Lead System Engineering - Release Management

Job Description:

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Consumer Technology experience team is delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions to power differentiated, simplified customer experiences. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future—you’ll create it.

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead System Engineering/Technical Release Manager to oversee the release management process for our omnichannel platform, managing critical AT&T products and Java, Node.js microservices hosted on Azure and on-premises platforms. The ideal candidate will have a deep technical understanding of deployment engineering and operational processes. This role requires coordinating and executing release activities, ensuring seamless integration and deployment of new features and updates. This role will work closely with cross-functional teams to manage dependencies, resolve issues, and improve the overall efficiency and reliability of our release processes. Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this role.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience in managing the end-to-end release process for complex systems

• Deep understanding of deployment engineering and operational processes.

• Strong knowledge of Java and Node.js microservices architecture.

• Experience with Azure cloud services and on-premises platforms.

• Experience in improving the efficiency and reliability of release processes.

• Ability to implement best practices for release management and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).

• Communicate the release-related tasks such as plans, timelines, requirements. Act as liaison between different teams, organizations and stakeholders.

• Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates.

• Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage/mitigate them, such that the scope scheduled, quality of the release and end customer experience is not affected.

• Team up with relevant development teams responsible for building the automation tools used to develop and deploy the software.

• Lead/host meetings to discuss the release schedules with the team and find roadblocks.

• Supports technical teams by engaging on call or resources required to resolve issues; monitor and control changes to the release and deployments

• Maintain documentation related to procedures on build, test and release.

Advanced Skills:

• Experience and SME knowledge in one more areas such as development, testing, system architecture, or software configuration and deployment

• Understand the design and interfaces for specific components of applications/microServices in a release management portfolio.

• Participate in planning, definition, and high-level design of the system solution and explore alternatives

• Engage with portfolio stakeholders, Solution and Enterprise Architects, to develop, analyze, split, and realize the implementation of tech enablers or applications/microServices in release portfolio

• Participate in project planning, system and solution demos, retrospective workshops

• Ability to communicate to executive leadership, business leaders as well as technical stakeholders

• Provide guidance to partners and stakeholders for successful deployments and releases including the ability to lead and influence team members with direct supervision.

• Advance the Release Management practice with industry best practices.

• Drive release management process and tool transformation leading to on demand, independent component deployments.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering preferred or a related field or Equivalent work experience.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in release management, deployment engineering, or a related technical role.

Our Lead System Engineering, earn between $143,800 - $215,800. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

• 401(k) plan

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Caregiver Leave

• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected

• Adoption Reimbursement

• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

• Life and Accidental Death Insurance

• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal

• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

• Extensive employee wellness programs

• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

AT&T is leading the way to the future – for customers, businesses and the industry. We're developing new technologies to make it easier for our customers to stay connected to their world. Together, we’ve built a premier integrated communications and entertainment company and an amazing place to work and grow. Team up with industry innovators every time you walk into work, creating the world you always imagined. Ready to #transformdigital with us? Apply now!

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