• Location: This opportunity can be remote within Canada (except QC) or onsite/hybrid/remote in Surrey BC.
• Annual Base Salary: $117400 $137000 CAD
• Please note that employment is contingent upon the successful completion of reference checks and background checks.

Application Instructions:

• Please submit a resume and cover letter.
• Please upload your application files in PDF format only.

Release Operations Team Lead I

Were looking for a proactive and collaborative Release Operations Team Lead to help shape a brandnew team focused on improving the release quality and cadence of FME Form and Flow. In this role youll oversee the workflows and infrastructure that support product delivery champion best practices in release management and work closely with crossfunctional teams to ensure timely and highquality releases of FME. This is an exciting opportunity to influence foundational processes and lead changewhile having a chance to shape the Release Operations team from its beginning.

About The Team

The Release Operations Team is being formed to drive forward Safe Softwares release management practices. As the central authority on release readiness this team is responsible for standardizing how we ship updates and new features across all FME products. We thrive on collaboration and clear communication and were focused on building systems that scale as we grow. While this team is just getting started it will play a critical role in ensuring that our products meet highquality standards and are delivered seamlessly.

What Youll Be Doing

As a Release Operations Team Lead you will focus on:

• Release and Branching Planning: Executing release and branching strategies across all FME applications. Coordinating release timelines and collaborating with key stakeholders in Development QA Customer Success and Product Management.
• Supporting Continuous Delivery: Championing continuous delivery improvements by identifying bottlenecks and integrating new tools and processes.
• Architect Infrastructure for Delivery Metrics: Managing the infrastructure that captures and reports key delivery metricslike DORA and PR activityshared across product teams to inform decisions.
• Establishing Collaborative Relationships: Fostering strong relationships across departments to ensure visibility and alignment on release activities.
• Project Management: Establishing project workflows and task prioritization using tools like Jira.
• Team Management: Supporting the growth of the team by learning Safes hiring practices and participating in the recruitment process.
  
  

Qualifications Skills and Competencies

Safers come from a variety of backgrounds with a diversity in skills and knowledge. That said we find that those who are most successful in this role have experience with the following areas.

Required Skills:

• A Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 34 years of experience in software release operations DevOps or similar domains.
• 12 years of prior people leading or management experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills especially in crossteam collaboration. You are able to craft clear professional internal announcements.
• Ability to adapt in fastpaced evolving environments and prioritize tasks accordingly. You are able to manage multiple timelines and keep stakeholders on track.

• Required Technical Skills:
  • Familiarity with DevOps pipelines versioning strategies and source control management.
  • Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) DevOps principles and CI/CD.
  • Experience with scripting languages like Bash and Powershell
  • Experience with Python programming language.
  • Experience with Atlassian products (Jira Confluence Loom etc.
  • Experience with AWS or other Cloud Platforms (GCP Azure).

Desired Skills / Bonus Points:

• Exposure to delivery and development metrics (e.g. DORA metrics).
• Experience working in or alongside infrastructure platform or DevOps teams.
• Familiarity with Safe Software products or similar data integration platforms.
• Experience with Google Workspace (Google Docs Sheets Slides) or equivalent.
• Experience with using GenAI in a workplace environment.
• Experience working with agile methodologies (Kanban Scrum etc..

What You Can Expect

When you choose a career with Safe Software youre also choosing

• Meaningful Work: Make a profound impact across our business workplace and data integration product.
• A Supportive Environment: Feel empowered to share your ideas and implement them with high autonomy and team support.
• Social Responsibility: Become a part of a team that finds meaningful ways to give back. Take the day off to volunteer for a cause that matters to you or join our D&I Committee and shape our collective future.
• Learning & Career Development: We believe in your continuous learning and growth. Take advantage of an annual learning budget and training programs paid for by Safe.
• Flexible Working Hours: Flexible and remotefriendly work arrangements to fit your lifestyle. Work when you want and how you want to.
• WorkLife Balance: Theres no place for burnout at Safe. Maintain a healthy balance of your personal and work life without splitting yourself in two. Enjoy 3 weeks of vacation to recharge plus an additional paid 6 seasonal days off per year.
• Health & Wellness: Extended health dental health or lifestyle spending and counseling benefits from day 1. Thats right no waiting period.
• Family is important: We are dedicated to supporting our employees through parenthood and offer a Parental Leave TopUp Program for new parents through childbirth or adoption.
• Shared Success: Share in Safes success with our biannual profit sharing and RRSP/TFSA matching program.
• An Accessible Commute: Regardless of your commute method were located close to public transit and provide complimentary parking and bike storage for our team!

About Safe Software

Safe Software transforms organizations with FME the only AllData AnyAI Enterprise Integration Platform connecting all your data anywhere at any velocity. With over 30 years of expertise and 25000 enterprise customers across 125 countries we simplify your data journey wherever it leads. Founded in 1993 Safe is headquartered in Surrey BC with over 200 team members and counting. Were always looking for talented individuals with diverse backgrounds who are determined to learn and grow. Are you ready to join the team

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Safe Software is an equal opportunity employer and we truly believe that innovation and strength begin with diversity and inclusion. We welcome all candidates regardless of race gender identity or expression sexual orientation age ability disability national or ethnic origin political belief religion or family status. Should you require accommodations during the recruitment process please contact .