Manager, Pre-Release Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead a team of software engineers to plan, design, develop, and deliver high-quality RDK releases for Connectivity Residential and Business Gateway Devices.
Collaborates with Quality Assurance team to conduct testing. Has overall responsibility for developing/administering performance standards for organizational unit. Manages team which may include exempt and non-exempt employees. Provides subject matter guidance to employees as required. Develops processes and procedures to drive department efficiencies and assists in the development and meeting of departmental budget.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

      

Release Planning & Coordination

• Schedule and manage pre‑release activities—from planning to deployment—for stable and major release branches . 
• Serve as the point of contact for readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions, and release milestone tracking

             

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with development, QA, operations, and product teams to align on technical requirements and release schedules
• Facilitate communication among stakeholders and escalate risks proactively

                        

Automation & CI/CD Strategy

• Enhance automation pipelines to support regression and end‐to‐end testing before each release
• Define and maintain stable branch spins cadence to optimize automation effectiveness

                  

Risk Management & Issue Resolution

• Track release blockers, lead troubleshooting efforts, and ensure resolution before each release window
• Coordinate rollback plans, incident response, and remediation processes

                              

Process Improvement & Standards

• Define and enforce pre‑release best practices, documentation, checklists, and quality metrics
• Conduct post‑release retrospectives to drive continuous improvement

            

Team Leadership & Development

• Mentor and manage release/readiness engineers, assign tasks, conduct performance reviews
• Identify skill gaps and drive team training initiatives

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Skills

Cross-Functional Collaboration, Process Improvements, Release Management, Risk Management, Team Leadership

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Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience

5-7 Years

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