Rekha Singh
Release Test Manager · 11 year experience
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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Professional Summary
- Seasoned Release Test Manager with 11 years of experience in managing release quality and coordinating cross-functional validations
- Expert in gating releases based on comprehensive test results and thorough risk assessments
- Proficient in coordinating last-mile validations, hotfix testing, and emergency releases
- Skilled in communicating release health and status to stakeholders at all levels
- Experienced in developing and maintaining rollback and hotfix playbooks for enterprise applications
- Knowledgeable in QA governance and ensuring compliance with release criteria and standards
- Strong leadership in managing high-risk releases and mitigating potential issues
- Expert in 2026 AI-gated release management: implementing AI-powered release risk prediction, LLM deployment quality gates, automated AI smoke testing for releases, and predictive rollback decision systems
Work Experience
Release Test Manager
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11 years of progressive experience as a Release Test Manager at a major enterprise software company in Lucknow. Specialized in release coordination, risk assessment, and QA governance for critical enterprise applications.
Responsibilities
- Gate releases based on thorough test results and risk assessments
- Coordinate last-mile validations and hotfix testing activities
- Communicate release health and status to all stakeholders
- Develop and maintain rollback and hotfix playbooks
- Ensure compliance with release criteria and QA governance standards
- Manage high-risk releases and mitigate potential issues
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams for smooth releases
- Monitor release processes and implement continuous improvements
- Implement AI-powered release risk prediction, enforce LLM deployment quality gates, deploy automated AI smoke testing, establish AI observability checkpoints, govern agentic release readiness assessment, and lead predictive rollback decision systems
Project Experience
Enterprise Application Release Management
Managed high-risk releases for a suite of enterprise applications, implementing rollback and hotfix playbooks that reduced downtime by 40% and improved release success rate to 98%. Technologies: JIRA, CI/CD Pipelines, Monitoring Tools.
Cross-functional Release Coordination
Coordinated last-mile validations and testing across development, QA, and operations teams for a major product launch, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and stakeholder requirements. Technologies: Test Management Systems, Communication Platforms, Compliance Frameworks.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Developed comprehensive risk assessment frameworks for releases, identifying potential issues early and implementing preventive measures, resulting in zero critical post-release defects. Technologies: Risk Assessment Tools, Quality Metrics, Documentation Tools.
AI-Gated Release Pipeline for LLM Deployment
Implemented AI-powered release management system for a generative AI SaaS platform, building LLM deployment quality gates that enforce accuracy, latency, and hallucination rate SLAs before production promotion. Deployed ArgoCD-integrated automated AI smoke tests, AI release risk prediction scoring, and predictive rollback triggers based on OpenTelemetry LLM performance signals, achieving zero unplanned LLM rollbacks in 6 months. Technologies: AI-Gated Release Management, LLM Deployment Quality Gates, AI Release Risk Prediction, Predictive Rollback Systems, AI Smoke Testing, ArgoCD, OpenTelemetry, JIRA.