Superintendent - Platform Engineering & Release

The Superintendent - Platform Engineering & Release is a senior engineering leadership position responsible for the Release Management and Platform Engineering functions supporting Autonomy delivery.

Leading Release, DevOps and Platform Engineering resources, you will ensure software, firmware, onboard systems, hardware, configurations, environments, builds, baselines and deployment artefacts are controlled, traceable and ready for safe release.

The role provides engineering leadership across release governance, configuration management, engineering environments, tooling, automation and developer productivity.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the Release Management, DevOps and Platform Engineering functions.
• Own the Release Management function and associated release governance framework.
• Ensure releases are appropriately planned, evidenced, approved, communicated and deployed.
• Drive improvements in release quality, predictability, governance and deployment outcomes.
• Lead CI/CD, build automation and deployment automation capabilities.
• Oversee engineering platforms supporting source control, CI/CD, configuration management, release governance, engineering reporting and workflow automation.
• Drive adoption of engineering tools and practices that improve efficiency, quality, traceability and delivery performance.
• Own configuration management across software, firmware, onboard hardware, environments, builds, deployment packages and operational baselines.
• Ensure configuration items are identified, versioned, controlled and traceable throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Provide leadership across development, integration, verification, staging, SIL, HIL, site and production-like environments.
• Ensure engineering environments are fit for purpose, controlled, available and representative of the systems being developed and released.
• Drive improvements in release quality, configuration integrity, environment readiness, tooling effectiveness and engineering productivity.
• Establish measures covering release readiness, configuration compliance, environment health, deployment success and platform adoption.
• Support engineering teams through robust platforms, automation and engineering practices that enable high-quality and efficient delivery.
• Balance engineering quality, operational risk and delivery objectives across a complex technical environment.

This role will suit an experienced engineering leader who combines strong technical judgement with the ability to lead teams, establish effective technical governance and continually improve engineering delivery.