Release Engineering Manager manages and oversees the software builds and releases. Directs the work of engineers to ensure the best practices around design and development of builds, scripts, installation procedures, and systems including source code control and issue tracking. Being a Release Engineering Manager requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a senior manager. The Release Engineering Manager manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. To be a Release Engineering Manager typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 - 3 years supervisory experience may be required. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
About the Team/Role
We're the Product Technology team at WEX.
Our team focuses on building solutions that achieve business outcomes, that utilize WEX payment delivery technology to create strong, fruitful, long-lasting business relationships, and that innovate how the broader marketplace evolves. Our team is composed of small, agile development teams focused on building state-of-the-art solutions from the ground up using the best technology available. We focus on cloud-based microservice solutions to help achieve fast, scalable results that allow our business partners the flexibility they need to compete in our competitive market.
How you'll make an impact
* A highly motivated project manager who loves working on small, high performing teams
* Collaborative, a solid communicator, and works well with teams and stakeholders in a matrixed environment
* Someone who cares deeply for team results, checks ego at the door, and takes pride in owning results
* A professional who can advocate strongly for positions and still be 100% behind team decisions even if they don't go your way
* Comfortable balancing multiple tasks, projects and releases at once.
* Intimately familiar with CI and CD concepts, best practices, and leading standards
* Experience executing pipeline approvals in an Azure DevOps pipeline model and/or comparable technology.
* Creating and managing release/deployment playbooks and managing project plans
* Experience managing release deployment meetings and communications.
* Versioning standards & release management
* Confluence
Experience you'll bring
* Have 5 years of software project management experience
* Have 2 years of release deployment experience
* Have 2 years of experience managing CI / CD pipelines in a Microsoft environment
Attach a cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role, as well as provide an answer to the following pre-screening question below:
Describe in your own words what Project management means to you. What key PM principles do you believe in, and what are their benefits? Give an example of a CI/CD pipeline implementation with details of individual steps (400 words)