
IND Staff IT Engineer
About the role
- IND Staff IT Engineer
- GCC009
We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.
Role Overview
The Tech Lead – Change & Release Management is responsible for governing, coordinating, and optimizing technology changes and releases across a complex, globally distributed environment. This role ensures safe, compliant, and automated delivery of changes while protecting service stability, customer experience, and regulatory posture.
The role operates in a high‑velocity, always‑on production environment and requires proven experience working within a 24x7x365 follow‑the‑sun operating model, managing cross‑regional dependencies, and enabling rapid yet controlled change execution.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead Change and Release Management governance, ensuring adherence to ITIL standards while enabling speed and automation.
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Assess, mitigate, and communicate risk associated with infrastructure, cloud, and application changes.
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Coordinate global release activities across engineering, infrastructure, application, and vendor teams.
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Operate effectively within a 24x7x365 follow‑the‑sun model, ensuring seamless regional handoffs and release continuity.
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Maintain strong stakeholder communication, providing clear visibility into release schedules, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
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Drive dependency mapping across platforms, services, and environments to prevent downstream impacts.
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Govern and optimize CI/CD pipelines, version control strategies, and release automation tooling.
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Leverage AI‑powered automation to improve change risk detection, approval workflows, and release success rates.
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Partner with Incident and Problem Management to reduce change‑related incidents and repeat failures.
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Continuously improve release maturity, automation coverage, and operational resilience.
Critical Skills
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Risk Assessment and Mitigation
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ITIL & Change / Release Management Governance
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Stakeholder Communication
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Collaboration and Influence across Global Teams
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Dependency Mapping and Impact Analysis
Core Technical Skills
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AI‑Powered Automation for Change & Release Enablement
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Deep Understanding of Release Automation Tools
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Strong Understanding of Infrastructure & Cloud Platforms
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Version Control Strategy and Branching Models
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CI/CD Pipeline Design, Governance, and Optimization
Qualifications & Experience
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8+ years of experience in Change Management, Release Management, DevOps, or IT Operations roles.
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Demonstrated experience working in a fast‑paced global 24x7x365 follow‑the‑sun operating model.
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Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, cloud services, and service dependencies.
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Proven ability to balance speed, stability, and compliance in large‑scale production environments.
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Experience supporting mission‑critical, highly regulated platforms preferred.
Work Environment
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High‑visibility role in a mission‑critical global operations environment.
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Requires flexibility for global coordination, release windows, and rotational coverage.
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Regular interaction with senior technology leaders, engineering teams, and business stakeholders.
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