Principal Release Engineer

Define, own, and continuously improve the end-to-end software release lifecycle across cloud-service and storage-platform environments.

Plan and coordinate multiple concurrent releases through development, test, staging, and production with clear scheduling, decision points, and dependencies.

Design and enhance CI/CD and release automation to reduce manual steps, accelerate delivery, improve repeatability, and maintain auditability.

12+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, build and release engineering, site reliability engineering, or production engineering with technical leadership for complex, business-critical releases.

Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems, build automation, source control, branching/versioning strategies, artifact management, and deployment pipelines.

Proficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, Go, or similar for release automation.

Work Experience Required: 12+ years as specified in the JD. Notice period: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.

Has deep technical expertise leading end-to-end release management in multi-environment production or cloud-service settings.

Operates at senior/principal engineer level with strong ownership of release quality, risk analysis, and failure response under pressure.

Experienced in collaborating cross-functionally with development and quality teams to enforce release standards and continuous improvements.