- IT Release Management

JOB DESCRIPTION

Calling all originals: At Levi Strauss & Co. you can be yourself and be part of something bigger. Were a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it. Who believe that what makes us different makes us stronger. So add your voice. Make an impact. Find your fit and your future.

Summary of the role:

We are looking for an experienced Release Engineer who loves retail and has a passion for delivering best-in-class experiences for consumers alongside a passion for empowering engineering teams to deliver value to their customers rapidly and reliably.

About the role:

As a Release Engineer youll be the conductor orchestrating the entire release management lifecycle for our e-commerce and retail store software. Your mission is to ensure smooth timely and high-quality releases across the enterprise. Youll be at the helm coordinating application updates security improvements hardware upgrades and more. Your role is pivotal in collaborating with developers testers and IT management to enhance our software engineering processes and practices all while embodying the spirit of innovation and creativity that defines our denim lifestyle.

• Release Planning and Coordination:Youll be the go-to person for coordinating release content and efforts across multiple teams and systems ensuring everything aligns with the enterprise-wide deliveries of software to our internal and external customers

• Release Management:Youll manage risks resolve issues and keep a close eye on progress to ensure releases are on time within budget and meet or exceed expectations. Youll research and implement industry-leading software release tools and growing our capabilities to deliver better software faster youll make a direct impact on our business capacity to thrill our fans.

• Continuous Improvement:Youll work with our teams to mature the system towards Continuous Deployment and Continuous Delivery develop scripts and automation tools and ensure seamless integration and deployment of software releases. As you lead improvement in our release processes youll make direct impacts on our entire technology organizations capability to deliver value at scale.

• Collaboration and Teamwork:Youll be a visible and valuable member of the teams delivering software to our customers. Actively participate in CAB meetings release planning meetings maintain a release repository and manage key information like build and release procedures dependencies and notification lists. Mentor development squads to support squad-led releases to increase the flow of ideas to our customers.

• Career and Team Development:Youll stay ahead of the curve by researching and implementing industry-leading release and configuration management methodologies tools and technologies and apply them to our current needs. Youll coach and enable our development squads and business teams to release their software and experiments to discover better ways to serve our internal and external customers.

About you:

• Experienced Release Engineer with 2 years experience in project management or release management

• Demonstrated experience with ServiceNow Airtable and SharePoint with a curiosity to grow your skills and capabilities

• Capability to use GenAI and Agentic AI to understand and improve on our capabilities

• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools.

• Experience with ITIL or other IT service management frameworks.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or Google Cloud.

• Advanced knowledge of the software development lifecycle in Agile Devops and Lean Software environments

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion

• Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills.

• Advanced written and verbal communication skills are a must.

Benefits

We put a lot of thought into our programs to provide you with a benefits package that matters. Whether it is for medical care taking time off improving your health or planning for retirement weve got you covered.

Heres a small snapshot:

• Complimentary preventive health check-up for you & your spouse

• OPD coverage

• Best in class leave plan including paternity & family care leaves

• Counselling sessions to prioritize mental well-being

• Exclusive discount vouchers on Levis products

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to empowering individuals from all walks of life to achieve their professional goals with us regardless of race religion gender gender identity pregnancy disability sexual orientation age national origin citizenship status or genetic information. We actively seek and encourage applications from diverse candidates including those with disabilities and offer accommodations throughout the selection process upon request.

To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyones perspectives and experience we never discriminate based on race religion national origin gender identity or expression sexual orientation age or marital veteran or disability status.

LOCATION

FULL TIME/PART TIME

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