Sr. Manager, Platform Build & Release

Vertafore is seeking a Senior Manager, Platform Build and Release who is responsible for defining and evolving the company’s build, CI/CD, and release management platforms and standards. This role ensures that engineering teams can deliver software reliably, securely, and at high velocity through well-designed pipelines, consistent tooling, and clear operational guardrails. This role works closely with application development teams, site reliability engineering, security, and operations., * Assist in defining, establishing and maintaining the enterprise strategy and reference implementations for build systems, CI/CD tooling, and pipeline architectures.

• Ensure build and pipeline solutions are scalable, resilient, and maintainable across multiple teams and products.

• Drive consolidation and simplification of build and pipeline tooling where appropriate.

• Own CI/CD standards, policies, and best practices, including:

• Pipeline structure and conventions

• Artifact versioning and promotion strategies

• Security scanning and compliance integration

• Partner with Security and Architecture to embed secure-by-default and compliance-ready practices.

• Define guardrails that balance autonomy and consistency for delivery teams.

• Define standards for:

• Release orchestration and promotion across environments

• Change management and deployment approvals

• Rollback, rollback automation, and release observability

• Lead the transition toward modern release models (e.g., continuous delivery, progressive delivery) as appropriate for the business.

• Enable product and platform teams through:

• Reusable tooling, templates, and documentation

• Clear onboarding paths for build and release standards

• Consultation and architectural guidance

• Act as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders on delivery and release challenges.

• Drive adoption through influence, clarity, and measurable value, not mandate alone.

• Communicate strategy, progress, and outcomes to senior technology leadership.

Why Vertafore is the place for you: *Canada Only

• The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
• Medical, vision & dental plans
• Life, AD&D
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Pension Plan & Employer Match
• Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Education Assistance
• Additional programs - Employee Referral and Internal Recognition

Do you have experience in Team leader (DevOps)?, The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States., * 12+ years of experience in software engineering, SRE, DevOps, platform engineering, or related disciplines

• 5+ years in technical leadership roles, including managing senior engineers or managers

• Deep hands-on experience with:

• Implementing and scaling CI/CD systems

• Pipeline design (Gitlab, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

• Build systems and artifact management (Sonatype Nexus, various build frameworks)

• Release management and deployment strategies

• Infrastructure as code tools and implementations (Terraform, CDK, Cloud Formation)

• Experience will blue/green deployments, Canary Releases, A/B testing and experiment systems

• Configuration as code technologies (Chef, Puppet, Ansible)

• Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices and architectures

• Proven ability to influence across teams without direct ownership

• Strong communication skills with both technical and executive audiences

Leadership Attributes

• Systems thinker who balances standards with flexibility

• Pragmatic leader focused on outcomes over ideology

• Strong technical credibility with senior engineers

• Collaborative and service-oriented mindset

• Comfortable operating through influence and partnership

Additional Requirements and Details:

• Travel required up to 10% of the time.

• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

• Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

3.23.2 out of 5 stars 999 18th St Ste 400, Denver, CO 80202 Hybrid work $130,000 - $190,000 a year - Full-time, Pulled from the full job description

• Tuition reimbursement
• Pet insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching

Full job description

$130,000 - $190,000 + VIP Bonus

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. Whether you’re interested in engineering or development, marketing or sales, or something else - if this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in the US, Canada, and India.

$130,000 - $190,000 / year + Bonus, * The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry

• We have a Flexible First work environment! Our North America team members use our offices for collaboration, community and team-building, with members asked to sometimes come into an office and/or travel depending on job responsibilities. Other times, our teams work from home or a similar environment.
• Medical, vision & dental plans
• PPO & high-deductible options
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts Options:
• Health Care FSA
• Dental & Vision FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Commuter FSA
• Life, AD&D (Basic & Supplemental), and Disability
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plain & Employer Match
• Supplemental Plans - Pet insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance
• Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education & Legal Assistance
• Additional programs - Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Commuter Benefits (Denver)

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India., Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight- right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

The Vertafore Way

Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about.

• Bias to Action: We’re united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

• Win Together: We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way.

• Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

• Say It, Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

• Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

• We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.