JILU JACOB
RELEASE MANAGER - TECHNICAL ARCHITECT
Kochi
Summary
As a Technical Architect at Allianz Technology, I have over ten years of experience in leading and managing the release management and CI/CD processes for the company's on-premises applications. I am a Certified Scrum Master and an ITIL Foundation certificate holder, with a strong background in DevOps methodologies and tools.
I formed, enabled, and led the newly created release management/CI-CD team, which handles multiple projects and supports the automation of the software development lifecycle. I also serve as a functional manager and a technical lead for the team, overseeing the quality and performance of the deliverables.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Architect - Release, Tooling & CICD
Allianz Technology SE
10.2015 - Current
- Functional Manager to Release Managers-CICD & Tooling team overseeing the quality and performance of the deliverable.
- Certified Scrum Master and ITIL Foundation certificate holder, with strong background in DevOps methodologies and tools.
- Worked with engineering teams, product management teams, and business partners to develop and execute scope and schedule of solutions.
- Managed end-to-end release management process, ensuring successful planning, coordination, and execution of software releases.
- My job involves - Release Planning,Release Coordination, Risk Management,Communication and Stakeholder Management,Quality Assurance,Continuous improvement,Change management and Team leadership
- End to end ownership in build and environment set up especially during application upgrade as well as JBOSS upgrade .
- Along with release management im also doing people management of 9 member team working in different functional teams.
- Release management experience in various kinds of applications like Guideware - Claimcenter & Contact Manager , IBM- Casemanager etc.
Senior Software Engineer-Build & Release Managment
IBS Software Services, Techno Park, Trivandrum
05.2011 - 10.2015
- Provided support to developers on ClearCase tools in Multisite environment and solved issues related to branches/merging operations.
- Experience working with multiple simultaneous software releases, successfully managed customers including Qantas, South African etc with 5+ streams parallel.
- Successfully coordinated ClearCase migration activity
- Provided presentations and trainings to users on Rational ClearCase tools and SCM Best practices
- Worked closely with Project Managers to design release plan.
- Maintained and executed build scripts by coordinating with development and QA teams.
- Delivered exceptional client support by promptly addressing concerns and implementing requested changes or enhancements to software solutions
- Streamlined development workflows, increasing team efficiency and reducing time spent on repetitive tasks
- Contributed to overall system stability by regularly reviewing and refining build and release processes, incorporating feedback from team members to address areas of concern
- Managed version control systems, ensuring accurate tracking of code changes throughout project lifecycles
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronics & Communication Engineering
College of Engineering Cherthala-CUSAT
Kerala, India04.2011
Skills
Certification : ITIL Foundation Certification
Timeline
Technical Architect - Release, Tooling & CICD
Allianz Technology SE
10.2015 - Current
Senior Software Engineer-Build & Release Managment
IBS Software Services, Techno Park, Trivandrum
05.2011 - 10.2015
Bachelor of Science - Electronics & Communication Engineering
College of Engineering Cherthala-CUSAT
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