Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies

Senior SaaS Software Release Manager

Bay Area, CA · Senior

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About the role

  • Enable your career to be Made on Duck Creek.
  • Our modern SaaS solutions help insurers set a new standard and revolutionize how consumers interact with insurance companies.
  • Authenticity, purpose, and transparency are core to Duck Creek, and we believe insurance should be there for individuals and businesses when, where, and how they need it most.

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the software release calendar, release milestones, and readiness checkpoints.
  • Coordinate release activities across engineering, QA, DevOps, product, and support teams.
  • Manage/ supervise branching, merge coordination, code freeze, release candidate validation, and deployment readiness.
  • Identify release risks, blockers, and dependencies, and drive them to resolution.
  • Partner with engineering teams to improve merge validation, build stability, and deployment processes.
  • Support continuous improvement of release governance, tooling, and operational practices.
  • Design, maintain, and evolve branching strategies, merge coordination workflows, and code freeze policies that support both development velocity and release stability.
  • Architect and improve CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and release tooling in partnership with DevOps and engineering teams - driving measurable gains in build stability, deployment reliability, and release cadence
  • Ability to coordinate across multiple technical teams and manage competing priorities.
  • This role manages release schedules, release readiness, branching strategy, deployment coordination, risk tracking, and communication across product, engineering, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of AI native software development lifecycle, release management, and deployment processes.
  • Experience with branching strategies, CI/CD pipelines, version control, and release automation.
  • Required Skills and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure management, or a similar role.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with modern SaaS release and DevOps tooling

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience in a global software company or high-volume production environment.
  • Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or similar.
  • Nice to have (highly recommended) Skills and Experience

Skills

  • Expertise in cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and managing cloud-based infrastructure.
  • Advanced knowledge of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or CircleCI, and experience in pipeline automation.
  • Strong programming and scripting skills (Python, Bash, Ruby, or similar) for automation tasks.
  • Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
  • Deep understanding of networking, security, and cloud architecture, including VPCs, firewalls, and load balancing.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) and version control systems like Git.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues.
  • Solid understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
  • Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) for system performance and alerting.
  • Knowledge of security protocols, authentication, and data encryption in cloud environments.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating across teams to ensure smooth operations.
  • A results-driven approach, focused on optimizing performance, efficiency, and scalability.

Company info

  • Duck Creek Technologies is the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of the property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance industry. We are the platform upon which modern insurance systems are built, enabling the industry to capitalize on the power of the cloud to run agile, intelligent, and evergreen operations. Our modern SaaS solutions help insurers set a new standard and revolutionize how consumers interact with insurance companies.
  • Authenticity, purpose, and transparency are core to Duck Creek, and we believe insurance should be there for individuals and businesses when, where, and how they need it most. Our market-leading solutions are available on a standalone basis or as a full suite, and all are available via Duck Creek OnDemand. With more than 1,000 successful implementations to date, Duck Creek removes the IT burden for insurers so they can focus on the business of insurance.
  • We have a flock of more than 1,700 employees across the globe and are proud to be a Flexible-First employer. We empower our employees with the choice to work from an office, from home, or on a hybrid schedule. Our flexible-first environment fosters productivity, inclusion, collaboration, and ensures a consistent employee experience regardless of location.
  • If working in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving company that is transforming one of the world's oldest and largest industries sounds exciting, let us know. We are excited you are considering Duck Creek as a future employer and hope you decide to join "The Flock"!
  • Duck Creek Technologies is the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of the property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance industry.
  • We are the platform upon which modern insurance systems are built, enabling the industry to capitalize on the power of the cloud to run agile, intelligent, and evergreen operations.
  • Our market-leading solutions are available on a standalone basis or as a full suite, and all are available via Duck Creek OnDemand.
  • With more than 1,000 successful implementations to date, Duck Creek removes the IT burden for insurers so they can focus on the business of insurance.
  • We have a flock of more than 1,700 employees across the globe and are proud to be a Flexible-First employer.
  • We empower our employees with the choice to work from an office, from home, or on a hybrid schedule.
  • Our flexible-first environment fosters productivity, inclusion, collaboration, and ensures a consistent employee experience regardless of location.
  • If working in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving company that is transforming one of the world's oldest and largest industries sounds exciting, let us know.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Legally authorized to work in the country of job location.
  • The Company does not sponsor visa petitions for this position.
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