Release & Deployment Lead Setúbal

Release & Deployment Lead
Setúbal
Setúbal, Setubal, Portugal

About KLx

KLx is the Portuguese subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S. A. , a large international banking group that provides IT Skills & Software Development services to the IT organizations within the group's business lines. Our mission is to assist with the IT transformation & activities of a worldwide bank capitalizing on all the skills from our international campus in Lisbon.

About the role

At KLx, you’ll play a key role in our Leasing & Factoring Business Unit, working closely with more than 90 experts in finance, support, data, and
- making tools. This role is also about helping shape an important application used by teams across Europe and beyond.

As a Release & Deployment Lead , you’ll lead the rollout of updates and changes, making sure everything runs smoothly across different systems. You’ll work closely with teams from different areas to build digital solutions that support both
-
- day operations and
- term goals. Your technical
- how and organized approach will help improve tools that guide big decisions across the company.

You’ll be part of a team that values your skills, encourages new ideas, and gives you the chance to make a real difference.

About Responsibilities

Release Management

• Define and enforce versioning standards and naming conventions for application components
• Ensure modularity and independence of deployable artifacts
• Build and maintain release calendars aligned with functional and technical specifications
• Coordinate delivery timelines across geographically distributed development teams
• Plan and execute deployments in collaboration with infrastructure stakeholders
• Monitor lifecycle and obsolescence of infrastructure components
• Maintain a consistent and predictable release cadence

Quality & Testing

• Integrate automated
  -
  - end testing frameworks into the release pipeline
• Optimize test coverage and efficiency across environments
• Lead release validation committees with PMs, QA leads, Product Owners, and technical stakeholders
• Oversee parallel run configurations and ensure alignment with testing cycles

Environment & Data Management

• Ensure operational readiness of DEV, REC, and PREPROD environments
• Manage data refresh cycles to support realistic testing conditions
• Define deployment configuration strategies based on environment, version, and test scope

Deployment & Rollback

• Supervise deployment execution and parallel run setups
• Anticipate and coordinate rollback procedures with infrastructure teams
• Monitor
  - release incidents, lead prioritization efforts, and plan corrective releases

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain detailed release documentation and version control records
• Produce and present release reports to internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with Crédit Agricole standards and repository requirements

Technical Environment

• Kubernetes
• Argo CD
• Postgre
  SQL & Mongo
  DB
• Keycloak
• ELK Stack
• API Manager
• Control-M

About You

• 5+ years of experience in release management or
  - scale IT project coordination
• Deep understanding of SDLC and Dev
  Ops practices
• Proficient with CI/CD tools (e. g. , Jenkins, Git
  Lab CI/CD, Sonar
  Qube)
• Skilled in version control systems (e. g. , Git) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience working in Agile, Scrum, or ITIL environments
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence across teams
• Fluent in French and English (C1 level)

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary + Bonus + Flex Benefits + Health Insurance;
• Hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work;
• Open Space with a lovely location next to Tejo, 5 minutes’ walk from Metro and Train Station, 15 minutes’ drive from Humberto Delgado’s airport;
• Canteen facilities (Breakfast + Lunch);
• Parking upon request (option to charge electrical cars);
• Free coffee, hot chocolate and fruits.
• Training (Hard and Soft Skills);
• International environment with more than 15 nationalities.
• A people oriented and friendly working environment