Sr. Manager, Platform Build & Release

Denver, CO - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 130000 - 190000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

$130000 - $190000 / year Bonus

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business boost their productivity and efficiencies and lower costs while strengthening relationships.

Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation technology partnerships and focusing on customer success.

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create think and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver Colorado with offices across the U.S. Canada and India.

JOBSUMMARY

Vertafore is seeking aSenior Manager Platform Build and Releasewhois responsible fordefining and evolving the companys build CI/CD andreleasemanagement platforms and standards. This role ensures that engineering teams can deliver software reliably securely and at high velocity through well-designed pipelines consistent tooling and clear operational roleworksclosely with applicationdevelopmentteamssite reliabilityengineering security and operations.

Key Responsibilities

Assistin definingestablishingand maintainingthe enterprise strategyand reference implementationsfor build systems CI/CD tooling and pipeline architectures.

Ensure build and pipeline solutions are scalable resilient and maintainable across multiple teams and products.

Drive consolidation and simplification of build and pipeline tooling whereappropriate.

Own CI/CD standards policies and best practices including:

Pipeline structure and conventions

Artifact versioning and promotion strategies

Security scanning and compliance integration

Partner with Security and Architecture to embed secure-by-default and compliance-ready practices.

Define guardrails that balance autonomy and consistency for delivery teams.

Define standards for:

Release orchestration and promotion across environments

Change management and deployment approvals

Rollback rollback automation and release observability

Lead the transition toward modern release models (e.g. continuous delivery progressive delivery) asappropriate forthe business.

Enable product and platform teams through:

Reusable tooling templates and documentation

Clear onboarding paths for build and release standards

Consultation and architectural guidance

Act as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders on delivery and release challenges.

Drive adoption through influence clarity and measurable valuenot mandate alone.

Communicate strategy progress and outcomes to senior technology leadership.

Qualifications

12 years of experience in software engineeringSREDevOps platform engineering or related disciplines

5 years in technical leadership roles including managing senior engineers or managers

Deep hands-on experience with:

Implementing and scalingCI/CD systems

Pipeline design(Gitlab Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins)

Build systems and artifact management(SonatypeNexus various build frameworks)

Release management and deployment strategies

Infrastructure as code tools and implementations(Terraform CDK Cloud Formation)

Experience will blue/green deployments Canary Releases A/Btestingand experiment systems

Configuration as code technologies (Chef Puppet Ansible)

Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices and architectures

Proven ability to influence across teams without direct ownership

Strong communicationskills with both technical and executive audiences

Leadership Attributes

Systems thinker who balancesstandards with flexibility

Pragmatic leader focused on outcomes over ideology

Strong technical credibility with senior engineers

Collaborative and service-oriented mindset

Comfortable operating through influence and partnership

Additional Requirements and Details:

Travel required up to10% of the time.

Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

Frequent repetitive hand and arm movementsrequiredtooperatea computer.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer etc.).

Frequent sitting and/or standing.

THE VERTAFORE STORY

Over the past 50 years Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today were proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster reduce costs and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics delivering actionable insight right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers.

The Vertafore Way

Insurance is about relationships and technology should make those relationships stronger. Thats why at Vertafore its our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers becoming better every day and delivering results you can see we provide the level oftrustandsecuritythat insurance is all about.

Bias to Action: Were united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces.

Win Together: We work together as one team showing empathy and respect along the way.

Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box.

Say It Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us.

Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs.

We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world.

Is this role not an exact fit for you Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities duties skill or working addition this document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise other than an at will relationship.

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race color religion sex gender identity pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship age marital status physical disability mental disability medical condition sexual orientation genetic information or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

We do not accept resumes from agencies headhunters or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

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$130000 - $190000 / year BonusVertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business boost their productivity and efficiencies and lower...