DevOps & Release Management Lead (Azure)

Job Description

DevOps & Release Management Lead Noida/Bangalore, India (Onsite) Seeking an experienced DevOps & Release Management Lead to oversee end-to-end software releases across web, mobile, SaaS and cloud products. This role bridges development and operations, ensuring smooth, timely, and high-quality deployments while supporting multiple agile teams. Key Responsibilities Lead and coordinate full release cycles across Dev, QA, Staging, UAT, Pre-Prod, Prod and DR. Plan release schedules, manage risks, track progress and resolve release issues. Implement and improve release processes, automation and tooling. Collaborate closely with engineering, QA, product and architecture teams. Maintain dashboards, workflows and approvals using Jira/Confluence. Ensure proper QA, deployment readiness, rollback and DR planning. Manage containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud-native releases. Communicate release plans and updates to stakeholders at all levels. Skills & Experience Strong background in DevOps or software engineering. Hands-on with Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, Terraform, cloud platforms and automation. Experience with branching/merging strategies, container orchestration and environment setup. Prior work with distributed agile teams and global stakeholders. Excellent communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management. Preferred Exposure to Agile SAFe, PI planning, start-up environments or EdTech. Relevant certifications (Scrum, SAFe). Education BE/B.Tech/MCA/M.Tech or equivalent.