Release Management & Testing Lead
Bitsoft International, Inc.
Jersey City, United States of America
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Jersey City, United States of America
Tech stack
Cloud Computing Security
Cloud Engineering
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Identity and Access Management
Python
Regression Testing
Release Management
Software Engineering
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud Platform System
Functional Dependencies
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Job description
We are seeking an experienced Release Management & Testing Lead to oversee robust governance and quality assurance for a large-scale and regulated Google Cloud Platform implementation. You will direct release coordination, enforce testing rigor, and maintain audit-ready documentation to enable safe, reliable, and compliant releases across the cloud platform.
Role Objectives:
- Direct comprehensive release processes for Google Cloud Platform platform enhancements and user onboarding initiatives (including scheduling, change review boards, deployment criteria, rollback plans, and post-release support).
- Design and implement rigorous validation criteria for infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and platform modifications, covering automated/regression tests, peer review practices, and environment promotion policies.
- Lead production readiness assessments, execute deployment checklists and smoke/functional testing, monitor go-live events, and respond to incidents during release cycles.
- Standardize and manage documentation artifacts (release notes, testing logs, approvals, and deployment trails) ensuring compliance with audit and regulatory mandates.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams-covering Identity Access Management, networking, security, cloud engineering, and app development-to resolve dependencies and accelerate delivery.
- Drive post-mortem analysis of release issues; initiate process enhancements and implement automation to improve quality and efficiency.
- Define and arrange knowledge transfer resources (playbooks, support processes, escalation flow, and operational SLAs) to enable seamless handovers to support/operations teams.
Requirements
10+ years'' experience with Python and Google Cloud Platform in production environments
- Proven track record in release management, preferably within regulated or enterprise settings
- Expertise in automated testing frameworks and modern DevOps toolchains
- Strong understanding of infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native security best practices
- Experience coordinating cross-functional dependencies and releases at scale
- Excellent documentation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills
Desirable:
- Industry certifications in Google Cloud Platform, DevOps, or Release Engineering
- Experience with major enterprise organizations or regulated industries