Associate Director - Software Release and Deployment Management

Associate Director-GTS Run Roles & responsibilities This role is responsible for ensuring the smooth and controlled movement of software releases from Development to Production. Key responsibilities include planning, coordinating, and overseeing software release activities while strictly adhering to established governance, compliance, and process standards. Collaborate across multiple projects, working closely with IT and business stakeholders to support missioncritical application deployments. Coordinate with technical and product teams to schedule and manage testing and release activities across environments, including Dev, QA, Staging, and Production. Provide strong troubleshooting and analytical support for production issues, ensuring minimal impact to business operations. Manage client relationships by maintaining high standards of service quality and delivering reliable technical solutions. Work independently with minimal supervision while demonstrating accountability and ownership of deliverables. Communicate professionally and effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Build indepth knowledge of systems from both technical and business perspectives. Apply handson experience in technical change and release management processes. Collaborate with application, architecture, security, and business teams to coordinate release schedules and minimize deployment risk Drive cost optimization and performance tuning related to deployed workloads. Lead cloud migration and rollout activities, including cutover planning and production golive support. Maintain clear deployment documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures. Continuously improve deployment automation, release efficiency, and platform reliability by adopting modern DevOps practices and tools. Exposure to Generative AI (GenAI) tools and services is a plus, with the ability to integrate them into cloud-native workflows. Roles & responsibilities This role is responsible for ensuring the smooth and controlled movement of software releases from Development to Production. Key responsibilities include planning, coordinating, and overseeing software release activities while strictly adhering to established governance, compliance, and process standards. Collaborate across multiple projects, working closely with IT and business stakeholders to support missioncritical application deployments. Coordinate with technical and product teams to schedule and manage testing and release activities across environments, including Dev, QA, Staging, and Production. Provide strong troubleshooting and analytical support for production issues, ensuring minimal impact to business operations. Manage client relationships by maintaining high standards of service quality and delivering reliable technical solutions. Work independently with minimal supervision while demonstrating accountability and ownership of deliverables. Communicate professionally and effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Build indepth knowledge of systems from both technical and business perspectives. Apply handson experience in technical change and release management processes. Collaborate with application, architecture, security, and business teams to coordinate release schedules and minimize deployment risk Drive cost optimization and performance tuning related to deployed workloads. Lead cloud migration and rollout activities, including cutover planning and production golive support. Maintain clear deployment documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures. Continuously improve deployment automation, release efficiency, and platform reliability by adopting modern DevOps practices and tools. Exposure to Generative AI (GenAI) tools and services is a plus, with the ability to integrate them into cloud-native workflows. This role is for you if you have the below Educational qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Work experience 10+ Years of Experience Experience Level Mid Level .