Release Manager

About the role

Sliema Tech Labs Ltd is a growing software and platform engineering firm serving clients across iGaming, fintech and local enterprise. We combine an engineering-led culture with structured delivery processes; our Malta hub in Sliema houses product, operations and platform teams working in Agile squads.

As Release Manager you will lead release planning and execution for a portfolio of services, introducing best-practice CI/CD, automated verification and robust rollback procedures. You will liaise with engineering, QA, product and security to ensure releases are scheduled, risk-assessed and communicated clearly to stakeholders. The role has both strategic and hands-on elements: improving pipelines, owning release runbooks and supporting incident response when releases impact production.

The position is ideal for an experienced release or DevOps professional who enjoys process leadership and collaboration across distributed teams. We offer structured learning, career progression into platform or engineering management, and a hybrid working model that balances focused office days with remote flexibility.

About Sliema Tech Labs Ltd

Sliema Tech Labs Ltd is a Malta-based software engineering company specialising in cloud-native platforms for iGaming and fintech clients. We operate with cross-functional teams, emphasise engineering quality and provide services to regional and international partners.

What you can expect

• Hybrid work (office days in Sliema, remote flexibility)
• Competitive salary with performance-related bonus
• Training budget and certification support
• Modern seafront office close to transport links

Key responsibilities

• Own and coordinate release schedules across multiple product teams and environments
• Define and maintain release policies, runbooks and rollback procedures
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, product and security to assess release risk
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation; recommend improvements
• Schedule and lead release meetings, gate reviews and post-release retrospectives
• Monitor release metrics and SLAs; report on release performance and incidents
• Ensure change control and communication plans are followed for stakeholders
• Support on-call rotations for major deployments and participate in incident response
• Drive continuous improvement in release automation, testing and verification

Requirements

• 5+ years of software delivery, operations or DevOps experience with at least 2 years in release management or equivalent
• Proven experience with CI/CD tooling (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, CircleCI)
• Hands-on experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Good scripting ability (Bash, Python, or similar) and familiarity with automation
• Strong understanding of Agile practices, branching strategies and deployment patterns
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills in English; Maltese is a plus
• Right to work in Malta or valid work permit (candidates should be eligible to work locally)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience

How to apply

Send your CV and a short cover note explaining your release management experience, recent projects and notice period. Applications accepted by email to the contact below; please include 'Release Manager — Malta' in the subject line.