuring consistency and reliability across environments
Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) practices to manage environments using tools like Morpheus, Terraform, CloudFormation or similar
Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement
Establish and enforce rigorous quality gates in collaboration with QA teams
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to refine release processes, minimizing defects and deployment risks
Analyze trends from past releases, identify pain points, and implement measurable improvements
Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies to optimize release efficiency
Communication & Stakeholder Management:
Act as the central point of accountability for release readiness and execution, keeping all stakeholders aligned
Provide real-time visibility into release status, risks, and mitigation plans
Ensure clear and timely communication of release schedules, changes, and impact assessments
Incident Management:
Work closely with SRE teams to address any post-release incidents or issues, contributing to rapid resolution and root cause analysis
Provide immediate report out to leadership with ability to speak to the learnings and next steps
Qualification
Required
Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or related fields or equivalent experience
5-8 years of proven experience as a DevOps Release Manager or similar role in a fast-paced software development environment
Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and related tools
Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as AWS CI/CD, GitHub Enterprise SaaS, Gitlab CE, or others
Hands-on experience with version control systems (AWS CodeCommit, Git, SVN) and branching strategies
Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, Morpheus, or similar
Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and their application in release management
Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills
Advanced written and verbal communication skills are a must
Advanced knowledge of SDLC is required
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing requirements
Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams
Attention to detail, with a focus on maintaining excellence in software releases
Preferred
8-10 years experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (EKS, ECS, Docker, Kubernetes)
Relevant certifications in DevOps or related fields are a plus
SAFE Agile RTE certification
Scaled Agile SAFE certification
Benefits
Flexibility - Choosing between working at home and the office at other times is the norm here.
Great benefits and rewards, as you'd expect from a world leader in industrial software.
Company
Siemens Digital Industries Software
We help organizations of all sizes digitally transform using software, hardware and services from the Siemens Xcelerator business platform.
5001-10000 employees
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Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Aleksandar Bradic
Chief Technology Officer, Supplyframe
Kirk Gutmann
Senior VP Technology & Innovation — CTO
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