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Release Engineering Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 6+ years of experience in Release Engineering/DevOps for SaaS products with a proven release track record
  • Proficiency in SDLC methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall), CI/CD tooling, version control, and release automation (e.g., Git, Jenkins, Ansible, Kibana)
  • Scripting skills (Groovy, shell, Python) and experience with AWS or other cloud platforms; strong communication and cross-functional collaboration

Requirements:

  • Lead a team of deployment specialists, providing guidance, support, and mentoring to ensure successful deployment activities
  • Oversee the deployment process across development, staging, and production environments, including configuration, testing, and rollout
  • Coordinate with infrastructure teams to provision, upgrade, and configure servers and networks required for deployment; implement automation to streamline processes
  • Identify risks and dependencies, develop mitigation plans, define release engineering processes, and drive continuous improvement through metrics and industry best practices

Job description

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

Veeva Vault Safety is a modern individual case safety report (ICSR) management system that supports intake, processing, and submission of adverse events for clinical and post-marketed products.

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We’re not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Release Engineering Manager to join our dynamic team. In this role you will manage a team of release engineers  for Veeva, Vault (Safety). You will play a crucial role in coordinating and overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of software releases, ensuring the smooth deployment of products and services to our clients. The ideal candidate will have a combination of strong technical background, people management skills, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

What You'll Do
  • Lead a team of deployment specialists, providing guidance, support, and mentoring to ensure successful execution of deployment activities
  • Oversee the deployment process, including configuration, testing, and rollout of technology solutions across various environments (e.g., development, staging, production)
  • Coordinate with infrastructure teams to write instruction to provision, upgrade and configure servers, networks, and other resources required for deployment
  • Implement automation tools and scripts to streamline deployment processes, minimize manual intervention, and ensure consistency across products
  • Identify potential risks and dependencies associated with deployment activities and develop mitigation plans to address them proactively
  • Lead a team of deployment specialists, providing guidance, support, and mentoring to ensure successful execution of deployment activities
  • Define and maintain release engineering processes and methodologies, ensuring continuous improvement and best practices
  • Monitor and measure the success of releases, gathering feedback and data to drive process improvements
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements to recommend and implement innovative release management practices

  • Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 6+ years of experience as a Release engineering/DevOps Manager or in a similar role, with a track record of successful software releases for a SaaS Product
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall
  • Proficiency with version control systems, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools, and release automation (e.g., Ansible, Git, Kibana, Jenkins)
  • Must know Scripting Language (e.g., Groovi, shell, python)
  • Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical teams
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to identify areas for process improvement and optimization
  • Experience working cross functionally with geographically dispersed teams

  • Nice to Have
  • Experience working in Health sciences and Life care industry
  • Experience in a product based environment

  • Perks & Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
  • PTO and company-paid holidays
  • Retirement programs
  • 1% charitable giving program

  • Compensation
  • Base pay: $100,000 - $175,000 CAD
  • The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.
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    Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

    Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at talent_accommodations@veeva.com.

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