Lead Release Manager

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Hiring Remotely in Toronto, ON
Remote
Senior level
Information Technology
The Role
The Lead Release Manager will oversee deployment activities, manage the production pipeline, collaborate with development and QA teams, and improve software release processes for clients using GCP technology. The role requires expertise in handling large-scale public cloud environments and experience in release engineering.
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About Badal.io/Badal by TELUS

Badal by TELUS Business is a rapidly growing GCP (Google Cloud Platform) consulting company based out of Toronto, acquired earlier this year by TELUS Communications. We work with GCP’s top customers (banking, telco, energy, retail, etc.) to help them with cloud transformation, security, analytics, ML, and data governance. Clients usually engage us to solve their most challenging business problems and help raise the bar at their organization.


Why Badal by TELUS?

You get the best of both worlds. We operate like an early-stage startup with all the associated benefits (e.g., talent, growth, learning opportunities, flexibility), but get to solve enterprise-level technical challenges.


People: We hire top-tier talent. Our team consists of ex-Googlers, YCombinator Alumni, and individuals that built software for 400M users.

• GCP is the Best Cloud: Maybe we are biased, but GCP is the most cutting-edge cloud provider, building on technologies that have been pioneered by Google: BigQuery, K8s/Anthos, Vertex AI, etc.

• Growth: We have doubled in size in the last 6 months, and are looking to double again this year.


You will;

- Work closely with technical leads and client teams to fully demonstrate the benefits of GCP technology

- Execute and manage deployment activities for each sprint


- Take ownership of the Production pipeline

- Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality

- Collaborate with client Development and Quality Assurance stakeholders in developing and executing a robust test and release process

- Facilitate resolution of deployment problems with Development, Quality Assurance, and Technical Operations

- Proactively identify, recommend, and implement software release process improvements to maximize efficiencyIntroduce clients to cloud best practices such as CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containerization, monitoring, etc.


You have

- Experience with large scale Public Cloud environments

- Software Automation using Terraform (IaC)

- Communicating crucial changes by streamlining Change Management practices

- Experience in release engineering for an organization with large and complex applications

- Establishes and maintains good working relationships with other Engineering and Technical Operations teams

- Programming experience in Python, Go, or Java

- Experience with setting up CI/CD pipelines


 Nice to have

- Full-Time experience in Release Engineering, DevOps, or Software Automation

- Proficient with CI tools such as Jenkins

- Experience with source code version control systems such as Git

- Solid understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies

- GCP experience

- Experience with Policy-as-Code (such as OPA)

- Strong understanding of Google SRE best practices

- Experience in large-scale, secure, and high-availability solutions in Cloud environments such as Google Cloud (GCP)



Type of qualities we look for (across all roles)

• Passionate about delivering high-quality commercial software products and platforms to market

• Team player. We are a small team and enjoy working with each other and our clients - we would like to keep it the same way as we grow.

• Strong understanding of modern software engineering processes

• Client-focused and passionate about delivering strong business values.

• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with various audiences, including developers, clients, customers, partners, and executives.

• Flexible and willing to use the right technology for each problem in the context of timelines and business goals

• Ability to complete the job regardless of the circumstance.


Our Benefits

Flexible vacation policy.

Three weeks of vacation, plus we are closed over the winter holidays (+ ~1 week)

One team-building event each quarter.

Great health benefits with a $1500-$3000 HSA/WSA.

Certification opportunities. We will pay for your GCP certification as well as other relevant training and certifications.

Learning opportunities. We work across different industries, technologies and roles and will work with you to help you explore your interests.

Blogging, open source, meetups and conference opportunities. We will provide a platform and time for you to pursue your ideas.

Our organization values action over politics, and our management team is made up of engineers who thrive on achieving tangible results.


Badal by TELUS is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a safe, diverse and inclusive environment. We encourage qualified applicants of all backgrounds including ethnicity, religion, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, family status, age, nationality, and education levels to apply. If you are contacted for an interview and require accommodation during the interviewing process, please let us know.

Top Skills

Go
Java
Python
The Company
Toronto, Ontario
122 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Badal is a boutique GCP consulting and services company with focus on high talent and delivering business impact. We work with GCP’s top customers (banking, telco, energy, retail, etc. ) to help them with cloud transformation, security, analytics, ML, data governance, etc. Clients usually engage us to solve their hardest business problems, and help raise the bar at their organization

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