Sr Lead Engineer - I_Program Management

As a Senior Lead Engineer – Program Management, you will play a critical role in ensuring the successful planning, coordination, governance, and deployment of software releases across complex healthcare products and platforms. You will serve as both a Release Coordinator and Release Engineer, driving releases from initiation through production deployment while collaborating with Engineering, QA, Product, and Customer teams.

Responsibilities: -

• Manage end-to-end release lifecycle from planning through deployment and post-release validation.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent software releases across product and customer environments.
• Own branch management, version control, merge strategy, and release readiness activities.
• Facilitate Change Control Board (CCB) reviews and approvals.
• Track code-freeze milestones, and ensure compliance with release governance processes.
• Coordinate deployment planning, environment readiness, and release execution.
• Monitor regression testing cycles and escalate risks proactively.
• Maintain release dashboards, version matrices, and deployment status reporting.
• Collaborate with Engineering, QA, Product Management, and Customer Success teams.
• Ensure release documentation, communication plans, and stakeholder updates are accurate and timely manner.
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimization and release automation initiatives.
• Identify and mitigate release risks before they impact delivery timelines or quality.

Experience: -

• 10 – 16 Years

Location: -

• Mumbai
• Pune
• Chennai
• Bangalore

Educational Qualifications: -

• Engineering Degree – BE/ME/BTech/MTech/BSc/MSc.
• Relevant certifications in Release Management, DevOps, Agile, Scrum, or Cloud technologies are desirable.

Skills: -

Mandatory Technical Skills: -

• Release Management
• Release Coordination
• Release Engineering
• Branch Management
• Version Management
• Git/GitHub/Bitbucket
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Azure DevOps/Jenkins/GitLab
• Change Management
• Change Control Board (CCB)
• Code Freeze Management
• Deployment Planning and Execution
• Environment Management
• Release Governance
• Risk and Issue Management
• Agile/Scrum Methodologies
• Stakeholder Management
• Dashboard and Status Reporting

Good to Have Skills: -

• Healthcare Domain Experience
• Payer/Provider Product Releases
• Cloud Platforms (Azure/AWS)
• DevOps Practices
• Automation and Scripting
• Jira/Confluence
• ServiceNow Change Management
• Configuration Management
• Production Support Processes
• Continuous Delivery Practices
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent planning and organizational abilities
• Problem-solving and risk assessment mindset
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong collaboration and leadership skills
• Customer-centric approach with attention to quality and delivery commitments