Software Engineering Manager- Build and Release Engineering

Overview

Lead the build and release engineering team supporting large-scale systems and release pipelines for HPE Networking's JUNOS and EVO platforms. Set technical direction while contributing directly to architecture, coding, design reviews, and production troubleshooting.

What you'll do

• Lead, mentor, and grow the build, release, source code administration, and sandbox tooling team.
• Own the architecture, scalability, and reliability of CI/CD, source code management, and sandbox platforms.
• Define CI/CD, automation, and source code administration strategy for JUNOS and EVO delivery.
• Build automation frameworks for build, test, release, and infrastructure orchestration.
• Establish version control, branching, artifact management, and release governance practices.
• Drive DevSecOps, SBOM, VEX, AI/ML automation, and observability initiatives.
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and technical escalation for critical issues.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• 15–20 years of experience in build/release, source code administration, or infrastructure engineering.
• 5+ years managing or leading engineering teams while remaining technically hands-on.
• Experience architecting enterprise-scale CI/CD, source code management, and sandbox systems.
• Expertise with Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar CI/CD tools.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, Go, or similar scripting languages, plus strong Linux skills.
• Experience with SBOM, VEX, supply-chain security, vulnerability management, and C/C++/Rust build systems.

Nice to have

• Experience migrating large-scale build, release, or source code systems across geographies.
• Experience applying AI/ML to automation, observability, or anomaly detection.
• Expertise in Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive-level presentation skills.

Details

• Onsite role based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.