Software Engineering Manager- Build and Release Engineering

We are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the team responsible for build, release engineering, source code administration, and sandbox tooling supporting large-scale systems, including the release pipeline for HPE Networking's JUNOS and EVO platforms. This is a working manager role: you will set direction and manage a high-performing team while staying directly engaged in the engineering work. The role combines technical depth with people leadership, requiring the ability to build and mentor high-performing engineers while driving strategic DevSecOps initiatives across the organization.
As a leader, you will define and execute the roadmap for CI/CD infrastructure, source code administration, and developer sandbox environments; partner with cross-functional engineering, release, and product managers; and establish best practices that enable scalable, reliable, high-velocity development workflows, all while remaining close enough to the code and systems to guide technical decisions credibly and unblock your team when needed.
What you will do :
Lead, mentor, and grow a team responsible for build, release engineering, source code administration, and sandbox tooling for large-scale systems, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement, while staying directly engaged in the codebase and infrastructure.
Personally contribute to architecture, design reviews, and complex debugging for CI/CD platforms, source control systems, and sandbox infrastructure, not just direct the work from a distance.
Own the architecture, scalability, and reliability of enterprise-wide CI/CD, source code management, and sandbox platforms, staying technically deep enough to make and defend design decisions.
Define and drive the CI/CD, source code administration, and automation strategy for JUNOS and EVO platform delivery, aligning with broader engineering and business objectives.
Oversee the development of robust automation frameworks for build, test, release, source code administration, and infrastructure orchestration, contributing code and scripts directly where it accelerates delivery.
Establish and enforce best practices for version control, branching strategies, artifact management, and release governance across large, distributed codebases.
Drive DevSecOps practices across the build and release pipeline, including generation and management of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX).
Drive adoption of AI/ML-driven automation and observability to improve pipeline efficiency, detect issues early, and reduce cycle time.
Ensure production CI/CD, SCM, and sandbox systems meet high standards for availability, performance, scalability, and security; act as a technical escalation point during critical incidents.
Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts across CI/CD, SCM, and sandbox infrastructure, often diagnosing issues directly alongside the team.
Influence and guide organizational DevSecOps maturity, setting standards and driving consistency across teams.
What you need to bring :
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
15 -20 years of experience in build/release engineering, source code administration, or infrastructure engineering for large-scale systems, with increasing leadership responsibility and a track record of staying technically engaged.
5+ years of experience managing or leading high-performing engineering teams while continuing to write code, review designs, or troubleshoot production systems directly.
Proven experience architecting and operating large-scale CI/CD, source code management( Gerrit, SVN, Gitlab, Github) and sandbox systems in complex, multi-repository environments.
Deep expertise in CI/CD tools and frameworks (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) at enterprise scale.
Experience generating and managing SBOM and VEX reports, and integrating supply chain security and vulnerability management into build and release pipelines.
Strong proficiency in programming/scripting (Python, Bash, Go, or similar), with the ability to personally build and debug automation, not just review it.
Strong Linux systems expertise and operational troubleshooting skills for C/C++/Rust-based build systems.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence technical direction, backed by credible, direct engineering experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience migrating large-scale build, release, or source code systems across geographies.
Experience applying AI/ML techniques for intelligent automation, observability, or anomaly detection.
Expertise in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive-level presentation skills.

Work arrangement
Hybrid