01Overview
Release Manager Finacle & Enterprise Applications
Position Details
Role:
Release Manager Finacle & Enterprise Applications
Experience:
10+ Years
Location:
Varanasi | Relocation Candidates Open
Work Mode:
As per business requirement
Notice Period:
Immediate to 30 Days
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced
Release Manager
with
10+ years of IT experience
and strong expertise in
Release Management, Governance, Production Deployments, and Stakeholder Coordination
, preferably within the
Banking, Financial Services, or other regulated environments
.
The role will primarily focus on
Finacle release and deployment management
, along with releases of other enterprise applications. The position requires a strong process and governance mindset, with an approximate
70% focus on Release Management & Governance and 30% technical involvement
.
The ideal candidate should be comfortable managing high-impact production releases, coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance and audit readiness, and supporting scheduled midnight/off-hours production deployments.
Key Responsibilities
Plan, schedule, coordinate, and manage
end-to-end release cycles
across Development, UAT, and Production environments.
Lead and coordinate
Finacle deployments
as the primary responsibility.
Manage releases and deployments for other enterprise applications.
Coordinate
code migration from UAT to Production
, ensuring all required approvals and controls are in place.
Prepare and manage
production deployment artifacts, release packages, and version-controlled deliverables
.
Manage GitHub repositories, branching strategies, release tagging, and version control activities.
Create and maintain
release plans, deployment runbooks, checklists, implementation plans, and release documentation
.
Ensure compliance with
release governance, audit controls, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies
.
Conduct
Go/No-Go meetings
and obtain necessary stakeholder approvals before production deployments.
Coordinate with
Development, QA, Infrastructure, Security, Operations, and Business teams
to ensure release readiness.
Manage deployment dependencies, risks, prerequisites, and readiness activities.
Support
midnight and off-hours production releases
as required by approved release windows.
Monitor production deployments and coordinate
rollback, hotfix, and incident management
activities when required.
Maintain complete
release documentation, deployment records, audit trails, and post-release reports
.
Identify opportunities to improve release processes, governance, automation, and deployment efficiency.
Ensure smooth communication and escalation management throughout the release lifecycle.
Required Skills & Experience
10+ years of overall IT experience
with significant experience in
Release Management
.
Strong experience in
banking, financial services, or regulated environments
.
Finacle release/deployment experience is highly preferred.
Strong understanding of
Release Management processes, governance, compliance, and audit controls
.
Hands-on experience with
GitHub or similar version-control platforms
.
Experience managing
production deployment artifacts, release packages, and version-controlled deliverables
.
Good understanding of
Dev, UAT, and Production environments
.
Basic technical understanding of
CI/CD pipelines, deployment tools, and scripting
.
Experience coordinating
production deployments, dependencies, rollback plans, and hotfixes
.
Strong understanding of release readiness and production change controls.
Willingness to support
midnight/off-hours production releases
when required.
Excellent
communication, documentation, coordination, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
.
Technical vs. Process Expectations
70% Process & Governance
Release planning and scheduling
Release governance and change management
Approval and stakeholder management
Go/No-Go coordination
Compliance and audit readiness
Risk and dependency management
Release documentation
Deployment checklists and runbooks
Production release coordination
30% Technical
GitHub and version control
Branching and release tagging
Deployment artifact preparation
Production deployment coordination
Environment-level technical support
CI/CD and deployment-tool understanding
Basic scripting and automation knowledge
Preferred Candidate Profile
Candidates with
Finacle release/deployment experience within banking environments
will be strongly preferred.
The ideal candidate should have experience managing
high-impact production releases
, coordinating multiple technical and business stakeholders, maintaining strict governance and compliance controls, and supporting scheduled
off-hours production deployments
. .
