Lead Software Engineer (NRT+RM)

Release Planning & Coordination

• Own and maintain the release calendar, ensuring alignment across engineering squads, QA, DevOps, and business teams.

• Coordinate release scope, timelines, and freeze periods.

• Facilitate release readiness reviews, Go/No‑Go meetings, and post‑release retrospectives.

NRT (Non‑Regression Testing) Management

• Define, maintain, and optimize NRT plans, ensuring comprehensive coverage for all critical components.

• Test execution (manual/automation) across all required environments.

• Ensure timely defect triage, prioritization, and follow‑up with engineering teams.

• Validate build stability before promoting to higher environments (QA/STAGE/PROD).

Environment & Deployment Oversight

• Collaborate with DevOps to manage CI/CD pipelines and environment availability.

• Validate deployment packages, configuration changes, and infrastructure readiness.

• Monitor deployment progress and troubleshoot issues during release windows.

• Maintain versioning and configuration control of all releases.

Quality Governance & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to release policies, audit controls, and compliance requirements.

• Track release KPIs such as deployment success rate, NRT coverage, rollback occurrences, and defect leakage.

• Identify and implement process improvements to increase release reliability and reduce cycle times.

Stakeholder Communication

• Provide clear, concise communication about release status, risks, and impacts to all stakeholders.

• Publish release notes, deployment artifacts, and change logs.

• Act as the primary escalation point for release‑related issues.