About this role
What We Need We are looking for a DevSecOps Release Manager to lead and govern the release lifecycle. The Release Manager will act as the single owner for release progress, ensuring that every release follows a controlled, evidence-based process with clear quality, security, operational readiness, approval, and rollback check points to have a safer and faster releases with measurable engineering KPIs. What You'll Do <strong>Key Responsibilities </strong><br><ul><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Maintain and coordinate the end-to-end release calendar, release scope, dependencies, priorities, and readiness tracking.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Coordinate release activities across Product, Development, QA, Security, DevOps, Operations, and Support teams.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Prepare and maintain release evidence packs, including test evidence, security scan results, operational readiness, approval status, known risks, dependencies, and rollback plans.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Track completion of quality, security, artifact, and operational readiness gates before production release.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Monitor exceptions, risks, open issues, and go/no-go readiness status.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Track release quality checks such as code review, regression testing, UI checks, security scans, dependency checks, and operational readiness.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Coordinate rollback and recovery preparation with relevant technical teams.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Maintain the release dashboard and gap register.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Track release KPIs such as deployment frequency, lead time, hotfix frequency, bug escape rate, MTTR, and gate compliance.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Support continuous improvement in release predictability, quality, security, and operational readiness.</li></ul> What You Have <strong>Required Experience</strong><br><ul><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">3–5 years of experience in release management, DevOps coordination, DevSecOps, technical delivery management, quality assurance, or platform operations.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Experience supporting or coordinating production releases for digital platforms.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Experience working with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, QA, Security, DevOps, Operations, and Support.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Practical understanding of CI/CD pipelines, release gates, deployment approvals, environment promotion, and rollback planning.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Familiarity with release governance, change control, evidence-based approvals, and production readiness.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Basic to practical understanding of DevSecOps practices such as SAST, DAST, dependency checks, QA activities, monitoring, and operational readiness.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Experience with agile delivery, Jira, GitLab, dashboards, release calendars, and risk/dependency tracking.</li></ul><p><strong>Required Skills </strong></p><ul><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Strong coordination, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Strong communication skills in English; Arabic is a plus.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Ability to work under pressure during production releases and incidents.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Strong documentation and reporting discipline.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Ability to balance delivery speed with production safety.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Ownership mindset and strong attention to detail.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Ability to identify incomplete readiness, highlight rollback gaps, and escalate risks clearly.</li></ul><br><p><strong>Success Measures </strong></p><ul><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Improved release predictability and readiness.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Reduction in production surprises and emergency fixes.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Clear visibility of release decisions, risks, and escalations.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Increased gate compliance across quality, security, and operations.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Improved visibility through release dashboards and evidence packs.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Reduced hotfix frequency and bug escape rate.</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0.5rem 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem;padding:0px 0px 0px 0.5rem;list-style-type:disc;">Improved rollback and recovery readiness.</li></ul><br><span><span><strong>Location</strong>: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia <br><strong>Engagement:</strong> Full-time / onsite or hybrid based on account needs <br><strong>Reporting To</strong>: Service Delivery Manager / Account Leadership <br><strong>Nationality Requirement</strong>: Saudi national only<br></span></span>